A Plus Hardware Certification Interview Questions And Answers
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53 A + (Plus) Hardware Questions and Answers:
A + (Plus) Hardware Job Interview Questions Table of Contents:
1 :: Which is LEAST likely to interfere with upgrading to a newer DOS Version?
A. ROM BIOS
B. Video controller
C. Compressed drives
D. Existing backup files
E. None of the above
Option B
Video controller
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2 :: Resistance is measured:
A. in parallel
B. in series
C. after breaking the circuit
D. after checking voltage
E. after checking current
Option C
after breaking the circuit
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3 :: Which is the most difficult environmentally to dispose of?
A. floppy drives
B. hard drives
C. power supplies
D. CRTs
E. system boards
Option D
CRTs
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4 :: A customer has just installed a new cd-rw. the system was working fine before the installation, but now the cdrom does not work, what should you suggest that the customer do?
A. flash or upgrade the BIOS
B. check the CONFIG.SYS
C. add cdrw in the device manager
D. check the jumper setting on the cd-rw
E. None of the above
Option D
check the jumper setting on the cd-rw
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5 :: During boot-up, the memory test:
A. Is a superfluous step that should be ignored
B. Checks and verifies that contiguous memory is installed
C. Is an operational error
D. Displays what memory is installed, but nothing else
E. None of the above
Option A
Is a superfluous step that should be ignored
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6 :: When we are testing a fuse, we should set the Volt-OHM meter to what scale?
A. AC
B. DC
C. AMPS
D. OHMS
E. None of the above
Option D
OHMS
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7 :: What is the best ground for a conductive work bench?
A. AC outlet
B. Ground to bench
C. To the motherboard
D. To the PC's Chassis
E. None of the above
Option A
AC outlet
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8 :: After displaying the directory of a floppy disk, a different floppy is inserted into the drive. The contents of the original floppy continue to display regardless of the director requests on the other floppies placed in the drive. You remove the drive in question and install it into your test system, and it does not exhibit the problem. You should next replace the:
A. System's floppy drive device driver
B. Original IDE controller
C. Floppy drive ribbon cable
D. System's power supply
E. None of the above
Option C
Floppy drive ribbon cable
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9 :: What resistance in ohms should be displayed when testing a speaker in a computer?
A. Q Ohms
B. 16 Ohms
C. -200 Ohms
D. Unlimited Ohms
E. None of the above
Option B
16 Ohms
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10 :: Which best describes a fragmented hard drive:
A. The platters are bad
B. Data files are corrupted
C. Clusters of data are damaged
D. Files are not stored in consecutive clusters
E. None of the above
Option D
Files are not stored in consecutive clusters
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11 :: An anti static strap uses a small _____ to make sure you do not become the least path of resistance to the ground?
A. capacitor
B. diode
C. transistor
D. resistor
E. None of the above
Option D
resistor
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12 :: Which provides the fastest access to large video files?
A. Optical drives
B. IDE hard drives
C. SCSI hard drives
D. EIDE hard drives
E. None of the above
Option C
SCSI hard drives
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14 :: Your IDE hard drive is not spinning up when you turn on the PC. What is the most likely problem.
A. bad data cable
B. incorrect jumper setting on drive
C. loose molex connector
D. virus
E. tfad system board
Option C
loose molex connector
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15 :: What are the IRQ's for sound card?
A. IRQ8
B. IRQ4
C. IRQ5
D. IRQ7
E. None of the above
Option C
IRQ5
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16 :: A 2xx POST error code indicates a problem with:
A. RAM or ROM
B. hard drive
C. system board
D. second adapter card
E. CMOS battery
Option A
RAM or ROM
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17 :: What is the file extension used by WIN95 to back up registry file when windows starts?
A. .dat
B. .dao
C. .bak
D. .tmp
E. None of the above
Option B
.dao
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18 :: When you boot a PC and don't hear any beep, this could suggest which of the following?
A. The monitor is turned off
B. Keyboard not plugged in
C. Normal PC boot
D. Bad or disconnected speaker
E. None of the above
Option D
Bad or disconnected speaker
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19 :: How can you totally protect a PC from damage during an electrical storm?
A. Disconnect the AC power cable
B. Disconnect all external cables and power cords
C. Use a surge protector
D. Turn off the AC power
E. None of the above
Option A
Disconnect the AC power cable
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20 :: ESD damage can be caused by:
A. Placing an IC in a non-conductive plastic bag
B. Placing an IC on a grounded mat
C. Repeated sags in current supplied from outlets
D. Touching metal on the chassis
E. None of the above
Option A
Placing an IC in a non-conductive plastic bag
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21 :: Which of the following is a type of preventative maintenance used on a hard drive?
A. Disk check diagnostics
B. Head alignment diagnostics
C. Initializing
D. Uninstalling programs
E. None of the above
Option A
Disk check diagnostics
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22 :: On a leased line installation a known good external modem shows no carrier detect light. Where is the problem most likely to be?
A. In the modem
B. In the phone line
C. In the computer
D. In the DTC equipment
E. None of the above
Option B
In the phone line
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23 :: You run a super wing-ding diagnostic program on your PC, and it reports that your hard drive, microprocessor, RAM, and video card have seen better days. To resolve this problem you should:
A. replace each part one at a time, rerunning the diagnostic before replacing the next part.
B. check to see if you have a software problem
C. replace everything at once and rerun the diagnostic
D. get another copy of the diagnostic program
E. run an exhaustive memory check
Option B
check to see if you have a software problem
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24 :: The 34-pin connection on an I/O card is for?
A. floppy drive
B. SCSI drive
C. IDE drive
D. zip drive
E. None of the above
Option A
floppy drive
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25 :: You have a 15 pin female connector with the pins in two rows. What could you connect with this?
A. Serial device
B. Parallel device
C. MIDI device
D. Video device
E. Joystick
Option E
Joystick
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