Title: Post Test PC Hardware
Course: DEPT MC - PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE > Section: Module 5 (Chapters 14, 15, 17, 18)

Q: The term ____ refers to the computer’s physical components, such as the monitor, keyboard, memory chips, and hard drive.
- software
- hardware
- firmware
- output
A: hardware

Q: Although not an essential tool, a POST ____ can be of great help to discover and report computer errors and conflicts at POST.
- loop-back plug
- diagnostic card
- recovery CD
- ground bracelet
A: diagnostic card

Q: A ____ is an electronic device that limits the amount of current that can flow through it.
- resistor
- diode
- fuse
- capacitor
A: resistor

Q: Multiprocessing is accomplished when a processor contains more than one ____.
- ALU
- system bus
- internal bus
- I/O unit
A: ALU

Q: Word size of today’s processors is ____ bits or ____ bits.
- 4, 8
- 16, 32
- 32, 64
- 48, 82
A: 32, 64

Q: An account that is a member of the ____ group can back up and restore any files on the system regardless of their access privileges to these files.
- Power User
- Limited Users
- Backup Operator
- Guests
A: Backup Operator

Q: A ____ user profile is a roaming user profile that applies to all users in a user group, and individual users cannot change that profile.
- public
- group
- common
- mandatory
A: mandatory

Q: ____ software works under Windows 2000/XP at the file, folder, or volume level by rewriting data in files in a mathematically coded format that uses less space.
- Formatting
- Compression
- Recoding
- Rewriting
A: Compression

Q: ____ helps control the keyboard and monitor, providing color on the monitor and an additional set of characters to the ASCII character set.
- Ansi.sys
- Himem.sys
- Io.sys
- Msdos.sys
A: Ansi.sys

Q: In the ____ step of laser printing, a strong electrical charge draws the toner off the drum onto the paper.
- developing
- transferring
- writing
- cleaning
A: transferring