Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Desktop Support Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1.  What is BIOS an acronym for?
2.  Which of the following retains the information it's storing when the power to the system is turned off?
3.  Which physical connection is the fastest?
4.  A collection of 8 bits is called ?
5.  Which Component of pc maintains data and time ?
6.  Each computer on the Internet has a unique numeric address called a(n)
7.  What type of connector is used to plug a telephone line into a modem?
8.  Data is transmitted using light through a ____ cable.
9.  Which of the following is the address of the router?
10. The first step in troubleshooting many problems is to verify which of the following?
11. Which of the following TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail messages from one machine to another?
12. What device separates a single network into two segments but lets the two segments appear as one to higher protocols?
13. The slowest transmission speeds are those of____.
14. Two or more computers connected so that they can communicate with each other and share information is called a
15. What type of hard disk formatting creates FAT (File Allocation Table) ?
16. What is different between AT and ATX power supplies?
17. What part of 192.168.10.51 is the Network ID, assuming a default subnet mask?
18. What are the four key functions of a computer system?
19. Which of the following best illustrates the default subnet mask for a class A,B, and C Network?
20. Your company has a LAN in its downtown office and has now set up a LAN in the manufacturing plant in the suburbs. To enable everyone to share data and resources between the two LANs, what type of device(s) are needed to connect them? 
21. Which of the following device is used to connect two systems, especially if the systems use different protocols?
22. _____ Sending a file from your personal computer's primary memory or disk to another computer is called:
23. The transmission medium that carries the message is referred to as the
24. Which of the following is NOT a type of motherboard expansion slot?
25. What does FDISK do?
26. Fragmentation of data on computer hard disk causes it to work faster than before?
27. Frames from one LAN can be transmitted to another LAN via the device
28. Because the configuration information for a DHCP client is received dynamically, you must use which utility to read the current configuration to verify the settings?
29. Which of the following condition is used to transmit two packets over a medium at the same time?
30. Any device that is connected to a network is called a
31. This wireless standard is widely used to connect computers to each other and to the Internet.
32. Which of the following is NOT a type of RAM?
33. What can greatly reduce TCP/IP configuration problems?
34. Which frequency is a SDRAM clock speed?
35. LCD monitor is also known as____.
36. Which of the following is used for modulation and demodulation?
37. Connectivity is a concept related to
38. One of the most dramatic changes in connectivity and communications in the past five years or so has been ____.
39. That kind of connectors are used to connect a PC power supply to a hard drive?
40. The rules for exchanging data between computers are called_____.
41. IRQ 1 is commonly assigned to:
42. A credit card-sized expansion board that is inserted into portable computers that connects the PC to the telephone wall jack is called what?
43. The four basic elements of any communication system include
44. Data stored in a ROM can be changed by user of a computer?
45. How many pins does a SIMM have?
46. Most Web-enabled devices follow a standard known as
47. Today's PC use, DDR SDRAM  type of RAM..?
48. _______ Processors of all computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe must have ?
49.  Portable Pen Drive connects to the________port of computer
50. What is the name of the card that controls read,write head and motor in the hard disk ?
51. A computer's operating system (OS) performs all of the following functions except:
52. Which of the following programs exists in a base installation Windows 98, but not Windows XP.
53. Select the fastest latency for a network ping____.
54. If, while trying to run a new software title, you get the error message "Access Denied" and the program fails to launch, where would you look for the problem?
55. As you are walking down the hallway to help an important client with a trouble ticket they submitted, one of your coworkers rushes up to you and begs you to help them install some software on their computer.  The appropriate answer is:
56. If you  don't know the answer or solution to a technical question or problem, your first resource should be the person in the office next to you.
57. In technology, GPL usually stands for
58. In  technology, API usually stands for
59. How many bytes are in a gigabyte (GB)?
60. Where are user files stored locally in Windows XP Pro, with a clean install?
61. Where in Windows XP Pro do you find the name of a computer?
62. Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V is a fast keyboard way to cut and paste?
63. What does the red or blue mark on a flat ribbon cable signify?
64. Which method should prove fastest for installing four workstations simultaneously?
65. Windows XP Pro does support which format

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