Computer Hardware – Section 4

11. What is the size of the reserved memory area?

A. 64 kb
B. 384 kb
C. 640 kb
D. 1024 kb
E. None of the above

Correct Answer: B. 384 kb

12. Which would you have to upgrade to install an EIDE drive?

A. RAM BIOS
B. A 286 CPU
C. Controller board
D. ISA motherboard
E. None of the above

Correct Answer: C. Controller board

13. Dust in a computer actually increases the size of the magnetic fields inside it. This is not good, so you must occasionaiy dust, I trust. What’s the best way to do this?

A. reverse vacuum
B. any small vacuum device
C. blow real hard on the system board
D. use a lint-free cloth and wipe gently
E. non-static compressed air

Correct Answer: E. non-static compressed air

14. A parity error usually indicates a problem with:

A. memory
B. hard drive
C. hard drive controller
D. I/O controller
E. power supply

Correct Answer: A. memory

15. What is the i/o address for com1?

A. 3e8
B. 3bc
C. 5f8
D. 3f8
E. 008

Correct Answer: D. 3f8

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