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james26581 · 3rd Oct 2006, 04:42 AM

Hi, all,
I'm doing a home-study course in IT and thought this might be a good place to get some extra information for my studies.
The following is a question I have encountered in my learning material which I am struggling to find information for. If anybody here could tell me how they would answer this, and explain why they would choose their answers, perhaps I might find it helpful. Any useful links would be really good too. Thanks, a lot

Which two of the following problems will be detected by the POST when a computer is first turned on in the morning? (Select two choices.)

a. A stuck key on the keyboard.
b. Intermittent CPU failure due to excessive heat.
c. A hard disk with a corrupted modem driver.
d. A video adapter card that is improperly seated.

ChampionLLY · 4th Oct 2006, 04:17 AM

well, my course is half IT too!!

my answer is a & d

a: becoz there's option to bios to halt on diff types of errors, which includes keyboard in particular..

b: cpu failure yes, but whether due to heat i'm not too sure.. but nowadays bios will auto-shutdown the system when its overheated

c: is definitely out, that's a software issue

d: u cant even post if the video card is not properly put in place

3rd Oct 2006, 04:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
james26581 Newbie Join Date: 3 Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	POST info Hi, all, I'm doing a home-study course in IT and thought this might be a good place to get some extra information for my studies. The following is a question I have encountered in my learning material which I am struggling to find information for. If anybody here could tell me how they would answer this, and explain why they would choose their answers, perhaps I might find it helpful. Any useful links would be really good too. Thanks, a lot Which two of the following problems will be detected by the POST when a computer is first turned on in the morning? (Select two choices.) a. A stuck key on the keyboard. b. Intermittent CPU failure due to excessive heat. c. A hard disk with a corrupted modem driver. d. A video adapter card that is improperly seated.

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ChampionLLY News Writer Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Posts: 1,182 Reputation: 716 Rep Power: 11	well, my course is half IT too!! my answer is a & d a: becoz there's option to bios to halt on diff types of errors, which includes keyboard in particular.. b: cpu failure yes, but whether due to heat i'm not too sure.. but nowadays bios will auto-shutdown the system when its overheated c: is definitely out, that's a software issue d: u cant even post if the video card is not properly put in place