I T Essentials I
Chapter 6
Laptop
Components
Devices
Technical
Help
Acronyms
Potpourri
2
100
Which three components are interchangeable between desktop and laptop computers?
1. PC ExpressCard
2. Hard disk
3. PCI sound card
4. Printer
5. Scanner
6. USB flash drive
What is Printer, scanner and USB flash drive
Laptop Components
200
What is the major difference between laptop and desktop motherboards?
1.Desktops use the AT form factor while laptops use the mini or baby AT form factor
2.Desktop motherboards typically have a standard form factor & are interchangeable while laptop motherboards are proprietary
3.Desktops have a variety of expansion and RAM slot designs while laptops have standard expansion and RAM slot designs
4.Currently there is no significant difference in the motherboard form factors for the laptop & the laptops.
What is Laptops use baby AT form factor while desktops use regular AT form factor.
Laptop Components
300
Which two laptop ports are used primarily for communication and network connectivity?
1. Ethernet
2. Modem
3. Parallel
4. DVI
What is Ethernet and modem.
Laptop Components
400
Which two devices can be individually configured to power off after a laptop has been idle for a given period of time?
1. CPU
2. Disk drive
3. Fan
4. Monitor
5. Wireless NIC
What is Disk drive and monitor.
Laptop Components
500
Which three components are used with USB or
FireWire interfaces.
1. Camera
2. AC adapter
3. PC card
4. Printer
5. Scanner
6. RAM
What is Camera , printer and scanner
Devices
100
Which display device integrated into laptops?
1. CRT monitor
2. Digital PCI card
3. Dot matrix panel
4. LCD monitor
What is LCD monitor.
Devices
200
Which type of interface do current laptops use to achieve similar expansion capabilities as desktops.
1. CardBus
2. PC ExpressCard
3. ISA
4. PCI
What is PC ExpressCard
Devices
300
Which internal laptop component may be designed as a hot-swappable device?
1. CPU
2. LCD screen
3. Optical drive
4. RAM
5. Touch pad
What is Optical drive
Devices
400
Which two devices are commonly hot-swappable on laptops?
1. Integrated LCD screen
2. CPU chip
3. PC card
4. RAM
5. USB drive
What is PC Card & USB Drive
Devices
500
What is meant by a laptop device being hotswappable?
1. The device does not need a driver to interface with the computer OS
2. The laptop does not need to be powered off to install or remove the device
3. The device can be connected using more than one type of port
4. The device can interface with the laptop wirelessly
What is The laptop does not need to be powered off to install or remove the device
Technical Help
100
Where can a technician change the power schemes on a laptop running Windows XP?
1.Select
Advanced Setting from within the BIOS
2.Select
Power Options from within the Control Panel
3.Select
Power from within Administrative Tools
4.Select Configure Power Settings from within
Computer Management
What is Select power Options from within the BIOS
Technical Help
200
A digital projector is connected to an external monitor port on a laptop, but the projector indicates that there is no RGB signal. What should the user try first to resolve the problem?
1. Connect the projector to the s-video port
2. Press the function key that will redirect the video output to the external monitor
3. Try a different laptop
4. Try a different projector
What is Press a function key that will redirect the video output to the external monitor.
Technical Help
300
Which type of questions would you initially ask to gather information to help solve a client problem?
1. Categorical
2. Closed
3. Directed
4. Multiple-choice
5. Open
What is Open questions.
Technical Help
400
What is the correct order to remove a laptop battery?
1. Hold the release lever in the unlock
2. Power off the laptop
3. Disconnect the power cord from the outlet.
4. Move the battery lock to the unlock postion.
What is 2,3,4,1
Technical Help
500
Which task must be completed first to configure power management states when using Windows XP?
1.APM power management mode must be configured in the BIOS before ACPI can be used to configure power
2.ACPI power management mode must be enabled in the BIOS before Windows XP can be used to configure power management
3.Disable APM power management mode in the BIOS so that
Windows XP can be used to configure power management
4.Enable ACPI power management mode in the BIOS using
Administrative Tools in the Windows Control Panel
What is ACPI power management mode must be enabled in the BOIS before Windows XP can be used to configure power management.
Acronyms
100
LCD
What is Liquid Crystal display
Acronyms
200
USB
What is Universal Serial Bus
Acronyms
300
CPU
What is Central Processing Unit
Acronyms
400
ACPI
What is Advanced Configuration and Power Interface
Acronyms
500
PCI
What is Peripheral Component Interconnect
Potpourri
100
Which two characteristics make laptops a better choice than desktop computers?
1. Mobility
2. Functionality
3. Size
4. OS installed
5. Compatibility
What is Size and mobility
Potpourri
200
What is the difference between a docking station and a port replicator?
1. A docking station has fewer ports
2. A docking station may have PCI slots for expansion cards and speakers
3. A docking station may have a built-in display
4. A docking station has a universal connector so that it can be used with all laptops
What is Docking station may have PCI slots for expansion cards and speakers.
Potpourri
300
What is the benefit of using CPU throttling in laptops?
1.It reduces the processing time needed by end-user applications
2.It reduces CPU power consumption and heat production
3.It reduces the amount of CPU resources needed by system applications
4.It avoids the need to increase the clock speed of the laptop processor.
What is It reduces CPU power consumption and heat production.
Potpourri
400
Which laptop power state should be used to get maximum battery power conservation but allow for the quickest power on of end user application?
1. Suspend
2. Hibernate
3. Standby
4. Awake
What is standby.
Potpourri
500
Refer to the exhibit.
Which two form factors are supported by the devices shown in the graphic?
1. 30-pin
2. 34-pin
3. 43-pin
4. 45-pin
5. 54-pin
What is 34 pin and 54 pin .
Double Jeopardy
Which generation of cell - phone standards was the first to deal with how to send and receive text, photographs, and video?
1. First
2. Second
3. Third
4. Fourth
What is Third