1. Which of the following memory types has a clock speed of 400 MHz?
PC133
PC2700
PC3200
PC10600
2. Which of the following cables allows for the transfer of video and sound?
VGA
S-Video
DVI
HDMI
3.
A PC is having its PSU replaced and the new PSU has a connector that is too large for the motherboard’s socket.
Which of the following is needed to solve this issue?
PC needs a NLX to ATX adapter
PC needs a 26-to-20 pin adapter
PC needs a 24-to-20 pin adapter
PC needs an AT-to-ATX adapter
4.
SDD
Flash
Tape
HDD
Which of the following media types is most affected by the RPM rating?
5. Which of the following devices will allow a technician to use a single set of input devices on several computers?
Barcode reader
Smart card reader
KVM
SCSI
6.
A technician is trying to install a previous generation expansion card into their new laptop. However, the card refuses
to fit into the expansion slot. Which of the following is MOST likely the reason?
Card needs to have the compatibility jumpers set before it can be installed into the system
Care is PCI Express and the laptop supports PCMCIA
Expansion slot needs to be enabled in the BIOS first
Card is a PCMCIA card and the laptop supports PCI Express cards
7. Which of the following adapter cards would need to be installed in a computer to allow printing to the LPT1 port?
USB
Parallel
Serial
SCSI
8.
A user has purchased laptop that has no means to charge the battery. Which of the following would the user most
likely purchase?
USB cable
AC adapter
PCMCIA card
Replacement battery
9.
After hardware upgrades have been installed, the technician boots the computer system. No display output is
observed but a beeping is heard from the computer. Which of the following is most likely the issue?
Hard drive cables are not connected
BIOS chips are not seated properly
Power supply is not functioning
Video card is not seated properly
10. Which of the following memory speeds is found with SDRAM?
PC3200
PC2700
DDR3-16000
PC100
11. Which of the following is considered to be an effect of static electricity?
POST error code 501
Component failures
Bad sectors on the HDD
Poor power regulation
12. Which of the following is the system bus speed of a PC2700 memory?
133MHz
166MHz
266MHz
333MHz
13. A technician has been asked to provide information on a new solvent being stored in the work area. Which of the
following sources should the technician consult?
Internet
Manager
MSDS
Container
14. A technician needs to upgrade the memory in a laptop. Which of the following memory types would be the correct
type?
RIMM
DDR RAM
SDRAM
SODIMM
15. The POST process of a computer is designed to:
Load the operating system into memory during power on
Test the essential components of the system during power on
Test the software and hardware drivers before the operating system loads
Check for the latest motherboard firmware updates
16. The fastest cache in the computer is
L1
L2
L3
L4
17. IEEE 1394b is capable of transfer rates of up to:
12 Mbps
400 Mbps
480 Mbps
800 Mbps
18. Which of the following best describes the purpose of placing special rubber mats on the floor and tables where
technicians repair machines?
EMI prevention
MSDS
RFI prevention
ESD prevention
19. Which of the following maintenance utilities is used to remove no longer needed files or temporary files that were
installed during a program installation?
CHKDSK
Defrag
SCANDISK
Disk cleanup
20. A customer states their computer was fine until yesterday when they heard a pop noise and the computer stopped
working. Which of the following components should the technician test first?
Main system board
Processor
HDD
Power supply
21. Which of the following best describes single data rate memory?
The memory will only operate at a single rate
It is rated for use on single processors only
It operates on a single piece of data at a time
It transfers data at the same rate as the system bus
22. A user would like to upgrade their sound card. Which of the following slots would allow the best performance?
(Select TWO)
PCI
SCSI
PCIe
ISA
AGP
23. Which of the following would indicate a lack of thermal compound in a computer system?
A low RPM reading from the case fan
A high temperature reading from the hard drive
A rattling noise from the case fan
A high temperature reading from the CPU
24. Which of the following technologies suffers from shortened life due primarily to excessive reads and writes?
DLT
SSD
SATA
SCSI
25. A technician has just completed a processor swap for a rebuilt PC. After the PC is reassembled and powered on it
starts momentarily and immediately shuts off during POST. Which of the following is most likely the issue?
The case fan was not connected and the processor overheated
The heatsink is loose and the processor overheated
The liquid cooling system is defective and the processor overheated
The thermal compound was not applied and the processor overheated.
26. ATX power supplies normally provide which of the following voltages? (Select TWO)
3.3
5
6
15
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