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Connectors 100

A technician is installing a new power supply in a computer. Which type of power connector should be used to connect to PATA hard drive?

1. Berg2. Mini-Molex3. Molex4. 20-pin ATX connector

What is Molex

Connectors 200

What is Berg

A technician is installing a new power supply in a computer. Which type of power connector should be used to connect to a floppy drive?

1. Berg2. Molex3. 20-pin ATX connector4. SATA connector

Connectors 300

What is 7

When installing SATA devices, how many pins are in a SATA data cable connector?

1. 72. 343. 404. 805. 184

Connectors 400

What is AUX

Which additional 4-pin or 6-pin power connector is required by some motherboards?

1. AUX2. Berg3. Parallel4. SCSI

Connectors 500

What is 15-pin

How many pins are in a SATA power connector?

1. 34 –pin2. 15-pin3. 9-pin4. 4-pin

Computer Assembly100

What is hard drive and floppy drive

When building a computer, which two components are normally installed in 3.5-inch drive bays? (Choose two)

1. Hard drive2. Optical drive3. Floppy drive4. Flash drive5. Video card

Computer Assembly200

What is locking lever

A technician is installing a new CPU in a ZIF socket on a motherboard. What is the primary way of securing the CPU in the place?

1. Thermal compound2. Thermal pad3. Locking lever4. screws

Computer Assembly300

What is CPU and Memory

A technician is assembling a new computer. Which two components are often easier to install before mounting the motherboard in the case? Choose two)

1. CPU2. Memory3. NIC4. Sound Card

Computer Assembly400

What is option 4

A technician has been asked to install a floppy drive that will have the drive letter B. How can this task be accomplished by the technician?1.Assign the drive letter in BIOS2.Can be configured using jumper settings on the drive3.Should be connected using the second floppy drive controller4.Can be connected to the middle connector of a three connector floppy drive cable.

Computer Assembly 500

What is DVD drive

Which drive is installed in 5.2-inch drive bays and can be accessed without opening the case?

1. Hard drive2. DVD drive3. Floppy drive4. SCSI drive

Computer Basics100

What is option 3

A technician is troubleshooting a malfunctioning floppy drive and observes that the floppy drive light remains lit constantly. How should the technician attempt to repair the problem?1.Remove the floppy drive using Add/Remove hardware2.Replace the floppy drive3.Connect the data cable making sure the colored stripe is aligned with pin 1 on the drive and the motherboard4.Change the jumper setting to master for the floppy drive

Computer Basics 200

What is PCIe and PCI

A field technician is installing a wireless 802.11g NIC in a computer, but is unsure about the expansion slots available. Which two types of wireless NICs should the technician have available? (Choose two)

1. PCIe2. AGP3. SCSI4. PCI5. SATA

Computer Basics 300

What is to help keep the CPU cool

Why do some technicians put thermal compound on the CPU before installing it?

1. To help keep the CPU in place2. To keep someone from stealing it3. To help keep the CPU cool4. To increase the speed of data transfer

Computer Basics 400

What is Computer and Display Monitor

A video adapter card is the interface between what?1.Computer and display monitor2.Computer and the printer3.Motherboard and the display monitor4.Computer and the graphics software

Computer Basics 500

What is option 2

What is the functionality of a wireless NIC?1.To provide the enough bandwidth to transfer data over the internet2.Enables a computer to connect to a wireless network3.It is the interface between the computer and motherboard4.It provides the means to increase your processor speed

Boot Sequence100

What is BIOS

What system runs a test of the internal components?

1. Motherboard2. CMOS3. BIOS4. POST

Boot Sequence200

What is POST

What is the system test of internal components called?

1. POST2. CMOS3. Boot Sequence4. Hardware configuration

Boot Sequence300

What is it initiates the proper beep code

What happens when POST finds a problem?1. It shuts down the computer2. It initiates the proper beep code3. It sends the error code message to the

motherboard manufacturer4. Uses backup files to automatically repair the

problem

Boot Sequence400

What is in the BIOS setup program

If you wanted to change some of the computer system settings, where would you do it?

1. You can’t, you have to call the motherboard manufacturer

2. In the control panel under “system settings”3. In the BIOS setup program4. In the POST setup program

Boot Sequence 500

What is CMOS

The configuration settings data for the hardware components on your computer are saved here.

1. CMOS2. BIOS3. DIMM4. RIMM

Potpourri 100

What is the expansion slots on the motherboard

Adapter cards must be compatible with what?1.The operating system 2.The display monitor3.CPU4.Expansions slot on the motherboard

Potpourri 200

What is False

Adding more RAM to your computer will have little effect on the performance of your computer.

1. True2. False

Potpourri 300

What is option 3

Why would you want to update your video adapter card?

1. To improve the longevity of your display monitor2. There is no reason to update your graphics card. It

will provide little benefit.3. To provide better graphics capabilities for games

and graphics programs.4. To increase the speed of your computer by using

less resources.

Potpourri400

What is USB

Which port is typically used for external wireless NICs?

1. Parallel2. PS/23. SCSI4. USB

Potpourri500

What is isopropyl alcohol

Which solution should be used to clean a CPU and heat sink?

1. Soap and water2. Rubbing alcohol3. A diluted ammonia solution4. Isopropyl alcohol

Double Jeopardy

A: What is PATA?

What cable connects the optical drive to the motherboard?

1. Berg2. Molex3. PATA4. SATA

Double Jeopardy

Subject: Connectors