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LabSim ESD Fact Sheet 1.2.4

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What is the accumulation of an electric charge (produced by friction) on a non-grounded object?   Static electricity  
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What is the term for static charge on the surface of a non-grounded object can jump when it contacts the surface of any grounded object?   Electrostatic discharge  
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What type of electricity is very destructive to a computer?   ESD  
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What can result to fragile components (including the processor, hard drives, memory, motherboard, and expansion cards) inside the computer are exposed?   ESD  
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What damage can occur simply by placing a fingertip too close to a component inside an open computer case?   ESD  
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What can happen if ESD charges travel through wires and into components?   wires can explode  
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What can happen if ESD charges travel through wires and into components?   Wires can fuse together  
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What can happen if ESD charge travels through wires and into components, where the wires can explode or fuse together?   The components will fail  
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True or false, Can ESD cause immediate failure of components?   True  
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True or false, Can ESD cause components to gradually degrade?   True  
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True or false, Can ESD cause only intermittent problems?   True  
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True or False, keeping the relative humidity between 40-70% and temperature between 72-77 degrees will protect against ESD?   True  
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True or false, avoiding dry air in the computer repair location will protect against ESD?   True  
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True or false, to avoid ESD use anti-static mats under the PC and on the floor?   True  
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True or false, discharge yourself before touching any computer component?   True  
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True or false, when touching anything inside the computer, wear an anti-static wrist strap that is attached with an alligator clip to the metal PC chassis?   True  
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True or false, ground both yourself and the computer to the same ground, because this provides a single path for the flow of electrical potential?   True  
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True or false, use static resistant materials to handle computer components?   True  
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True or false, never touch the metal connectors on a circuit board?   True  
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True or false, keep computer repair location free of materials that accumulate electric charges like plastic or styrofoam?   True  
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True or false. Store sensitive components in static-shielded bags?   True  
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True or false, If a wrist strap is unavailable, keep your body in constant contact with the metal frame when working inside the computer?   True  
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True or false, unplug the system before working on internal components?   True  
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True or false, do not rely on the power cord for an electrical ground?   True  
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What is another term for static-shielded bag?   Anti-static bag  
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What color is an anti-static bag?   Tinted gray  
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What color is a static resistant bag?   Tinted blue or pink  
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True or false, static resistant bags are not near as effective as static-shielded bags?   True  
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True or false, static resistant bags are not near as effective as anti-static bags?   True  
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What device is made up of a tone generator and a wan?   Fox and hound  
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What device lets you trace from a wall drop, an RJ45 network jack to a wiring closet?   Fox and hound  
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What type of device tests for continuity within your network cable?   Cable tester  
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What type of device is a time domain reflectometer?   Cable tester  
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What type of device is a very accurate and versatile cable tester?   Time domain reflectometer  
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