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Hardware
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the distance limitation of the FireWire 800 standard when implemented over fiber-optic cable? | |
| Which motherboard form factor measures 6.7″ × 6.7″? | |
| Which of the following statements are not true regarding CPUs and operating systems? (Choose two.) | |
| The DCPS within a laser printer converts AC power into what three voltages? (Choose three.) | |
| A technician is looking to buy a new LCD monitor. Which type of LCD monitor has faster response times and is less expensive than others? | |
| Which computer peripheral is most likely to use a mini-DIN 6 connector? | |
| Which type of storage device is composed of a conventional hard drive and a substantial amount of solid-state storage? | |
| An administrator ordered replacement printer paper that is a thicker caliper than recommended by the printer manufacturer. What is the biggest risk in using this paper? | |
| You need to share printers on your network with multiple client operating systems, such as Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Which of the following services will best meet your needs? | |
| Which one of the following connector types are you most likely to find on the end of a CAT6a cable? | |
| What type of printer technology will often use a roll of paper as opposed to individual sheets? | |
| Which RAM feature will detect errors within memory but is not able to fix them? | |
| Which of the following types of printers require the replacement of some sort of ink or toner? (Choose all that apply.) | |
| You are working on repairing a defective laser printer. Which of the following is a true statement regarding the imaging drum in a laser printer? | |
| What are the dimensions of a MicroATX motherboard? | |
| When discussing video monitors, what is the term used to describe the number of pixels used to draw the screen? | |
| You have three hard disks, each 1 TB in size. After installing them as a RAID-5 array in a computer, how much usable storage space will you have? | |
| Which of the following statements most accurately describes the functionality of the execute disable bit? | |
| You need to enable clients to print to your networked printers, regardless of the printers’ location worldwide. Which service will best suit your needs? | |
| Which of the following connectors transmit analog signals? (Choose two.) | |
| A business partner who is visiting your corporate office wants to print to a printer using a Bluetooth connection. What type of connection is this? | |
| You have a motherboard that supports up-plugging. Which of the following statements regarding PCIe are true? (Choose two.) | |
| A technician needs to increase the fault tolerance of his computer's storage system, and he has two hard drives available. Which of the following options is his best choice? | |
| During which step of the laser printer imaging process does a fluorescent lamp discharge the photosensitive drum? | |
| Which type of laptop monitor technology uses a current of electricity to stimulate a sealed panel of inert gas? | |
| What type of front- or top-panel connector uses a standard 3.5 mm jack to make connections? | |
| The motherboard in your desktop computer supports dual-channel memory. Which of the following statements regarding RAM is true? | |
| A single lane of PCIe 4.0 operates at what data rate? | |
| A technician needs to replace a failed power supply in a desktop computer. When choosing a replacement power supply, which two specifications are most important to consider? (Choose two.) | |
| What is an advantage of using double-sided memory over single-sided memory? | |
| You need to replace the magnetic hard drive in your manager's laptop. She wants a high-speed, high-capacity drive. What are the most common issues associated with her request? (Choose two.) | |
| What are the two speeds at which PCI expansion buses can operate in desktop computers? (Choose two.) | |
| A designer from the corporate office is visiting your field office. He tries to print from his MacBook Pro to a networked printer, but it does not work. Local users in the office are able to print to the device using their Windows 8 computers. What would | |
| The users on your network in the Human Resources department often have sensitive materials shown on their computer screens. What is their best option to dramatically limit the viewing angle of their monitors? | |
| You have an OLED monitor that you just plugged into a desktop computer. One of your co-workers changes the resolution from 1920×1080 to 1920×1200, but then the image looks highly distorted. What is the most likely cause of this? | |
| Which of the following are advantages of using a CPU liquid cooling system over an air-based system? (Choose two.) | |
| You need to perform preventive maintenance on an impact printer. What are two areas you should examine that you would not need to on most ink-jet printers? (Choose two.) | |
| Which expansion bus technology uses lanes, which are switched point-to-point signal paths between two components? | |
| Which PC component reboots the computer from a cold startup point without removing power from the components? | |
| Which type of LCD panel is considered to have the best color representation at wider angles of viewing? | |
| You have a user who needs recommendations for installing a home server PC. She wants her family to be able to share files and videos on their home network. She also wants her data to be protected in the event of a hard drive failure. Which two components | |
| Your motherboard does not support up-plugging for PCIe adapter cards. Which of the following statements is true? | |
| Which system component enables the use of Secure Boot technology? | |
| Which type of DIMM has 184 pins? | |
| Which CPU technology allows for the assignment of two logical cores for every physical core present? | |
| On what type of printer are you most likely to use tractor feed paper? | |
| Which type of flash memory is capable of being embedded on the circuit board of mobile devices? | |
| Which motherboard form factor is common in desktop computers and measures 12″ × 9.6″? | |
| What two components within an ink-jet printer are responsible for moving the print head into proper position? | |
| Your company just hired a video producer to create exciting videos for the sales team. For her custom computer, which two upgrades are the most useful? (Choose two.) | |
| You need to enable virtualization support for one of your Windows 8–based desktop computers using an Intel Core i5 CPU. Which two of the following must be true? (Choose two.) | |
| Your business employs four graphic designers who need new computers. These designers create graphical content such as advertisements, posters, and full-color brochures. Which of the following components is the least important to enhance in their custom-co | |
| An analog LCD monitor is most likely to have what type of connector? | |
| What is the name of the measure that specifies how many times an image can be redrawn on a computer screen in one second? | |
| Which PC peripheral connection type operates at 20 Gbps bandwidth, with a port that provides 18 V and 9.9 W of power? | |
| Inside a laser printer, approximately what temperature does the fuser get heated to? | |
| You have a user who needs a custom PC configuration to run common desktop applications and simply meet the recommended requirements for a selected operating system. What should you recommend? | |
| In the laser printer printing process, which step immediately follows the exposing step? | |
| Which of the following is a standard for a secure cryptoprocessor that can secure hardware (and the system boot process) using cryptographic keys? | |
| In a laser printer, what is the function of the transfer corona assembly? | |
| A technician has installed a printer driver on a Windows 8 client computer. What is the best next step the technician can take to ensure that the printer is installed properly? | |
| Which component within a laser printer converts AC current into usable energy for the charging corona and transfer corona? | |
| You are connecting a laptop to a printer on the network using Wi-Fi. The user will need to use the printer frequently when they are in the office. What type of wireless connection will you establish with the printer? | |
| What is the maximum throughput of PCI-X adapters? | |
| What is the name of the boot routine that verifies the size and integrity of the system memory? | |
| You have been asked to install and configure a RAID-10 storage array for a computer. What is the minimum number of hard disks required for this configuration? | |
| A technician is recommending that his company use removable memory cards. Which of the following should he tell his manager? | |
| You are purchasing new laptops for your company. When thinking about the monitor quality, which type of backlight will produce better-quality pictures? | |
| A graphical designer in your office needs two monitors to do her work. Which of the following should you install to set up her desktop computer for this configuration? | |
| Which of the following statements are true regarding buffered memory modules? (Choose two.) | |
| You have a desktop computer that is about five years old, with a single-channel memory architecture. You want to upgrade the memory. After checking the documentation, you purchase a higher-capacity RAM module that runs at the required bus speed. After you | |
| Which of the following types of computer peripherals are considered input and output devices? (Choose two.) | |
| You have a motherboard designed to hold DDR3 1600 memory. What will happen if you attempt to install DDR2 667 memory into the motherboard? | |
| What happens during the transferring step of the laser printer printing process? | |
| The set of signal pathways on a motherboard between the CPU and RAM is called what? | |
| One of your users needs to print several copies of a 20-page document. She wants to ensure that all the pages print in order so she doesn't have to reorganize the documents later. Which option does she need to set properly in her printer configuration set | |
| Which of the following video resolutions is compatible with the 4:3 aspect ratio? | |
| You upgraded the RAM on your system and are now having boot issues. The manufacturer's website recommends updating the BIOS. What is the easiest way to do this? | |
| A technician needs to install an optical storage device as cheaply as possible. His client needs to store approximately 500 MB of data at a time. Which technology is the best solution for this situation? | |
| A technician needs to install an optical disc system with capacity to burn discs storing about 12 GB of data at one time. What is the minimum technology required to get him over this threshold? | |
| You are buying a new video projector for the executive conference room. The administrative assistant tells you that the room often has bright sunlight, so the projector needs to be bright. What is the key specification you should pay attention to when sel | |
| Which home and office printing technology typically employs a reservoir of ink, contained in a cartridge, as its medium to form images on paper? | |
| You have been asked to purchase new RAM for three workstations. The workstations call for DDR3 1600 chips. What throughput will these modules support? | |
| Historically, which display type has been preferred to watch fast-motion programs such as sporting events? | |
| A technician needs to purchase new RAM for a motherboard. The motherboard specifications call for 400 MHz DDR2 RAM. Which RAM modules should the technician use? | |
| On your network, users want to print easily from their iPads and iPhones. Which service supports this? | |
| You have a new computer that needs to communicate with other computers on a wireless network. What type of expansion card do you need to install? | |
| The WUXGA video standard, running at a resolution of 1920×1200, operates at what aspect ratio? | |
| Which of the following statements best describes the function of a typical power supply fan? | |
| A technician needs to install a new hard drive for her client. Access speed is far more important to this client than disk space. What type of hard drive is best suited for this client? | |
| Serial and Parallel ATA port communication to other components on a motherboard is managed by what? | |
| What is the maximum data rate for a USB 2.0 connection? | |
| A technician has been asked to install and configure a RAID-5 array in a working computer that contains one hard drive. How many additional hard drives, at a minimum, does he need to bring with him to the job? | |
| You need to increase network security. A consultant suggests that you install a peripheral device to scan user fingerprints as a requirement to log in. What type of device will you install? | |
| Which CPU architecture term describes a CPU with multiple physical processor dies in the same package? | |
| Which of the following optical disc standards provides the highest capacity? | |
| Your company recently shipped five desktop computers from Germany to the United States. After switching the power cord to an American-style plug, you try to power one on and it doesn't work. You try the others and none of them power on either. What is the | |
| What are the dimensions of a mobile-ITX motherboard? | |
| Which type of video display technology does not require a separate display unit and light source? | |
| Which type of bus architecture provides faster speeds? | |
| Which hardware component is responsible for storing prefetched data or code that the CPU will need to use and storing most recently used data or code? | |
| Which two CPU sockets are capable of supporting Intel Core i7 processors? (Choose two.) | |
| You are discussing data storage needs with a client who is a videographer and media producer. She needs to store dozens of large files and needs immediate access to them for editing. What is the most appropriate storage technology for her to use? | |
| You have a client who wants to build a high-end custom home theater PC. Which two components will you suggest he install in the computer? (Choose two.) |
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