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ITC 190
Week 3 (3.01 - 3.04)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A technician is installing a cable modem that supplies internet connectivity for a home office. Which of the following cabling types would they use to connect the cable modem to the wall outlet? | RG-6 |
| You need to connect the satellite television signal to your HD 4K flat screen TV using a coaxial cable. Which of the following is the BEST type of coaxial cable to use? | RG-6 |
| Which of the following situations is MOST likely to justify an investment in a Cat 6a cable instead of a Cat 6 cable? | The work area has a lot electromagnetic interference |
| A technician is running a network above a dropped ceiling is also used for ventilation. The cable must be a twisted pair and must be capable of Gigabit Ethernet speeds. Which of the following cables should the technician use? | Plenum-rated Cat 6a |
| What is a major benefit STP provides that UTP does not? | Greater resistance to interference |
| Which of the following are advantages of using fiber optic cabling for a network, as opposed to other types of cabling? | Immunity to EMI; Greater cable distances without a repeater |
| Susan works in the research and development department. She recently purchased a large high-speed external drive and has attached the drive to her computer using a USB cable. Her drive requires a minimum data transfer speed of 5 Gbps and needs to have acc | Susan has connected her drive to a USB 2.0 port, which does not have the required data transfer speed |
| You have purchased a new LED monitor for your computer. On the back of the monitor, you see the following port (pictured below). Which type of cable should you use to connect the monitor to your computer? | DisplayPort cable |
| The CEO of your small company has asked you to connect a laptop computer to the small conference room LED TV. The CEO will be showing a promotional video that demonstrates the new company strategy through images and sound. Which of the following cable typ | HDMI |
| You are installing a new SATA hard drive in your Windows workstation. Which of the following connectors should you use to connect your hard drive to the motherboard? | 7-pin connector |
| Molex | common type of connector used to power internal computer components |
| SCSI | Usually found only in high-end servers, mainframe computers, and RAID storage devices |
| SATA | Frequently used in modern computers to connect hard drives to the motherboard |
| IDE | An older technology where the cable connects to the motherboard and two devices |
| SAS | Point-to-point interface typically found in enterprise-level storage systems, like RAID and tapes and drives |
| The manager of the research and development team needs to make a PowerPoint presentation for her team members (with no audio). Her presentation requires her computer to be connected to a large high-definition television. You have been asked to ensure that | DVI-to-HDMI |
| You decided to upgrade your PC with a faster processor. To do this, you ordered a new motherboard over the internet that supports the processor that you want to use. When the motherboard arrives, you discover that the motherboard uses the Micro-ATX for | No additional step are necessary. You can install the Micro-ATC motherboard in the ATX case |
| You work as the IT administrator for a small corporate network. One of the company employees needs to add an additional PCI card to the motherboard. When you open the computer, you see that the card that you purchased does not fit due to the card's height | Use a riser card to allow the new card to be installed parallel to the motherboard |
| CMOS battery | Maintains an accurate system time and date, even when the power is off |
| Internal connectors | Allow components such as LED light and fans to be plugged in |
| PCI slots | Often called an expansion slots, they allow you to add cards to expand computer capabilities |
| Flash memory | Contains firmware that is used to configure motherboard settings and initialize devices |
| I/O connectors | Include components such as USB ports, audio jacks, and an ethernet port |
| Chipset | Facilitates communication between the processor, memory, and peripheral devices |
| Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the north bridge chipset? | The chip that controls the PCI bus |
| You're in the process of installing a motherboard in a system case. Which of the following objects should you place between the motherboard and the system? | Standoffs |
| You have just finished replacing the motherboard in your friend Ethan's computer with the same type of motherboard that the computer had originally. You tested the motherboard by powering it on and by verifying that the operating system started and that t | The USB front panel connector was not properly connected |
| When booting your workstation, you hear a series of audible beeps, and the system locks up. What is the FIRST step you should take when troubleshooting the issue? | Check the motherboard documentation for POST errors |
| While running a graphic editing program on your Windows workstation, a screen suddenly pops up with an error message warning. You note the error message, but the only way to continue working is to reboot your system. What is this type of error screen call | BSoD |
| A clicking noise in your computer has now evolved into a grinding noise. In addition, you are beginning to see frequent error messages while running software, and your computer occasionally freezes. What is the MOST likely cause of these issues? | Failing hard drive |
| When you turn on your workstation you immediately hear a grinding noise coming from inside the computer case. Which of the following are the MOST likely causes of this noise? | An uneven case surface that causes fan blade and motor noise; Dust buildup that needs to be cleaned |
| When you try to boot your computer, it hangs after POST. When you access the UEFI setup program, you see that the date is several years behind, and the time is set to 12:01 a.m. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of this behavior? | The motherboard battery has failed |
| Which pin on the power supply connector connects to the power good wire on the motherboard in order to indicate an appropriate action for the motherboard if the power disappears, quickly reappears, or does not appear at all? | Pin 8 |
| An employee calls to complain that their computer is behaving erratically. Some days, it functions correctly, and other days, it crashes frequently. Sometimes, the system won't boot at all. You open the system case and notice the following: Two of t | Replace the motherboard |
| When playing videos games or watching movies on your workstation, the screen sometimes freezes and displays strange colors. You suspect that your video card is causing the issues. What is the BEST solution to resolve your display issues? | Replace the video card |
| After arriving at work, you turn on your computer to begin your day. Instantly, you see smoke and smell a strange odor coming from the computer. Which of the following would be the MOST important action to take first? | Shut off the system immediately |
| While performing data entry on your Windows 11 laptop, your screen suddenly goes black. What can you do immediately to troubleshoot the issue without losing any data that you have entered? | Press the Windows key + P four times |
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