Kaplan QBank - Hardware

C. Blu-ray disks

A customer has a Windows 7 computer with a HD DVD drive. He is asking about DVD compatibility. Which type of disk will he be unable to use in his computer? A. CD-ROM disks B. DVD disks C. Blu-ray disks D. HD DVD disks

D. Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology

During a class, your instructor discusses technology that allows a single processor to handle two independent sets of instructions at the same time. Which technology provides this functionality? A. Dual independent bus (DIB) B. CPU throttle technology C. Dual-core technology D. Hyper-Threading (HT) Technology

C. They use a read/write assembly

If you were explaining to your company's IT personnel the difference between their old hard drive technology and newer solid state drives, which statement would be FALSE? A. They do not require an external power source B. They are silent when in operation C. They use a read/write assembly D. They are not a fragile as the magnetic hard drive

A. Service quality issues B. Connection speed issues D. Signal loss

Jack has several areas in the office where he needs to install cabling. He has coaxial cable on hand, and he would like to use splitters to connect the different computers and areas. If he runs multiple splitters, which effects should he anticipate? (choose all that apply) A. Service quality issues B. Connection speed issues C. Fewer collisions D. Signal loss E. More collisions

C. USB-to-RJ-45 dongle

Jane is responsible for making sure her team has all the items it needs when travelling for business. One of her users has a laptop with no active Ethernet port. Which accessory should she purchase for that team member? A. USB 3.0 cable B. USB-to-Thunderbolt cable C. USB-to-RJ-45 dongle D. USB-to-WiFi dongle

C. 5 meters

What is the greatest distance that can separate the USB 2.0 device from the computer? A. 1.5 meters B. 3 meters C. 5 meters D. 10 meters

Biggest square on the motherboard

Where is the CPU socket on the motherboard? Described

E. Cat 3

You are setting up a new subnetwork on an existing network. Management has asked that you use existing cabling that the company already purchased. However, you need to ensure that the cabling can be used on a 10BaseT network. What is the minimum category of UTP cable you can use? A. Cat 5 B. Cat 6 C. Cat 2 D. Cat 5e E. Cat 3

A. Core 2 Duo

You have a motherboard that includes an LGA 1155 CPU socket. Which CPU would NOT be supported with this motherboard? A. Core 2 Duo B. Xeon C. Celeron D. Core i7

A. SATA 3

You have been asked to upgrade the hard drives in several legacy computers. Management wants you to upgrade them to the hard drive specification that has the fastest theoretical speed bus speed. Of the options given, which hard drive specification should you implement? A. SATA 3 B. SATA 2 C. IEEE 1394 FireWire D. SATA 1

Port A- VGA Port B- HDMI Port C- S-Video port Port D- DVI port

You have been hired as an IT technician. You have been given a laptop computer that has the following ports. Port A-15-pin with middle offset Port B- Symmetrical with slight curve down Port C- 7-pin circular Port D- 24-pin with plus to the right

D. Memory module

You have been tasked with performing several upgrades in a computer. Which hardware component will require the least amount of time to replace? A. Network Interface Card B. Motherboard C. Power Supply unit D. Memory module

C. 7 ns

You have several different RAM modules that you can use in a new computer. You need to ensure that the fastest memory is used. Which speed denotes the fastest memory? A. 60 ns B. 10 ns C. 7 ns D. 8 ns

A. Specify low-resolution printing

You must print a large number of pages on an inkjet printer in the minimum possible time. What should you do? A. Specify low-resolution printing B. Change page orientation of all pages to Landscape C. Specify high-resolution printing D. Change page orientation of all pages to Portrait

C. Cat5

You plan to install an unshielded twisted pair network that supports data transfer speeds up to 100Mbps. Which cable should you use? A. Cat2 B. Cat4 C. Cat5 D. Cat3

B. It will not produce toxic gas when it burns

You recently purchased cabling that has a rating of plenum. What does this indicate about the cable? A. It is not Layer 2 protocol-dependent B. It will not produce toxic gas when it burns C. It cannot be tapped without detection D. It is rated for speeds of 1,000Mbps

B. Plastic filament

You work the service desk at a manufacturing firm that has several different types of printers. An employee who runs one of the 3D printers calls to say she can no longer print. What should you most likely bring to her workstation to get her up and running? A. Toner cartridge B. Plastic filament C. Ink cartridge D. Imaging drum

A. Purchase a new motherboard that has an 1150 socket

Christine has a motherboard with a Socket 1156 and has called you to see if a Socket 1150 CPU could be used in its place. What would you recommend that she do? A. Purchase a new motherboard that has an 1150 socket B. Replace the heat sink C. Upgrade the socket on the existing motherboard so it compatible with an LGA D. Replace the thermal paste and pins

B. Multi-mode fiber optic cable

A company has a network that uses a light-emitting diode (LED) to transmit data. Which cable is being used on this network? A. Coaxial cable B. Multi-mode fiber optic cable C. Unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable D. Shielded twisted pair (STP) cable

B. Make sure that the motherboard will support SATA drives

A customer brings you a computer that he wants to upgrade to SATA drives. Currently, all drives in the system are EIDE drives. What should you do first? A. Install and SSD drive and configure it manually B. Make sure that the motherboard will support SATA drives C. Install the new SATA drive, and use jumpers on the system board to configure the new disk as master. D. Disable the floppy drive, remove it, and install a second SATA drive in that bay

A. Process video and graphics

A new computer has been purchased that includes an integrated GPU. What is the primary purpose of this component? A. Process video and graphics B. providing additional memory C. Processing gaming applications D. Providing video capture ability

B. SCSI port

A user contacts you regarding his front panel connectors on his PC. He wants to plug a device into one of those ports. Which of the following are you LEAST likely to see as a front-panel connector on a motherboard? A. Reset button B. SCSI port C. USB port D. Drive activity lights

C. A piezoelectric crystal

A user has been given an inkjet printer that connects locally to this desktop computer. What does this printer use to push ink onto paper? A. An electrostatic charge B. A nozzle C. A piezoelectric crystal D. A moving pin

C. A thermal fuse

A user has recently reported to you that it appears as if a laser printer used by his department is becoming overheated. When you investigate, you do not find any overheating issues. You suspect the problem was with the fuser within the laser printer overheating. Which laser printer component protects a fuser from overheating? A. A primary corona B. A controller C. A thermal fuse D. A transfer corona

B. Color laser printer

A user has requested that you order a transfer belt for this department's printer. Which printer uses this component during the image transfer process? A. Monochrome dot matrix printer B. Color laser printer C. Color inkjet printer D. Monochrome laser printer

B. DVD+R DL

A user needs to install a DVD drive in his desktop system. The DVD drive needs to be capable of backing up his system files. He wants to install the DVD drive that is capable of storing the most data. Which DVD specification should he install? A. DVD-RW B. DVD+R DL C. DVD+RW D. DVD-R

B. DVD+R and C. DDS-3

A user needs to transport a 1,100 MB file using physical media. Which media types could be used? (Choose two) A. CD-RW B. DVD+R C. DDS-3 D. CD

B. Install one of the AM3 processors into the AM3+ socket.

Aaron has been hired as the new PC repair technician. He has a motherboard that has a Socket AM3+. He has two different Socket AM3 CPUs that have lost their original packaging. What should Aaron do? (Choose all that apply) A. Remove the AM3+ socket from the motherboard and replace it with an AM3 socket. B. Install one of the AM3 processors into the AM3+ socket. C. Purchase a new AM3+ processor D. Purchase a new motherboard with an AM3 socket.

C. Purchase a VGA-to-HDMI adapter

Abigail works in Europe. She has a laptop with a standard VGA port that she uses for presentations at client sites. When she gets to the United States, she realizes that the companies she's presenting for all have HDMI displays and interfaces. What would you recommend she purchase for her travel bag as the most cost-effective solution? A. Purchase a new laptop with both VGA and HDMI connectors B. Purchase an HDMI-to-DVI cable C. Purchase a VGA-to-HDMI adapter D. Purchase a portable projector for VGA

B. USB expansion card

Alice needs to connect many external devices to her PC. Which of the following expansion cards would enable her to connect the largest number of devices? A. FireWire expansion card B. USB expansion card C. Thunderbolt card D. Riser card

C. The L1 cache

An instructor is describing a component that is always located on the CPU and accelerates the processing of instructions. Which component is being discussed? A. The address bus B. The L2 cache C. The L1 cache D. The heat sink

A. Hyper-threading

An instructor is explaining a technology that allows a central processing unit (CPU) to execute two separate instructions concurrently. Which technology provides this functionality? A. Hyper-threading B. Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) C. Hyper-V D. Network Access Protocol (NAP)

C. The discharge lamp neutralizes the imaging drum

As an IT technician, you are responsible for maintaining your company's laser printers. Recently, you read that laser printers have a cleaning phase. Another IT technician explains that you do not need to clean the laser printer because of this phase. However, you do not agree. What actually occurs in this phase? A. The laser writes an image on the imaging drum B. The transfer corona applies a positive charge to the paper. C. The discharge lamp neutralizes the imaging drum D. The primary corona wire applies a uniform charge on the imaging drum.

A. Cat5 B. Cat6 C. ThinNet D. ThickNet E. Multi-mode fiber F. Single-mode fiber

Cable types described with maximum distance and speed options. A. Up to 100 meters and 100 Mbps B. Up to 100 meters and 10 Gbps C. Up to 185 meters and 10 Mbps D. Up to 500 meters and 10 Mbps E. Up to 500 meters and 10 Gbps F. Up to 40 km and 10 Gbps

A. Central Processing Unit (CPU)

During class, an instructor shows a picture of a Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) socket. Which component can you connect using this socket? A. Central Processing Unit (CPU) B. Electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) C. Single in-line memory module (SIMM) D. Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM)

A. In the BIOS

Every time a Windows 10 computer boots, you receive an error message stating that the cover was previously removed. You want to prevent this alert from being displayed. In which location should you disable this alert? A. In the BIOS B. In Device Manager C. In the System Configuration Utility D. In Event Viewer

B. Monitor

Examine the graphic and determine which device uses the connector shown. A. Hard drive B. Monitor C. Printer D. Mouse

A. BNC B. SC C. RJ-45

Match the connectors with the descriptions of them. A. Coaxial B. Fiber Optic C. Twisted-Pair

Volume A= RAID 1 Volume B= RAID 10 Volume C= RAID 0 Volume D= RAID 5

Raid arrays and what they are based on description. Volume A- Two disks with contents that are the same Volume B- Four disks with one pair each having same Volume C- Two disks all different Volume D- Three disks with p1, p2, or p3 and data

D. Controls whether ink is flowing from the ink cartridge

Recently, you had to have the nozzle gate in an inkjet printer replaced. What is the function of this component? A. Contains ink in the ink cartridge B. Controls how much ink is flowing from the ink cartridge C. Controls the paper movement D. Controls whether ink is flowing from the ink cartridge

A. Parity and B. Access speed

Steven wants to upgrade the RAM in his gaming system. Which features are important considerations before he adds memory modules to a computer's system board? (choose two) A. Parity B. Access speed C. Level 1 cache D. CPU type

D. Supervisor password

Susan called the help desk to ask about which type of BIOS setup program. Which password type would you explain? A. User password B. System password C. Administrator password D. Supervisor password

B. DDR2 SDRAM

Susan has just been hired as your new tech support. You are explaining different RAM types to her. Which RAM technology would you tell him fetches 4 bits of data per clock cycle and uses 1.8V to operate? A. DDR3 SDRAM B. DDR2 SDRAM C. SDRAM D. SGRAM

A. Ribbons and D. Tractor feeds

The research department has decided to purchase a new dot matrix printer for department-wide use. Which components are normally found on these printers? A. Ribbons B. Toner C. Focusing lens D. Tractor feeds E. Print nozzles

C. Purchase a DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapter

Vincent has a computer with two DVI ports and wants to connect it to an HDMI display. What is the easiest solution? A. Connect the HDMI cable to the DVI port B. Install a video adapter card in the PCIe slot C. Purchase a DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapter D. Install a video adapter card in the PCI slot

B. Output capacity in walls and D. Form factor

What are the two most important factors to consider when selecting a replacement power supply for a desktop computer? (Choose two) A. Voltage levels B. Output capacity in walls C. Fan type D. Form factor

Three blocks next to each other

What do SATA connectors on the motherboard look like?

RAM slots/black and white slots

What do the memory slots look like on the motherboard?

A. USB flash drive

What is an example of a solid-state drive? A. USB flash drive B. ATA hard drive C. CD-ROM drive D. DVD drive

C. It configures the days and times that a printer is available

What is the purpose of configuring printer availability on the Advanced Tab of a printer's Properties dialog box? A. It configures the users to whom the printer is available B. It configures the paper and print quality that is available C. It configures the days and times that a printer is available D. It configures the orientation that is available

B. Peltier cooling

Which CPU cooling method should you implement when other convective methods will not work? A. Water cooling B. Peltier cooling C. Heat pipes D. Heat sinks

A. NIC

Which printer upgrade option allows a printer to act as a standalone printer on a network? A. NIC B. RAM C. Finisher D. Duplexer

A. IEEE 1394 and D. USB

Which serial communication standards provide hot-swap capability? (Choose two) A. IEEE 1394 B. PS/2 C. RS-232C D. USB

A. Both video and audio

Which type of communication is an HDMI port and cable designed to transmit? A. Both video and audio B. Data only C. Video only D. Audio only

A. Riser card

You are a desktop engineer for Verigion Corporation. Gloria requires a PCI network interface card and a PCI sound card installed in her computer. Her computer has three PCI slots, two of which contain the video card and the modem, respectively. Which card should you use to attach both the PCI NIC and sound card to the computer? A. Riser Card B. Flash memory card C. PCMCIA card D. USB PCI card

A. 100 meters (328ft)

You are and IT technician for your company. The company has 10BaseT, 100BaseT, and 1000BaseT networks that are interconnected. What is the maximum segment distance for data transmission on these networks? A. 100 meters (328ft) B. 500 meters (1,640ft) C. 50 meters (164ft) D. 25 meters (82ft) E. 185 meters (607ft)

C. DIMM

You are clearing the IT technician workspace for your company of any old or obsolete hardware. You have found several different types of RAM, including modules that use 168 pins. Which type of computer memory module uses 168 pins? A. SIMM B. SIPP C. DIMM D. RDRAM E. DIPP

A. Thunderbolt

You are connecting a video display wall that will use two 4K monitors. Which would be the best type of cable to transfer the video signal from the Windows 10 desktop source to the monitors? A. Thunderbolt B. Lightning C. USB D. Serial

B. Pin 4/Pin 4

You are creating a crossover cable. You know that each end of the crossover cable must be configured differently. Which pins contain the Blue wire? A. Pin 3/Pin 1 B. Pin 4/Pin 4 C. Pin 5/Pin 5 D. Pin6 /Pin 2

B. Track

You are explaining to a group of new IT technicians the workings of a magnetic hard drive. As part of this discussion, you must cover the different parts. Which term is used to identify the concentric circles on a hard disk platter? A. Cluster B. Track C. Sector D. Cyclinder

D. Print head pins

You are explaining to several new IT technicians the printing process for different types of printers. What does a dot matrix printer use to ensure that ink is transferred onto a piece of paper? A. Ink nozzles B. Electrostatic charges C. Heat fuser D. Print head pins

C. Virtual technology

You are helping students install Windows and Linux servers in various configurations on their laptops. What would be the most important CPU or motherboard feature to configure? A. Speed B. Integrated CPU C. Virtual technology D. Hyperthreading

A. Use the correct color scheme pattern for a T568A and T568B cables B. A cable with one end wired as 568A and the other end wired as 568B is called a crossover cable, and a cable with both ends wired with the same standard is called a straight-through cable

You are hired to train a group of new users to become technicians. One of your lessons is on how to construct Cat5 and Cat6 Ethernet cables. To make sure they know the difference between 568A and 568B cables, what are the two most important areas you would focus on during the training? A. Use the correct color scheme pattern for a T568A and T568B cables B. A cable with one end wired as 568A and the other end wired as 568B is called a crossover cable, and a cable with both ends wired with the same standard is called a straight-through cable C. T568B is called a crossover cable, and T568A is called a straight-through cable. D. Purchase 568B wiring cables only

C. ESD-safe vacuum cleaner

You are in the process of replacing the toner cartridge for a laser printer. However, you notice that toner particles have been split inside the printer. What should you use to effectively remove these particles? A. Household vacuum cleaner B. Damp cloth C. ESD-safe vacuum cleaner D. Compressed air

A. ST and D. SC

You are installing a new fiber-optic network. Which connectors are used in this type of network? (Choose two) A. ST B. RJ-11 C. RJ-45 D. SC E. AUI

B. Fiber optic cable

You are installing network cabling for your company. A diagram of the cabling is shown in the following image. Which type of cable are you installing? A. STP cable B. Fiber optic cable C. Coaxial cable D. UTP cable

D. The PCI architecture supports 32- and 64-bit data transfers

You are performing some hardware upgrades on an old computer. You notice that the computer has an available Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slot. Which statement is an accurate characterization of this architecture? A. The PCI bus is for 80386 and 80486 computers only B. The PCI architecture is for Intel-compatible computers only C. All PCI cards support bus mastering D. The PCI architecture supports 32- and 64-bit data transfers

D. Dot matrix

You are providing consulting services for a client who plans to purchase a large number of printers that can print multipart forms. Which printer type should you advise him to consider? A. Inkjet B. Laser C. Thermal D. Dot matrix

B. A photosensitive drum C. Electrostatically charged toner

You are replacing the toner cartridge for an old laser printer. You are concerned that several internal components are reaching their maximum age based on the printer's page count, and you need to replace the parts. However, you also know that certain components are included with the toner cartridge. You do not want to replace any components that are included in the toner cartridge. Which components are normally included in the cartridge? (Choose all that apply) A. A fuser B. A photosensitive drum C. Electrostatically charged toner D. A transfer corona

A. It is thicker than RG59 coaxial cable

You are responsible for managing your research department's network. This network uses RG6 coaxial cabling. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding this network? A. It is thicker than RG59 coaxial cable B. Its signal quality is not as good as that of the RG59 coaxial cable C. It does not have a foil shield D. It should be used in situations that require lower frequencies than 50 MHz

C. Calibrating the printer

You are responsible for performing all routine maintenance on your company's dot matrix printers. Which of the following is NOT considered a part of routine maintenance for these printers? A. Replacing the print head B. Replacing the paper C. Calibrating the printer D. Replacing the ribbon

C. Installing the maintenance kit

You are responsible for performing all routine maintenance on your company's laser printers. Which of the following maintenance tasks would result in the need to reset the page count? A. Calibrating the printer B. Replacing the toner C. Installing the maintenance kit D. Cleaning the printer

A. Calibrating the printer

You are responsible for performing all routine maintenance on your company's thermal printer. Which of the following is NOT part of the routine maintenance for these printers? A. Calibrating the printer B. Cleaning the heating element C. Replacing the paper D. Removing debris

B. Calibrating the printer

You are responsible for performing routine maintenance on your company's laser printers. Which of the following routine maintenance does NOT require that you disconnect the laser printer from its power source? A. Installing the maintenance kit B. Calibrating the printer C. Replacing the toner D. Cleaning the printer

D. Fusing

You are responsible for providing printer maintenance for your company's laser printers. A user reports that a printer is having trouble bonding the toner to the paper. During which stage of the laser printing process does this occur? A. Exposing B. Transferring C. Charging D. Fusing E. Cleaning F. Developing

D. Install a USB 3.0 card in the PCIe slot

You are trying to help your customer connect a USB 3.0 printer to her laptop and desktop computer. The laptop computer has only USB 1.1 ports and PCIe slots available. What would be the most logical and affordable option to recommend to her? A. Replace all USB 1.1 ports with USB 3.0 hubs B. Purchase another printer C. Purchase another printer that supports USB 2.0 D. Install a USB 3.0 card in the PCIe slot E. Purchase a newer laptop with USB 2.0 ports

A. Calibrate the printer

You are using a color inkjet printer. You print an image containing multiple colors. However, colors in the printed document are not the same as those displayed on the monitor. You want to ensure that printed documents contain the same colors as displayed on your monitor. What should you do? A. Calibrate the printer. B. Change the screen resolution of your computer to 800 X 600 pixels C. Remove the color cartridge of the printer, shake it, and replace in the printer. D. Install a new color cartridge in the printer.

C. Approximately 20 miles

You have a network that uses single-mode fiber optic cable. What is the transmission distance supported by this network? A. Approximately 74 miles B. Approximately 50 feet C. Approximately 20 miles D. Approximately 3,000 feet

A. Mesh shielding

You have both UTP and STP cable available to set up a new subnetwork on an existing network. What is the main difference in the physical composition of these two cable types? A. Mesh shielding B. Wire guage C. Number of twists in the wires D. Separators between the wire pairs

D. Print a test page

You have just installed and configured an inkjet printer on Beth's desktop. Which step should you perform first to ensure that the inkjet printer is working properly? A. Assign print permissions to Beth B. Load the device drivers for the inkjet printer C. Explain the basic printer functionality to Beth D. Print a test page E. Assign print permissions to everyone

D. Connect the printer to the the print server using 802.11g

You have just purchased a new color laser printer to be used on your 10 Mbps Ethernet network. When the printer arrives, you discover that it does not have an Ethernet connection. The printer has the following built-in connections: Bluetooth 2.1, Infrared, and 802.11g. You need to connect this printer to the network via the print server. Your solution should expend the least amount of additional money while providing the fastest connection possible. Assuming that all of these connections are available in your office or on the print server, what should you do? A. Connect the printer to the print server using Infrared B. Connect the printer to the print server using Bluetooth 2.1 C. Purchase a NIC for the printer, and connect the printer to the print server over the network D. Connect the printer to the print server using 802.11g

C. Run the printer alignment program

You have just replaced the ink cartridge in an inkjet printer. What should you do immediately after this? A. Charge the OPC drum B. Reboot the computer C. Run the printer alignment program D. Reinitialize the printer

A. A USB port B. A DA-15 port

You have purchased a program that requires a joystick. Which types of computer ports could allow you to attach a joystick? (Choose two) A. A USB port B. A DA-15 port C. An SPDIF port D. An IEEE 1394 port

D. ECC

You must purchase new RAM to install in a computer. The company policy states that Ram must be able to detect both single-bit and multi-bit errors. Which component should the RAM you order have? A. L1 cache B. Parity bit C. L2 cache D. ECC

E. Level 1

You need to implement a RAID level that duplicates a partition on another physical disk, providing two identical copies of the data. Which RAID level should you use? A. Level 4 B. Level 5 C. Level 2 D. Level 0 E. Level 1 F. Level 3

B. Plugging the TV tuner adapter card into a USB port

You need to install a TV tuner adapter card in a computer. All of the following are necessary EXCEPT? A. Plugging the antenna into the TV tuner adapter card B. Plugging the TV tuner adapter card into a USB port C. Plugging the audio cable into the TV tuner adapter card and sound card. D. Plugging the TV tuner adapter card into a PCI slot

DVI-I

You need to install a new video card in a Windows XP Professional computer. You need to ensure that the installed technology supports both analog and digital transmissions. Which technology should you install? A. DVI-A B. DVI-I C. HDMI D. DVI-D

B. Cat6

You need to install an network that uses cable that can operate at up to 10 gigabits per second. Which cabling should you use? A. Cat5e B. Cat6 C. Cat5 D. Cat3

B. 5

You need to install several USB devices on a server. You have been asked to attach USB hubs to the computer. Only one USB port is available. How many hubs can you daisy chain using the single port? A. 2 B. 5 C. 3 D. 4

C. USB flash drive

You need to remove several devices from a computer. For which type of device should you use the Safely Remove Hardware icon to stop the device's operation before removing it from the computer? A. DVD drive B. Hard drive C. USB flash drive D. CD-ROM drive

A. PCI Express devices

You need to replace a computer's power supply. When you purchase the new power supply, you notice an 8-pin power connection. For which device type is this connection intended? A. PCI Express devices B. SATA hard drives C. ATA hard drives D. CPU connector

A.10BaseF

You need to set up a network that needs to span multiple buildings. For this reason, you want to use the cabling that supports the longest maximum cable length. Which network topology provides this? A. 10BaseF B. 100BaseT C. 10Base5 D. 10Base2

C. An ATX motherboard can support a maximum of seven expansion slots

You were recently hired as an IT technician. The IT supervisor informs you that many of the desktop computers have Advanced Technology Extended (ATX) motherboards. Which of the following statements is TRUE for these computers? A. An ATX mother board has a 12-pin power connecter B. An ATX motherboard can support Extend Data Output (EDO) RAM C. An ATX motherboard can support a maximum of seven expansion slots D. The processor, memory, and expansion slots on an ATX motherboard are all in line with each other.

A. DisplayPort ports B. USB port adapters C. VGA ports

Your company employs a team of trainers who travel to remote locations to make presentations and teach classes. The team has been issued new laptops to use for those presentations and classes. A contractor is coming to your office to show the trainers the ports they will use to connect different devices for the presentations. Which of the following will he most likely need to demonstrate? (Choose all that apply.) A. DisplayPort ports B. USB port adapters C. VGA ports D. Audio jacks E. Express Card ports F. RJ-45 ports

B. A fan C. A heat sink D. Thermal compound

Your company has decided to make several computers that will be used for specialized functions. You have been tasked with assembling these computers. Management wants you to ensure that the computers will not experience any overheating issues. Which components are used to help with that? A. A ZIF socket B. A fan C. A heat sink D. Thermal compound

A. Uses virtual processors to perform multitasking

Your company has recently purchased computer hardware inventory so that its IT technicians can make custom computers for certain users. The processors that were purchased include Hyper-Threading technology. Which benefit does this technology provide? A. Uses virtual processors to perform multitasking B. Reduces the workload capacity C. Allows the resources to sit idle D. Uses two or more physical processors

C. TPM (Trust Platform Module)

Your company implements a new policy that all computers must use drive-level encryption for security. You want to enhance the security provided by BitLocker. What should you enable? A. BIOS passwords B. NTFS C. TPM D. EFS

C. You can plug it into a computer while the computer is on

Your company purchases a new USB mouse for a server. Which statement characterizes this mouse? A. You cannot connect it if another USB device is already connected to the computer B. You must connect it to the computer through a parallel port C. You can plug it into a computer while the computer is on D. You must restart the computer immediately after connecting it.

A. To apply a uniform negative charge to the photosensitive drum

Your company recently had to call in a service representative to repair a laser printer. During the service call, the representative explains that the laser printer's charge or primary corona was having problems. What is the main purpose of this laser printing component? A. To apply a uniform negative charge to the photosensitive drum B.To neutralize the charge on the paper C. To charge the paper D. To melt the toner into the paper E. To write the image on the drum F. To coordinate the components to print a page

A. Hybrid drives

Your company's mobile sales force is complaining about how slow their laptops are. You are considering replacing the mechanical hard drives in their laptops with solid state drives (SSD). This will provide an increase in performance, but you are concerned about the SSD's limited storage capacity. What type of SSD should you consider? A. Hybrid drives B. SATA 2.5 drives C. NVME drives D. M2 drives