CIT 111 3.4.5 Practice Questions - Motherboard and Power Supply Trouble Shooting

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?

A failing hard drive

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 this issue?

Check the motherboard documentation for POST errors.

When you turn on your workstation, you immediately hear a grinding or clicking noise coming from inside the computer case. Which of the following are the MOST likely causes of this noise?

Dust buildup that needs to be cleaned. A wire hanging over a fan with the blades tapping on it.

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

When playing videos games or watching movies on your workstation, Windows often freezes and requires that you reboot the system in order to continue. 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.

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.

While running a graphics 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 called?

BSoD

You have connected our laptop to a large TV for a presentation, but the second screen (the TV) only shows a copy of your desktop wallpaper and nothing else. What can you do to quickly enable projecting your display to the TV?

Press the Windows key + P twice

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 the mounting screws are missing from the system hard disk drive. The system uses memory modules from several different manufacturers with mismatched capacities. Several capacitors on the motherboard are bulging and have a brown liquid oozing from them. The chassis fan on the front of the case is oriented to blow air into the system. What should you do?

Replace the motherboard.