CISC Certification Checkpoint Exam #1 (Chapters 1 - 4)

Where would a technician use an RG-6 cable?

when replacing cable TV cabling

A user has the following requirements for a RAID drive:It must be magnetic. It must be fast. It must fit into a standard tower case. Which drive type would meet the user requirements?

3.5 inch 15K drive

A company is deploying both thin and thick client computers. Which configuration step will a technician need to do on the thin clients that will most likely not be done on the thick clients?

Connect the computer to the application server.

It's connector has 288 pins and has advanced error correction features available. It's connector has 184 pins and is able to support two writes and two reads per CPU clock cycle. It's connector has 240 pins and consumes 1.5 Volts of power. It's connector has 240 pins and consumes 1.8 Volts of power.

DDR4 SDRAM DDR SDRAM DDR3 SDRAM DDR2 SDRAM

A technician has installed a new second hard drive in a tower computer, but the drive does not show up in the BIOS. What are two things the technician should check first? (Choose two.)

Data and power cables are attached. The drive port is enabled in the BIOS.

A technician is asked to configure a laptop for LoJack. What will the technician have to do to accomplish this task?

Enable it in BIOS.

Which statement describes a feature of SDRAM?

It can process overlapping instructions in parallel.

A technician needs to purchase a storage drive that both connects directly to the PCIe bus and provides reliability. Which type of storage device would best meet these requirements?

NVMe M.2

What characteristic best describes a VR headset?

a head-mounted device that provides head-motion and eye-tracking sensors and displays three-dimensional images

A user is building a custom computer system and is trying to decide on components for the new system. The user does light to medium graphic design, programming, and gaming. Which two components would be appropriate for this type of machine? (Choose two.)

dedicated video card SSD

A technician is installing memory into a computer and notices that there are two black memory slots and two blue memory slots. Which memory technology does this motherboard use?

dual channel

A user reports that when games are being played, the computer displays random blotches on the screen. What are two possible causes? (Choose two.)

loose video cable GPU overheating

A technician is researching how to troubleshoot a computer that reboots randomly. The research suggests that the technician should check the computer for distended capacitors. Where should the technician look for these?

on the motherboard

A user is building a new computer system. Why would the user select a straight-through cable?

to connect a device to a wired network