IT 1600 Protection and Safety
Timothy works in the graphic arts departments and has received approval to upgrade his video card. The card has arrived, and you are ready to begin the upgrade. To ensure your personal safety, which of the following should you do FIRST?
Disconnect power
To improve the safety of your location and to comply with regulations regarding work environments with hazardous materials, you have been assigned to assemble Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all chemicals used in your shop. How should you obtain these documents?
Download them from the chemical manufacturer's websites.
You work for a store that sells and repairs computers. Due to the room's layout, while repairing computers, you must walk from one side of the carpeted room to the other frequently. Which of the following would BEST protect you from static electricity buildup?
ESD wrist strap
What is your top priority when responding to emergencies and hazardous situations?
Ensure the safety of people in the area.
A technician works in a factory where there is significant amount of EMI (electromagnetic interference) emissions. Due to this EMI, several of the computers that control the factory's manufacturing machines are unable to communicate with the network. Which of the following network cabling options would be the BEST for reestablishing network communications?
Fiber optic Explanation: Fiber optic cabling is totally imuune to EMI and provides the highest level of EMI protection.
Your U.S.-based company has recently purchased an old office building where employees are beingassigned to work. As you are setting up the employees' desktop computers, you come to one locationwhere the nearest wall outlet has only two prongs. All of the metal-enclosed desktop computers havethree-prong cords.Which of the following is the BEST way to proceed with that particular desktop computer?
Find a different outlet that uses three prongs.
Which of the following are safe methods of lifting heavy objects (Select TWO.)
Lift with your legs. Bend your knees with your back straight.
Of the following choices, which action could be MOST harmful to you?
Looking into the end of a fiber optic cable
To prevent ESD when replacing internal computer components, you must attach an anti-static wrist strap to your wrist. Where should the other end be fastened? (Select TWO.)
Metal area on the computer case Anti-static mat
Which of the following components requires special disposal procedures to comply with environmental guidelines?
Notebook battery
Which of the following will help reduce the threat of static discharge when working on computer hardware? (Select TWO.)
Remain in physical contact with the server chassis at all times Store unused components in static shielding bags
The fan in a 450-Watt power supply is malfunctioning. What action should you take?
Remove and replace the power supply. Explanation: Dangerous voltages can remain inside power supplies even when unplugged. Do not attempt to repair power supply except completely replacing the PSU
You work for a large company that has over 1000 computers. Each of these computers uses a wireless mouse and keyboard. Therefore, your company goes through a lot of alkaline batteries. When these batteries can no longer power the intended device, you must decide what to do with them. Unless otherwise dictated by your local authorities, which of the following would be the EASIEST way to deal with these batteries?
They can be thrown in the trash
Your company has a plan in place to upgrade each employee's laptop computer to a newer model every three years. As a result, you often have old laptop batteries. Unless otherwise dictated by your local authorities, which of the following is the BEST way to deal with these types of batteries?
They must be recycled
What is the purpose of an MSDS?
To document how to safely handle and dispose of hazardous materials
