Week 1 Practice Questions
A computer is processing software instructions on the central processing unit. How is all computer software broken down to be processed? Bus Binary RAM System clock
A computer is processing software instructions on the central processing unit. How is all computer software broken down to be processed? Bus Binary RAM System clock
A firm has asked a forensics expert to review the contents of an older SCSI system. However, before acquiring the system, the components were separated to obscure the information on the system. What should the forensics expert do to the first device on the SCSI bus? Terminate Configure to unique ID of 7. Configure to unique ID of 15. Allocate to ID 0.
A firm has asked a forensics expert to review the contents of an older SCSI system. However, before acquiring the system, the components were separated to obscure the information on the system. What should the forensics expert do to the first device on the SCSI bus? Terminate Configure to unique ID of 7. Configure to unique ID of 15. Allocate to ID 0.
A help desk analyst is replacing an internal hard drive on a desktop. A technician had previously removed the hard drive, so the analyst did not have a chance to map which cable should go where. Which cable will provide power in a modern SATA setup? 7-pin 15-pin Molex eSATA
A help desk analyst is replacing an internal hard drive on a desktop. A technician had previously removed the hard drive, so the analyst did not have a chance to map which cable should go where. Which cable will provide power in a modern SATA setup? 7-pin 15-pin Molex eSATA
A helpdesk support professional is helping to set up a computer for a presentation not generally used for presentations. The helpdesk professional notices that the display connector has 15 pins. What type of cable will the computer need? VGA DVI DisplayPort Lightning
A helpdesk support professional is helping to set up a computer for a presentation not generally used for presentations. The helpdesk professional notices that the display connector has 15 pins. What type of cable will the computer need? VGA DVI DisplayPort Lightning
A manager directs a support technician to plug a device into the communications (COM) port. What port is the manager referring to? IDE SCSI USB Serial
A manager directs a support technician to plug a device into the communications (COM) port. What port is the manager referring to? IDE SCSI USB Serial
A marketing analyst is trying to connect an Apple device to a corporate PC, but the cable will not fit into the PC connections. What type of adapter should the analyst use? USB Thunderbolt HDMI SATA
A marketing analyst is trying to connect an Apple device to a corporate PC, but the cable will not fit into the PC connections. What type of adapter should the analyst use? USB Thunderbolt HDMI SATA
A parent has purchased an older laptop for their young child to do school work but finds the laptop has USB 1.1 connections. Which of the following should the parent use to be compatible? USB 3 Type A USB 3 Type B USB 3 Type B Micro Lightning
A parent has purchased an older laptop for their young child to do school work but finds the laptop has USB 1.1 connections. Which of the following should the parent use to be compatible? USB 3 Type A USB 3 Type B USB 3 Type B Micro Lightning
A server administrator for a major transportation company is facing a crisis where ransomware has taken over and destroyed the primary and backup locations. Luckily there was an unaffected offline domain controller in a remote country where the administrator needed to fly to immediately and back up the contents via a USB hard drive. The administrator uses a hard drive running USB 3.2 that supports 10 Gbps speeds but must ensure the legacy server can support connectors. Which of the following are supported connectors? (Select all that apply.) USB Micro USB-A USB-C USB-B
A server administrator for a major transportation company is facing a crisis where ransomware has taken over and destroyed the primary and backup locations. Luckily there was an unaffected offline domain controller in a remote country where the administrator needed to fly to immediately and back up the contents via a USB hard drive. The administrator uses a hard drive running USB 3.2 that supports 10 Gbps speeds but must ensure the legacy server can support connectors. Which of the following are supported connectors? (Select all that apply.) USB Micro USB-A USB-C USB-B
A server technician has received a non-standard external drive. It appears older since it does not connect to USB, but it is not recognized when connected. The technician suspects it needs to be powered. Which of the following should the technician try? eSATAp SATA power connector Molex IDE
A server technician has received a non-standard external drive. It appears older since it does not connect to USB, but it is not recognized when connected. The technician suspects it needs to be powered. Which of the following should the technician try? eSATAp SATA power connector Molex IDE
A server technician sets up a new server in their data center and opens the case to view the insides. The technician notices several hard drives inside. What type of setup does the server most likely have? SCSI IDE EIDE DVI
A server technician sets up a new server in their data center and opens the case to view the insides. The technician notices several hard drives inside. What type of setup does the server most likely have? SCSI IDE EIDE DVI
A support technician has removed the case from a PC and sees a component in a square socket. What component has the support tech located? RAM Adapter CPU Drive
A support technician has removed the case from a PC and sees a component in a square socket. What component has the support tech located? RAM Adapter CPU Drive
A support technician is connecting an extended integrated drive electronics (IDE) cable to a PC's motherboard and knows that pin 1 on the cable must match up with pin 1 on the port. How can the tech know where pin 1 is on the cable? Pin 1 has a blue stripe. Pin 1 has a black stripe. Pin 1 has a red stripe. Pin 1 has a grey stripe.
A support technician is connecting an extended integrated drive electronics (IDE) cable to a PC's motherboard and knows that pin 1 on the cable must match up with pin 1 on the port. How can the tech know where pin 1 is on the cable? Pin 1 has a blue stripe. Pin 1 has a black stripe. Pin 1 has a red stripe. Pin 1 has a grey stripe.
A support technician is installing a PCIe card that will use a combination of system memory and dedicated memory. What type of card is the tech installing? Graphics Sound NIC Wi-Fi
A support technician is installing a PCIe card that will use a combination of system memory and dedicated memory. What type of card is the tech installing? Graphics Sound NIC Wi-Fi
A support technician is installing a camera that requires the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.1 standard. What type of connector is synonymous with USB 3.1? Type A Type B Type B Micro Type C
A support technician is installing a camera that requires the Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.1 standard. What type of connector is synonymous with USB 3.1? Type A Type B Type B Micro Type C
A support technician is installing a new SATA hard drive on a new computer. What is the best type of cable connector the technician will plug in to supply power to the drive? 15-pin connector 7-pin connector 4-pin connector USB connector
A support technician is installing a new SATA hard drive on a new computer. What is the best type of cable connector the technician will plug in to supply power to the drive? 15-pin connector 7-pin connector 4-pin connector USB connector
A support technician is working on a motherboard that is 12" x 9.6" and has seven expansion slots. Which form factor is the technician working with? ATX mATX SFF Mini-ITX
A support technician is working on a motherboard that is 12" x 9.6" and has seven expansion slots. Which form factor is the technician working with? ATX mATX SFF Mini-ITX
A support technician manages mostly digital displays but has some older computers with video cards that can support both analog and digital monitors. What type of video ports do these older computers have? HDMI DVI VGA DisplayPort
A support technician manages mostly digital displays but has some older computers with video cards that can support both analog and digital monitors. What type of video ports do these older computers have? HDMI DVI VGA DisplayPort
A support technician needs to connect the USB port on a portable monitor to an HDMI port on a laptop to extend the laptop's display. What kind of cable will the technician use to accomplish this? SCSI Adapter EIDE DVI
A support technician needs to connect the USB port on a portable monitor to an HDMI port on a laptop to extend the laptop's display. What kind of cable will the technician use to accomplish this? SCSI Adapter EIDE DVI
A support technician needs to install a legacy peripheral component interconnect (PCI) sound card. Which of the following statements about PCI is NOT true? PCI Express supersedes PCI. PCI uses parallel communications. The PCI card can fit into the PCIe slot. PCI is software compatible with PCIe.
A support technician needs to install a legacy peripheral component interconnect (PCI) sound card. Which of the following statements about PCI is NOT true? PCI Express supersedes PCI. PCI uses parallel communications. The PCI card can fit into the PCIe slot. PCI is software compatible with PCIe.
A support technician needs to install an optical disk drive in a tower. How will the technician connect the optical drive cables? Through the top panel Through the side panel Through the rear panel Through the bottom of the rear panel
A support technician needs to install an optical disk drive in a tower. How will the technician connect the optical drive cables? Through the top panel Through the side panel Through the rear panel Through the bottom of the rear panel
A support technician opened a PC case and observed a small computer system interface (SCSI) connector plugged into the motherboard. What can the technician know to be true about the connector? It connects the hard disk. It's using serial communications. It transfers data 1 bit at a time. It only supports 1 device at a time.
A support technician opened a PC case and observed a small computer system interface (SCSI) connector plugged into the motherboard. What can the technician know to be true about the connector? It connects the hard disk. It's using serial communications. It transfers data 1 bit at a time. It only supports 1 device at a time.
A support technician plugged a monitor with a USB C cable connector into a USB C port on the computer, but the monitor would not function. Why would the monitor not work? It was not an HDMI cable. It was not a DisplayPort cable. It was not a Lightning cable. It was not a Thunderbolt cable. Solution
A support technician plugged a monitor with a USB C cable connector into a USB C port on the computer, but the monitor would not function. Why would the monitor not work? It was not an HDMI cable. It was not a DisplayPort cable. It was not a Lightning cable. It was not a Thunderbolt cable. Solution
A technician is building out a new desktop PC and is trying to connect the hard drive and ensure it has power. In a more modern system, which cable will provide power? 15-pin 7-pin Molex eSATA
A technician is building out a new desktop PC and is trying to connect the hard drive and ensure it has power. In a more modern system, which cable will provide power? 15-pin 7-pin Molex eSATA
An audio-visual support technician assists a customer who normally uses a USB 3.0 display cable to connect, but the cable seems to have gone bad. What else could the technician likely use? Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt 2 Thunderbolt 1 Lightning
An audio-visual support technician assists a customer who normally uses a USB 3.0 display cable to connect, but the cable seems to have gone bad. What else could the technician likely use? Thunderbolt 3 Thunderbolt 2 Thunderbolt 1 Lightning
An information technology analyst is a huge fan of superhero movies and is excited about the new movies coming out, so the analyst decides to splurge and buy an 8K television. However, the analyst also wishes to connect a laptop to play games on the television but is unsure which cables support 8K. Which of the following would work? (Select all that apply.) High speed HDMI Ultra high speed HDMI Thunderbolt DisplayPort
An information technology analyst is a huge fan of superhero movies and is excited about the new movies coming out, so the analyst decides to splurge and buy an 8K television. However, the analyst also wishes to connect a laptop to play games on the television but is unsure which cables support 8K. Which of the following would work? (Select all that apply.) High speed HDMI Ultra high speed HDMI Thunderbolt DisplayPort
An organization has asked a helpdesk attendant to swap out a defective monitor since part of the monitor will not display colors correctly. They are curious about how the LCD monitor varies the color, so they look at the inner workings. What is each pixel addressed by to vary the intensity of RGB values? Transistor Light-emitting diode HDCP VESA
An organization has asked a helpdesk attendant to swap out a defective monitor since part of the monitor will not display colors correctly. They are curious about how the LCD monitor varies the color, so they look at the inner workings. What is each pixel addressed by to vary the intensity of RGB values? Transistor Light-emitting diode HDCP VESA
An organization has asked a security analyst to review the contents of an external drive to see if the drive is reusable or if the organization needs to destroy it. However, the drive does not have a cable that connects to a USB. After finding an older computer that supports the cable type, it still does not seem to connect. The analyst notices that there appears to be a cable for what looks like power to the device. What type of cable should the analyst try using? eSATAp SATA power connector Molex IDE
An organization has asked a security analyst to review the contents of an external drive to see if the drive is reusable or if the organization needs to destroy it. However, the drive does not have a cable that connects to a USB. After finding an older computer that supports the cable type, it still does not seem to connect. The analyst notices that there appears to be a cable for what looks like power to the device. What type of cable should the analyst try using? eSATAp SATA power connector Molex IDE
Which of the following statements regarding most connectors and ports is NOT true? They use edge contacts. They use internal connection points. They use keying. They can be reversible.
Which of the following statements regarding most connectors and ports is NOT true? They use edge contacts. They use internal connection points. They use keying. They can be reversible.