26 questions
What connector has 4 pins, is used for older IDE drives and some SATA drives, and can provide +5 V and +12 V power outputs?
SATA connector
Berg connector
Molex connector
PCIe connector
What is the component that usually has a dual-voltage selector switch and has cables that connect to the motherboard and drives called?
HDD
PSU
DIMM
PCIe
A micro-ATX motherboard will fit into a case that follows what minimum standard?
ATX 1.0
ATX 1.5
ATX 2.0
ATX 2.1
How many pins are used in a parallel port, also known as an LPT port?
9
15
25
40
What type of port is sometimes used by routers for management and configuration purposes?
DB9 port
LPT port
PS/2 Port
eSata port
What audio port connects to an external home theater audio system, providing digital audio output?
S/PDIF
FireWire
Thunderbolt
eSata
What is the most common pointing device on laptops
a touch pad
a mouse
a touch screen
a trackball
How many pins are in the power supply connector that is typically used on most motherboards today?
20 pin
8 pin
24 pin
15 pin
What component is most likely to be installed in a PC, is considered primary storage, and typically stores the operating system, as well as its applications?
floppy drive
tape drive
hard disk drive
optical drive
In a cellular network, each cell is controlled by a tower. What are these towers called?
cell controllers
cell hubs
base controllers
base stations
Law enforcement agencies sometimes use what type of data to reconstruct a person's travels?
accelerometer
tethering
geotracking
geospotting
Which statement is NOT true regarding motherboards?
also called a system board
has a CPU socket
has a heat sing on the PCIe slots
has a slot for DIMMs
What general-purpose tool can measure characteristics of electricity in a variety of devices?
loopback plug
POST card
multimeter
cable tester
If you have a PCI Express Version 2 video card, how many pins will the power connector have if the card requires extra power?
4
2
5
8
What is the name for the type of flash memory that is used by mobile devices to store their apps and data?
SC card
solid state device
MicroFlash card
hard drive
Programs and data that are stored on a motherboard are referred to by what term?
firmware
package
blob
instruction set
What statement about an FRU is true?
they are not necessary for the computers operation
all types can be easily disposed of in any trash can
it is easily repaired by a support technician
a support technician should know how to replace one
What tool can help discover and report computer errors and conflicts that occur when you first turn on a computer and before the operating system is launched?
POST card
ROM module
BIOS memory
CMOS firmware
What acronym is another name for static electricity, which can damage chips and destroy motherboards?
LCD
ESD
EMI
CRT
What type of port transmits both digital audio and digital video with a single connector?
S-video
DVI
HDMI
VGA
This transmits digital video and audio and is slowly replacing VGA and DVI
DisplayPort
HDMI
PCIe
S/PDIF
a type of memory slot found on a motherboard
SDRAMM
DRAMM
DIMM
PCIe
draws heat from the CPU and pipes it to a fan, which then blows heat out of the case
POST card
PCIe
GPU
Heat Sink
a slot used for expansion cards or video cards on a motherboard
PCIe
SATA
IDE
DIMM
a series of tests performed by the startup UEFI/BIOS when you first turn on a computer
CMOS
POST
GPU
BIOS
Who is seriously the best teacher, probably ever?
Mr. Isaacs
Mr. Isaacs
Mr. Isaacs
Mr. Isaacs