How should a technician dispose of an empty inkjet printer cartridge? Refill it. Throw it away. Follow local regulations for disposal. Give it back to the customer. Explanation: Refilling used…
Which condition refers to a reduced voltage level of AC power that lasts for an extended period of time? brownout sag spike surge Explanation: Surges and spikes are increased voltage…
How does an inline UPS protect computer equipment against electrical power brownouts and blackouts? by grounding excess electrical voltage by using a battery to supply a constant level of voltage…
A technician has assembled a new computer and must now configure the BIOS. At which point must a key be pressed to start the BIOS setup program? before the computer…
What is a function of the BIOS? enables a computer to connect to a network provides temporary data storage for the CPU performs a check on all internal components provides…
A technician has just finished assembling a new computer. When the computer is powered up for the first time, the POST discovers a problem. How does the POST indicate the…
What are two reasons for installing a second hard disk drive inside an existing computer? (Choose two.) to support a RAID array to store BIOS configuration settings to store the…
Which two components are commonly replaced when a computer system with a newer motherboard is being upgraded? (Choose two.) RAM hard disk drive CPU optical drive CMOS battery adapter card…
Which two considerations would be of the greatest importance when building a workstation that will run multiple virtual machines? (Choose two.) amount of RAM number of CPU cores water cooling…
When assembling a PC, how is pin 1 identified on the front panel cables so that it can be aligned properly with pin 1 on the motherboard panel connector? by…
A technician is installing a new high-end video adapter card into an expansion slot on a motherboard. What may be needed to operate this video adapter card? PCI expansion slot…
Which type of motherboard expansion slot has four types ranging from x1 to x16 with each type having a different length of expansion slot? PCIe AGP SATA PCI Explanation: The…
While shopping for a replacement motherboard, a customer decides to also purchase a new mechanical hard drive and asks the technical salesperson for advice. Which storage interface should the salesperson…
A technician has been asked to order a replacement internal SATA HDD. Between which two form factors will the technician have to choose? (Choose two.) 2.25 inch (5.72 cm) 2.5…
Which type of drive is typically installed in a 5.25 inch (13.34 cm) bay? hard drive optical drive flash drive SSD Explanation: Optical drives are installed in 5.25 inch (13.34…
A student is looking to add memory in order to speed up a tower computer. Which type of memory module should the student be looking for? DIP DIMM SIMM SODIMM…
A technician has been asked to upgrade a processor and needs to do some research. The computer is just a couple of years old. What are two types of processor…
Where is buffered memory commonly used? gaming laptops gaming computers business PCs servers tablets Explanation: Buffered memory is used in computers that have a lot of RAM such as servers…
Which PC motherboard bus is used to connect the CPU to RAM and other motherboard components? front-side PCI PCIe SATA Explanation: The front-side bus (FSB) is used to connect the…
Which type of motherboard expansion slot sends data one bit at a time over a serial bus? RAM PCI PCIe PATA Explanation: A PCIe expansion slot connects to a serial…