Unit 1 Computer Maintenance

Which of the following can be used to connect or ground a technician's hand to a computer case in order to dissipate any static electricity?

• Extractor

• multimeter

• ESD strap

• compressed air

What is the most common pointing device on a laptop?

• styllus

• touch pad

• small joystick

• mouse

Which motherboard component is used by adapter cards to provide a port or other function not provided by the motherboard?

• DIMM slot

• processor

• eSATA

• expansion slot

Which of the following components is NOT typically found on netbook computers?

• USB port

• optical drive

• audio port

• hard drive

Which type of computer case sits upright, has room for several drives, and is often used for servers?

• desktop case

• all-in-one case

• chassis case

• tower case

When a laptop is missing a port or slot, what type of device can be used to provide the port or slot that is needed?

• USB dongle

• flash card

• access point

• cellular modem

What type of device would use a PCIe 6/8 pin connector?

• PATA drive

• high-end video card

• power supply

• processor

Which of the following ports always carries digital audio and can work with electrical or optical cable?

• Thunderbolt

• FireWire

• S/PDIF

• eSATA

Which port can transmit video, data, and power on the same cable and is popular with Apple Computers?

• Thunderbolt

• S/PDIF

• Super-Speed USB 3.0

• FireWire

What type of wireless connection requires an unobstructed "line of sight" between transmitter and receiver?

• Bluetooth

• NFC

• cellular

• infrared