Schoology Mock Exam 1

Anna is adding a new video card, an audio card and a network interface card to your computer. What are these types of cards known as?

• Peripheral types

• Trusted Platform Modules

• Hyperthreading

• Expansion cards

Which of the following are possible reasons for motherboard failure? (Select best 2 answers.)

• Power surges

• Manufacturer defects

• CD-ROM failures

• Incorrect USB devices

A customer wants to build a high end gaming PC and asks your opinion on the type of memory. Which of the below you will advise for him to use?

• Unbuffered

• Buffered

• SODIMM

• ROM

Which of the PC components generate a lot of heat and special protection such as metal fins/ exclusive fans. (select two)

• Video card(GPU)

• Optical Drive

• Hard drive

• RAM

• CPU

A customer calls DELL support regarding an issue with his computer. The DELL tech told him the problem is related to the Front-Side-Bus(FCB). Which one of the below component did the customer likely called about?

• The Real Time Clock battery

• The Southbridge chipset

• LAN Card

• The system memory

A customer reports that their computer is displaying "operating system not found" while booting. The technician confirms that the user was trying change the date and time in the BIOS. The technician also confirms that the computer was working fine the previous day. Which of the following is most likely the problem?

• Customer configured the wrong Boot Order in the BIOS

• The system clock is not syncing with the Operating system

• The Hard Drive is damaged

• The customer has the time set to Pacific Time

_________ Volts is enough to damage components in your computer. Choose the best answer.

• 30

• 119

• 115

• 3000

Identify the device below

• Switch

• KVM Switch

• Router

• Video Hub

What type of cable the technician is connecting in this picture?

• Molex

• FireWire

• SATA power cable

• SATA data cable

Which of the following describes EEC memory best?

• Chips that can detect multiple bit errors and correct single bit errors in memory

• An individual memory chip that has dual rows of pins used to attach it to the motherboard

• Chips specifically designed for video graphics that are used in conjunction with a dedicated GPU

• Chips that run at clock speeds of 800 MHz and have a connector with 240 pins