A+ Lesson 1 Quiz

A manager directs a support technician to plug a device into the communications (COM) port. What port is the manager referring to?

• 1. IDE

• 1. SCSI

• 1. USB

• 1. Serial

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?

• 1. SCSI

• 1. Adapter

• 1. EIDE

• 1. 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?

• 1. PCI Express supersedes PCI.

• 1. PCI uses parallel communications.

• 1. The PCI card can fit into the PCIe slot.

• 1. PCI is software compatible with PCIe.

A support technician needs to install an optical disk drive in a new tower. Which panel should be removed so that the technician can gain access to the optical drive and connect the cables?

• 1. Through the top panel

• 1. Through the side panel

• 1. Through the rear panel

• 1. Through the bottom of the rear panel

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?

• 1. 15-pin connector

• 1. 7-pin connector

• 1. 4-pin connector

• 1. USB connector

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?

• 1. Graphics

• 1. Sound

• 1. NIC

• 1. Wi-Fi

A support technician manages digital displays but has some older computers with video cards that can support both analog and digital monitors. What type of video interface do these older computers have?

• 1. HDMI

• 1. DVI

• 1. VGA

• 1. DisplayPort

A support technician opened the case to a PC and saw a square socket component. What component has the support tech located?

• 1. RAM

• 1. Adapter

• 1. CPU

• 1. Drive

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?

• 1. ATX

• 1. mATX

• 1. SFF

• 1. Mini-ITX

A computer is processing software instructions on the central processing unit. How is all computer software broken down to be processed?

• 1. Bus

• 1. Binary

• 1. RAM

• 1. System clock