ACI - A+ 1102 EOW Review V3

When working with electronic components on a computing device, one must use a(n) ____ bracelet in order to protect all components from being damaged.

• Anti-static

• Carbon-infused

• Rubber-band

• Nylon

When RAM is full and the computer needs to open another program the user has requested, the RAM can send the information to the hard drive. This section of the hard drive will be used as if it were RAM. What is the name of this section on the hard drive?

• Meta data

• Loopback

• Error correcting code

• Page file

When trying to consider RAM for a PC build, the ____ Random Access Memory is used in computers due to its lower cost and in low-end computing.

• Buffered

• Unbuffered

• ECC

• Threadripper

Biron has bought a GeForce 4090 RTX graphics card with 24GB GDDR6X. He opens up the computer to install the new card. What slot will this graphics card be inserted into in order to render video graphics to the four 32-inch monitors that will be connected afterwards?

• Socket

• Dual Inline Memory Module

• Optical drive bay

• Peripheral Component Interconnect Express

Which of these statements is true about plugging an x8 PCIe adapter card into a x16 PCIe adapter slot?

• The x8 can only be installed in an x8 slot.

• The x8 can be installed but will only use 8 lanes.

• There is no x16 slot on the motherboard.

• Errors and BSOD will follow.

When looking at the shape of an ATX motherboard, which shape represents the board for its 12 inches x 9.6 inches?

• Circle

• Triangle

• Rectangle

• Square

Sarah is unboxing a motherboard for her new PC build. This motherboard came with three PCIe slots. What size motherboard did Sarah purchase?

• EATX

• Mini-ITX

• ATX

• Micro-ATX

A design called ____ makes it so connectors and ports can't be inserted the wrong way when a user is connecting a cable to a physical port.

• Optimization

• Keying

• Tethering

• Subnet

Janyl has received a new graphics card in the mail. Upon opening it up and inserting it into the case, they discovered that the system case will not close if they install it. Which of the following devices below can be used so Janyl can install the graphics card and close the system case?

• Enclosure

• Riser card

• Portable media player

• M.2

This type of firmware allows users to use a keyboard and mouse to navigate its menus.

• UEFI

• BIOS

• Preboot execution environment

• CMOS