Lesson 1 Midterm Review

The CEO of your small company has asked you to connect a laptop computer to the small conference room LED TV. The CEO will be showing a promotional video that demonstrates the new company strategy through images and sound.

Which of the following cable types would work BEST for connecting the laptop to the display?

• HDMI

• S/PDIF

• VGA

• DVI

You have purchased a new LED monitor for your computer. On the back of the monitor, you see the following port (pictured above).

Which type of cable should you use to connect the monitor to your computer?

• DisplayPort cable

• HDMI cable

• DVI cable

• VGA cable

Susan works in the research and development department. She recently purchased a large high-speed external drive and has attached the drive to her computer using a USB cable. Her drive requires a minimum data transfer speed of 5 Gbps and needs to have access to 600 mA/15 volts of USB power to function properly.

Although the correct drivers are installed, when she plugs her drive into her workstation, the drive is not working. To troubleshoot the problem, she has connected her drive to her coworker's computer, where the drive functions properly. No additional cables are required for this drive.

Which of the following is the MOST likely reason that Susan's external hard drive is not working?

• Susan has connected her drive to a USB 3.2 port, but the drive is only made to work with a 2.0 port.

• Susan has connected her drive to a USB 2.0 port, which does not have the required data transfer speed.

• Susan has connected her drive to a USB 3.2 port, which does not support the minimum data transfer speed required.

• Susan has connected her drive using a Type-C cable, which does not have enough power for her drive.

You have just purchased a smartphone with a USB Type-C cable connector for charging your phone.

Which of those pictured is a USB Type-C connector? (Select one.)

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

You are installing a new SATA hard drive in your Windows workstation.

Which of the following connectors should you use to connect your hard drive to the motherboard?

• 40-pin connector

• 7-pin connector

• 24-pin connector

• 15-pin connector

The manager of the research and development team needs to make a PowerPoint presentation for her team members (with no audio). Her presentation requires her computer to be connected to a large high-definition television. You have been asked to ensure that the computer is connected and functioning properly prior to her presentation.

In the process of setting up the computer, you find that the computer's video port (see image 1) is different from the port found on the TV (see image 2).

Which of the following adapters MUST you use to connect the computer to the TV?

• RCA-to-HDMI

• VGA-to-HDMI

• DVI-to-HDMI

• VGA-to-USB

• DVI-to-USB

You decided to upgrade your PC with a faster processor. To do this, you ordered a new motherboard over the internet that supports the processor that you want to use.

When the motherboard arrives, you discover that the motherboard uses the Micro-ATX form factor. Your current case is an ATX mid-tower with a standard ATX motherboard inside.

Which steps must you take for the Micro-ATX motherboard to work in the ATX case?

• Drill new holes in the Micro-ATX motherboard to match the mounting hole pattern in the ATX case.

• Drill new holes in the ATX case to match the mounting hole pattern in the Micro-ATX motherboard.

• Return the motherboard and replace it with an ATX form factor motherboard, as the Micro-ATX motherboard does not fit without modifying the case.

• No additional steps are necessary. You can install the Micro-ATX motherboard in the ATX case.

You have just finished replacing the motherboard in your friend Ethan's computer with the same type of motherboard that the computer had originally. You tested the motherboard by powering it on and by verifying that the operating system started and that the applications work.

Now Ethan is complaining that his computer no longer recognizes his external hard drive, which he had connected to the previous motherboard.

Which of the following is MOST likely causing the external hard drive not to function?

• The hard drive has failed.

• The computer's power supply was not connected properly.

• The USB front panel connector was not properly connected.

• The replacement motherboard does not support external hard drives.