A friend is working on piecing together a computer. He calls and explains that he needs to buy a circuit board with ports and sockets that connects the main devices of his computer. Which computer component is he most likely explaining?

• motherboard

• BIOS

• RAM

• CPU

You are responsible for selecting new computers for the school’s new video game design course. Which of the following configurations will provide the best performance?

• 64-bit CPU with 4GB of RAM

• 32-bit CPU with 16GB of RAM

• 64-bit CPU with 16GB of RAM

• 32-bit CPU with 4GB of RAM

Which of the following components is an example of firmware?

• CPU

• RAM

• BIOS

• motherboard

You and your brother are sharing a printer. You install the driver software onto your computer and install the printer. Then, you disconnect the printer and lend it to your brother. When you reconnect the printer later on, what is most likely to happen?

• You must reinstall the printer driver.

• The printer is ready to work.

• The printer is no longer compatible with your computer.

• You must update the printer driver.

NFC is most commonly used for which of the following tasks?

• Payment systems

• Checking system configuration

• Audio speaker connections

• Network configuration

What added functionality does a router have that an access point does not?

• Allows Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network.

• Replaces the switch device.

• Manages and secures the network.

• Communicates with the network interface card.

Which type of internet connection would you suggest to someone looking for the fastest speeds?

• dial up

• fiber optic

• DSL

• cable

As you are writing a document on your computer, your process is temporarily saved but not always saved to file. Where are the temp changes to a file located before the changes are saved?

• GPU

• CPU

• RAM

• Storage

The location of a file is referred to as which of the following?

• Processing

• Storage

• Input

• Output

Which of the following storage types is an example of volatile storage?

• SD Card

• Cloud Storage

• RAM

• CD-ROM