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WorksheetsCUSTOM CONFIGURATION
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
You have been asked to set up a workstation for a new graphic designer at your company.
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a graphic design workstation?
Fast hard drive
Maximum RAM
Powerful CPU
High-end video
You have been hired as a consultant for a video editing company that needs all new workstations for its six editors.
Which of the following is required when constructing an A/V editing workstation?
Gigabit NIC
Powerful processor
Maximum RAM
Fast hard drive
Danielle has been asked to configure virtualization at her company. She recommends that her manager buy multicore processors. What justification should she give as to why virtualization workstations require as many CPU cores as possible?
Each virtual machine has one or more cores installed directly in it.
Each virtual machine makes use of actual CPU resources for processing instructions and data.
Fault tolerance dictates that if one CPU core fails, there should be one or more in line to take its place.
Because each guest operating system runs in its own space, multiple cores are required to store the collective data.
Your friend Joe plays video game tournaments online, and he read in an online forum that he should overclock his CPU for better speed. You tell him that if he does that, he needs better cooling. Why is high-end cooling a requirement for gaming PCs?
Gaming PCs tend to overclock their CPUs and run multiple high-performance GPUs.
Gaming controllers have components for tactile realism that generate copious amounts of heat.
Digital sound cards generate more heat than analog sound cards.
Placing that many hard drives in such a small space generates too much heat.
Marcus, a network technician, has been asked to build an HTPC for his manager. Which of the following is not a common requirement that Marcus should consider for this custom configuration?
Surround sound
HDMI
Micro-ATX case
TV tuner
Which type of system simply needs to run standard versions of Windows and desktop applications?
Thin client
Thick client
Home server PC
Virtualization workstation
Which of the following descriptions most closely matches that of a thin client?
A high-resolution monitor, keyboard, and mouse
A computer with a low-profile case
A laptop
A dumb terminal with a NIC
You have recently installed a home server PC in your home so that all of your family members can share media. You have a router and network cabling that supports Gigabit Ethernet.
Why should you equip a home server PC with a gigabit NIC?
All systems, including the server, should communicate at the same speed.
The server should not be allowed to communicate at the higher speeds of the rest of the network or it will be overused.
The server should exceed the communication speed of the clients to avoid a bottleneck.
The operating system that home servers run is not compatible with Gigabit Ethernet.
An engineer on your network is complaining that his CAD workstation is slow and he wants a processor upgrade. Which of the following reasons is justification for having a powerful processor in a CAD/CAM workstation?
Only powerful processors can stream graphical information efficiently.
Manufacturing equipment is generally faster than design equipment, which needs faster processors to keep up.
Graphics adapters used in CAD/CAM do not have their own processors, so the CPU performs this job as well.
The algorithms used in rendering graphics can be processor intensive.
A video editor at your company wants a second monitor, claiming that only having one monitor limits her ability to work. Why do A/V editing workstations benefit from more than one monitor?
Their software often has enough controls across their width that one monitor seems cramped.
While one graphics adapter works on one rendering project, the other can simply display a normal desktop.
Once the editing is complete, the second monitor is used to present the results to others on the team.
Additional monitors are used for remote collaboration among other editors.
You are configuring a virtualization workstation for your home use. Which of the following is required for your new system?
Multiple host operating systems
Maximum RAM allowed
File sharing services
Multiple NICs
Robin has been asked to lead training for new technicians at a local PC distributor specializing in gaming PCs. For which one of the following should she not recommend upgraded parts?
High-end cooling
A RAID array
High-end video
Better sound card
Which of the following system types does not require a CPU enhancement of any sort?
A/V editing workstation
Gaming PC
Graphic design workstation
Virtualization workstation
Maria is setting up an HTPC and wants to know which type of video cables to purchase.
Which of the following is the recommended video output technology for home theater PCs?
DVI
WUXGA
HDMI
YCbCr
Which of the following is a common feature of a standard thick client?
Has enhanced video capabilities
Has a high-performance hard drive
Has as much RAM installed as is possible
Can run a full version of Windows
Your network uses thin clients. A new technician is amazed that the computers have no hard drives and asks, “If the operating system is not resident on the client, where is it found?”
On a DVD inserted at bootup
On a USB flash drive
On the server for session-by-session client use
Embedded in a flash module on the motherboard
Peter is configuring a home server PC. Which of the following should be his least-important priority to include in his home server PC?
File and print sharing
Maximum RAM
Gigabit NIC
Media streaming
RAID array
All of the following systems benefit from increased RAM except . (Choose two)
Home theater PC
Virtualization workstation
Graphic design workstation
Gaming PC
Which of the following uses would not require a custom configuration for a PC?
A computer running Windows 7 Ultimate with 1TB of data and 250GB of applications installed
A computer running WHS 2011
A design computer used to drive a lathe that makes automotive rims
A computer to replace a BD player and DVR
Which of the following system types does not benefit from video enhancements?
CAD/CAM design workstation
Home server PC
A/V editing workstation
Home theater PC
