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A+ CompTia (Part one)

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a EMI?

a)

electromagnetic Induction

b)

A magnetic field interfering with electronics

c)

External Machine Interface

d)

Magnetic field interfering with software

2.

Which firmware security feature included on some PCs allow you to track the location of a stolen computer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

You're helping a customer with a new system that they just assembled. While troubleshooting the new PC, you observe that the computer starts up but will shut itself down after operating for only a few minutes. Which of the following is MOST likely the issue?

a)

BSoD

b)

OverHeating

c)

Power

d)

BIOS settings

4.

Which of these memory types is synchronous memory?

a)

SRAM

b)

CMOS

c)

EEPROM

d)

SDRAM

5.

Which term refers to the type of memory that loses its contents when power isn't present?

a)

Nonvolatile

b)

Dual

c)

Static

d)

Volatile

6.

Which of the following sockets work with an i7 processor? (Please select one or more)

a)

LGA 775

b)

LGA 2011

c)

LGA 1151

d)

AM3

7.

What is the transfer rate of DDR3-1600? (hint: the width of all DDR SDRAM sticks is 8 bytes)

a)

6,400MBps

b)

12,800MBps

c)

10,667MBps

d)

14,933MBps

e)

17,066MBps

8.

Which of the following would be considered a disadvantage to intentional overclocking of a CPU?

a)

Might make your system unstable

b)

Voids most warranties

c)

Might make your system more prone to lockups and reboots

d)

Known to destroy CPUS

e)

None of the above

9.

Under what conditions should a PC technician work inside the power supply?

a)

Only when its unplugged

b)

Anytime, because the power supply only has low-energy DC electricity that will not hurt the technician.

c)

Never, because the power supply has capacitors that hold electrical charges that may harm the technician

d)

Only when the technician is wearing an anti-static wrist strap

10.

Which type of memory requires that unused motherboard memory slots be filled with modules that do not contain memory?

a)

DDR4

b)

SDRAM

c)

DDR3

d)

RDRAM

e)

DDR

11.

Whats the port purpose for Firewire?

a)

For audio/video output

b)

For input and output devices

c)

for high-end audio output

d)

for network connection

12.

What device can keep a computer running during a brownout?

a)

A UPS

b)

A surge supressor

c)

Nothing,you are out of luck

d)

A surge protector

13.

How can you best protect electrical equipment from power surges?

a)

Use a surge protector or UPS

b)

Use a rectifier or inverter

c)

Use a transformer or rectifier

d)

Use a ground bracelet or ESD mat

14.

What voltages does an ATX12V P1 connector provide for the motherboard?

a)

3.3,5 Volts

b)

3.3,5,12 Volts

c)

3.3,12 Volts

d)

5, 12 Volts

15.

How many pins does a SATA power connector have?

a)

6

b)

10

c)

7

d)

15

e)

9

16.

After trying to run virtualization software, you realize that the BIOS doesn't support virtualization. What should you do?

a)

Replace the CMOS battery

b)

Flash the BIOS

c)

Configure the jumpers on the motherboard

d)

Upgrade the motherboard

e)

Upgrade the CPU

17.

Same application can be distributed to several users in your network?

a)

Single use license

b)

Site License

c)

Per user License

d)

Per seat License

18.

Permits you to install an application on a single device or small fixed number devices

a)

Single use License

b)

Site License

c)

Per user License

d)

Per seat License

19.

Permits a certain number of users to use an application on multiple computers

a)

Per seat License

b)

Single use License

c)

Site License

d)

Per user License

20.

Permits you to install an application on certain number of computers with unlimited numbers of users

a)

Single use License

b)

Per user License

c)

Per seat License

d)

Site License

21.

What tasks would you perform using the regedit tool?

a)

for system files

b)

Change window's Registry Database

c)

to fix system files

d)

None of the above

22.

What is the effect of running the cd..command?

a)

CD-ROM

b)

Changes the directory to parent directory

c)

Changes parent directory to the directory

d)

none of the above

23.

Which Windows command is probably best suited for scripting file backup operation?

a)

Robocopy command offers more options than xcopy

b)

xcopy overall is best for scripting file backups

c)

using copy command

d)

none of the above