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WorksheetsComputer Hardware Quiz
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which connector is a legacy analog video interface?
HDMI
DVI
Display Port
VGA
Who created DisplayPort?
Video Electronics Standard Association (VESA)
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
APPLE
INTEL
You need to back up just over 9 GB of data from your hard drive to an optical disc so you can store it offsite. You want to use just one disc to keep costs down, and you want to leave as little unused space on the disc as possible. What type of optical media should you use?
DVD-18 (Digital Video Disc)
DVD-10 (Digital Video Disc)
Blu-Ray (BD)
CD-ROM (Compact Disc)
Into which device would you plug an RJ-11 connector?
A standard telephone
A wired headset
A network attached storage (NAS)
A wired keyboard
Which statement about Firewire or USB is true?
USB is based on IEEE 1394 standard.
USB 1.1 has a faster transfer rate than Firewire.
Both ends of the Firewire cable are the same.
USB is based on Small Computer System Interface Protocol.
What does the High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) not provide between equipment?
digital content protection
an audio stream of data
power to the connected device
a video stream of data
What type of connector would you use to connect a wired router to an Ethernet network?
PS/2
RJ-11
RJ-45
HDMI
What is the main purpose of the Thunderbolt interface?
It connects computer to a wired network
It is used to connect older type mice to a computer
It connects computer to a wired network
It is used to display interface and general peripheral interface.
Which peripheral device fills cells with color and uses transistors to vary intensity?
Keyboard
hard disk
Monitor
Network Interface Card
What would you use a Near Field Communication connection for?
monitor
wireless router
wireless keyboard
contactless payment
What type of device would you connect using a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) port?
A Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Monitor
a flat panel display equipment
A blu-ray player
An oscilloscope
What is the standard resolution of the Video Graphics Array (VGA)?
A resolution of 1280x720 with 16-bit or 32-bit of color
A resolution of 1024x768 with 16-bit or 32-bit of color
A resolution of 800 x 600 with 4-bit or 8-bit of color
A resolution of 640x480 with 4-bit color
Who created Mini DisplayPort?
INTEL
VESA
APPLE
IBM
What type of device uses Digital Light Processing (DLP)?
Mouse
Digital Projector
Printer
Monitor
Which USB standard has a rate of 480 Mbps?
USB 1.0
USB 2.0
USB 1.1
USB 3.0
What type of device would use Radio Frequency (RF)?
A wireless router
A thumb drive
High definition monitor
A USB printer
Which device is categorized as a Human Interface Device (HID)?
Mouse
Monitor
Printer
Network card
What type of USB connector would you plug into a host?
USB Type B mini
USB Type B micro
USB Type A
USB Type C
Which HDMI connector is also known as the Mini HDMI?
HDMI Type D
HDMI Type A
HDMI Type C
HDMI Standard 2.1
You need to increase the system memory of your laptop and decide to research the types of memory available. Which would fit in your laptop?
(a)
For which reason would you use a Bluetooth Class 1 device with a range of 100m?
to connect a wireless printer
to connect to a wireless keyboard
For an automobile hotspot
as an industrial application
After connecting a new monitor to your computer, you get a message saying the monitor is not set at the optimal resolution. Which Windows applet would you use to change the resolution?
Device manager
Settings
Personalization
Display
You just bought a new smartphone that did not come with the necessary USB charging cable. In the instructions booklet, a picture of the charging cable depicts the device end of the cable as being flat on both sides and reversible. What type of cable do you need?
USB Type B micro
USB Type B
USB Type B mini
USB Type C
What type of connection would you use to connect short-range wireless devices such as a keyboard or a mouse to a computer?
WIFI
RFID
Bluetooth
NFC
Your new device has a web-based configuration. What do you need to access the configuration page?
The Internet Protocol (IP) address
The Media Address Control (MAC) address
The name of the manufacturer
The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) address
You have a new Apple workstation and you are looking for a port on the machine where you can plug in either a monitor or a peripheral. What type of port would you use?
Thunderbolt
USB
HDMI
DisplayPort
You added a speaker add-in card to your desktop computer and want to connect the card to an amplifier. Which color collar would the port you need have?
Pink
Lime
Light Blue
Orange
You need to move the pictures from your digital camera to your computer. Which type of connection would NOT allow you to do this?
Memory card transfer
USB
Wireless
Ethernet
You are using a scanner to scan a Word document into your computer. What type of software would you use to convert the image into a computer-editable text document?
OCR
WIA
JPEG
GIF
You have a new external hard drive. Which of these ports could be used to connect to the device?
RJ-11
RJ-45
RCA
Thunderbolt
You have recently upgraded from a USB mouse to a wireless mouse. Once you remove the old mouse, what do you need to install to connect the wireless mouse to the computer?
A wireless adapter
USB card
A NIC card
PS/2 adapter
You have a new printer to install on your Windows computer. Where would you go in Windows to configure user-configurable settings for the printer?
Network Connections
Device Manager
Settings
The Devices and Printers folder
You added a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) access point to your home network. How would you access the management page for the device?
Push the WPS button on the device.
Type the device's IP address into your web browser.
Type "255.255.255.255" into your web browser.
Type "0.0.0.0" into your web browser.
Your keyboard no longer works and is not fixable. You look in the closet and find an old dusty keyboard with a cable that ends in a 6-pin purple-colored connector. What type of connector have you found?
VGA
PS/2
BLUETOOTH
USB
Your new "Plug-and-Play" printer is not installing properly, even though Windows tried to find a driver using Windows Update. What else can you do to install the device?
Obtain a device driver from the manufacturer.
Return the device as defective.
Ignore the error message and try to use the device.
Use some other device driver found on Windows.
You are removing an old device from your computer and want to ensure all of the old drivers are gone. Where in Windows would you go to delete the drivers?
Go to the Device and Printers folder and delete the device.
Go to the Network Connections folder and delete the device.
Go to Settings and delete the device.
Go to the Device Manager folder, right-click the device, and select "Uninstall Device."
You have multiple monitors connected to your computer. How would you configure the screens to give you more "real estate" available for viewing?
Use the "PC screen" setting.
Use the "Extend these displays" setting.
Use the "Duplicate these displays" setting.
Use the "Second screen" setting.
What type of network technology would use DOCSIS?
Very High Bit Rate DSL (VDSL)
Cable Access TV (CATV)
Fiber to the Curb (FTTC)
Fiber to the Home (FTTH)
What is the major technical issue in using a satellite network connection?
The need to have a special satellite dish
Unusual computer connections
Lack of satellite coverage
Latency problems within the system
What type of system would use a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) connection?
A Cable Access TV provider that also has Internet service
A fiber optic network service to your local area
A telephone company that provides high-speed Internet over the phone lines
A fiber optic network system to your home
Which system uses an automatically generated Service Set Identifier (SSID) and encryption keys to configure wireless networks?
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
What type of fiber optic networking solution is widely deployed in urban areas?
Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC)
Fiber Optic to the Curb (FTTC)
Cable Access TV (CATV)
Fiber Optic to the Home (FTTH)
Which of these cellular standards has the fastest top data rate?
Long Term Evolution (LTE)
Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+)
General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)
Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO)
What type of connector would you use on the Wide Area Network (WAN) port of a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) modem?
PS/2
COAX
RJ-45
Rj-11
Which of the following is NOT a Radio Frequency means of creating a wireless network?
CELLULAR
SATELLITE
WI-FI
Near Field Communication (NFC)
Which type of device connects computers together in an Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN)?
A NIC (Network Interface Card)
An Access Point
A switch
An Internet router/modem
Which wireless standard provides a 54 Mbps maximum transfer rate?
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n
802.11ac
Which standard is the best choice for encrypting your wireless network?
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
Which networking feature did Microsoft recently discontinue in updated Windows 1803?
Homegroups
Nearby Devices
Network Troubleshooter
Windows Firewall
Using a bare metal backup allows you to skip which step of restoration?
Installing an Operating System (OS)
Installing device drivers
Testing the restore
Verifying the backup
Which of these is acting as a local file server?
The Network Attached Storage (NAS) device on the network
Cloud storage through OneDrive
A connection to a computer at work over the Internet
Downloaded music from iTunes
Which of the following is a correct Universal Naming Convention (UNC) format for a shared folder?
\\GTSLearning\DocShare
\\GTSLearning\\DocShare
\\GTSLearning\Doc:Share
\\GTSLearning\\Doc:Share
Which protocol is designed to upload and download files between clients and servers?
TELNET
NTP
TCP
FTP
Where is your data stored if you store it on the "cloud"?
On a server hosted by a service provider
On the hard drive in your computer
On a Universal Serial Bus (USB) thumb drive attached to your laptop
In an NAS (Network Attached Storage) device in your home
Which type of memory is used for system memory?
CACHE
RAM
FLASH
ROM
Which of these would NOT use flash memory?
A thumb drive
A memory card
Synchronous Dynamic RAM (SDRAM)
An audio player
What type of operating system do most Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices use?
iOS
Linux
Android
Windows
Which format does NOT use a laser to read the data?
FLASH
BLU RAY
Write Once Read Many
Digital Video Disc
What type of storage device is a hybrid device?
SSD
HDD
CD-ROM
BLU RAY
What is the name of the cloud storage agent built into the latest versions of Windows?
Dropbox
OneDrive
iCloud
Google Drive
What is the difference between HTTP and HTTPS protocols?
HTTP does not require DNS to resolve a web address to an IP address, whereas HTTPS does.
HTTP serves web pages on the extranet, whereas HTTPS serves web pages on the intranet.
HTTPS serves SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) secured HTML web pages, whereas HTTP serves unsecured web pages.
HTTP can serve HTML web pages, whereas HTTPS can serve HTML web pages, as well as XML pages displayed as HTML.
What protocol is usually used to provide logical addressing on networks?
Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
Internet Protocol (IP)
Which protocol allows people to use names/labels, rather than numeric addresses, to address network resources?
IP address
MAC address
Domain Name System (DNS)
URL
What is a Wide Area Network (WAN)?
A company that specializes in providing Internet access
A company that operates the national telephone networks
A network in a single location
A network that connects sites in different geographic locations
Which email protocol(s) are used to download messages from a mail server?
Either Post Office Protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Either Mail Exchanger (MX) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
Either Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) or Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Either Post Office Protocol (POP) or Mail Exchanger (MX)
What type of device is used to transfer packets between different networks?
A router
A Network Interface Card (NIC)
A switch
A hub
What type of address identifies a network interface in the context of the local network segment only?
A Media Access Control (MAC) address
DNS
IP address
URL
Which of the following is NOT a medium used for Internet access?
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Fiber to the Curb (FTTC)
Cable/Hybrid Fiber Coax
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
What is the latest Wi-Fi standard and which frequency band(s) does it use?
IEEE 802.11ac works in the 5 GHz band.
IEEE 802.11g works in the 2.4 GHz band.
IEEE 802.11b works in the 5 GHz band.
IEEE 802.11n works in the 5 GHz band.
What device is used to connect computers together in an Ethernet network?
An access point
A switch
An internet router
An internet modem
What is the difference between a modem and a router?
The modem transmits frames across the WAN link while the router forwards packets between the local network and the Internet.
The modem forwards packets between the local network and the Internet while the router transmits frames across the WAN link.
The modem and the router have exactly the same responsibilities, so the terms are often used interchangeably.
The modem transmits frames across the WAN link while the router translates the server's web address into an IP address.
What can you do to reduce the risk of using a free Wi-Fi network to place an order from an online shop?
Request an encrypted transaction.
Change your password.
Ensure that the online store uses a secure (HTTPS) connection.
Change your credit card number often.
You log into a SOHO router and review current settings to prepare it for use. Which of the following items is NOT needed to configure a wireless connection on the router?
IP address
SSID
Authentication info
Encryption type
If you use an open network, what email configuration setting should you configure?
Enable a script blocker to prevent scripts from running
Enable anti-malware software to protect from viruses
Enable Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) encryption to protect the account password
Disable active content types like flash and Java to protect the web browser
You want to restrict access to a computer on your network to a single internet host running a particular application. What two things do you need to configure in your firewall's access control list?
The SSID and the IP address
The IP address of the host and the port number of the application
The SSID and the application name
The IP address of the host and the application name
What identifies a website as using the secure HTTPS protocol with a valid certificate?
The website has a recent copyright date
The URL shows the "https://" protocol and the browser shows a padlock icon
Check the Better Business Bureau.
The URL shows the "http://" protocol and the browser shows a padlock icon
You are using a computer in an Internet cafe. What should you do at the end of the session?
Log off the computer you're using.
Clear the browser cache.
Power off the computer.
Log out of all applications you've been using.
Select the one UNTRUE statement in regard to browser pop-up windows.
Pop-up windows are always a sign of viruses.
Pop-up windows can be controlled using browser settings.
Pop-up windows are implemented using scripts or add-ons.
Pop-up windows are usually designed to be helpful to the user.
You have installed a screensaver application. Later, after updating your anti-virus software, a malicious program is found. This appears to have infected your system at the same time as the screensaver was installed. What class of malware is this?
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Adware
Viruse
Select the one UNTRUE statement in regard to cookies.
Spyware and adware may extract data from your cookies to track your computer use.
A cookie is a plain text file created by a website you've visited and stored on your hard drive.
Cookies may contain more information about you than you are aware of.
It's not legal for a web site to store cookies on your computer.
Which of the following components can be cooled with liquid cooling?
Power supply
CPU
Modem
RAM
A user is attempting to prepare an office presentation and needs some direction on how to get a picture from a website into the presentation.
Move
Paste
Copy
Edit
Joe, a user just received a new mobile device. Which of the following will Joe be prompted for during device setup?
Bluetooth PIN
Account login information
Power point
Screen resolution
Which of the following is a fixed storage drive mechanical component?
Optical drive
Floppy disk drive
Solid state drive
Hard drive
A technical is assigned to harden a laptop for a medical practice. Which of the following should be used to protect PHI in the event of hardware theft?
Hard drive encryption
Password expiration
Disable Bluetooth
Host based firewall
Which of the following data connectivity options is the best to use when high mobility is required and cost is not a factor?
Wireless
Ethernet
Bluetooth
Cellular
A user needs to remove an application from a Windows computer. Which of the following is the best way to remove the application?
Drag the application to the trash, and select Empty trash
Right click on the application and select delete
Delete the application binary
Run the uninstaller provided by the application vendor
Which of the following programs should be used to create a .doc file?
Database
Word processing
Spreadsheet
After uninstalling a new workstation and setting up a user account which of the following should be completed to harden the system properly?
Run software and security updates
Add more cloud-based storage
Install peripheral device
Configure cloud-based storage
A technician receives an email notification about an OS update for a zero-day virus. Which of the following steps should be performed FIRST to update the company servers?
Perform the updates in a test environment
Perform the updates after work hours
Performed the updates during the next maintenance window
Perform the updates immediately
Which of the following is a feature of a surge protector?
Regular power voltage and wattage
Provide multiple outlets for power
Provides battery backup for device
Generates power for devices
A user has received a file that will not open when it is selected. Which of the following should the user do to open the file?
Create a desktop shortcut
Change the file extension
Reboot the computer
Update the OS
Which of the following is an example of a pointing device?
Trackball
Flash drive
Webcam
Project
An application hosted for use throughout an organization is an example of:
direct
Virtualization
external
Cloud
Joe uses a browser to visit his company web page. After careful viewing, he realizes the page has a different URL. Which of the following BEST describes this scenario?
Home banner redirection
Cookie redirection
Collaboration software redirection
Home page redirection
Which of the following is the best way to remove unneeded software?
Install the latest version of the software
Remove the application's icons
Use the OS's uninstall
Delete the folder containing the application
Which of the following connectors are utilized for attaching storage peripherals to a computer?
USB, eSATA, FireWire
PS/2, parallel, serial
VGA, DVI, HDMI, Components/RGB
RJ45, RJ11, 3.5mm
Which of the following should be performed BEFORE installing memory in a computer?
Use plastic tools to avoid shock from capacitor
Connect antistatic straps to the ground
Configure the BIOS for the new memory
Locate the proper drive files
A technician has installed a new OS. Which of the following is the best practice after all automatic updates and drive have been installed?
Install the password manager
Install the security software
Install the imagine software
Install addition browser
When a user does not have any broadband options, which of the following will connect the computer to the internet?
Modem
RAM
eSATA
SSD
