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1) What type of expansion slot has "x16" speed? A) CNR B) PCI C) PCIe D) AGP

Answer: C PCIe, or PCI-Express, comes in 1, 4, 8, 16, 32 speeds.

2) What does ECC memory do? A) correct errors in memory B) Speeds up memory to CPU speeds C) Prevents errors on your HD D) Uses lower voltage, and is more green.

Answer: A ECC Memory is "Error Correction Code Memory." This memory can detect and fix errors in your memory.

3) Which of the following bus types has the longest transmission limit, in terms of distance? A) CAT6 B) Fiber

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C) CAT5e D) USB

Answer: B Fiber uses light, which travels much farther than electricity. Fiber can go miles, depending on the exact type. While CAT can go 100m, and USB has a distance limit of 30m.

4) Which of the following is least likely to be considered "consumer replaceable" in a laptop? A) Optical drive B) RAM C) HDD D) Motherboard

Answer: D A laptops HD, Optical drive, and RAM can all be easily replaced by an average person. However, the motherboard will require a professional to replace.

5) A laptop needs to be opened up, the AC power adapter is currently unplugged. What will the next step be? A) Pop the keyboard off B) Unhinge the LCD Screen C) Unplug the laptop from the power souce

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D) Remove Battery

Answer: D The laptop is unplugged, so now you need to remove it's backup power source, the battery.

6) Which of the following has the fastest connection speed? A) WiMAX B) DSL C) Dial Up D) Cable

Answer: D Cable internet is the fastest out of the four.

7) What would a technician most likely upgrade on a laptop? A) Video Card B) Processor C) LCD Screen D) RAM

Answer: D RAM is easily replaced, and makes a big difference in system performance. While the rest of

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the answers are more expensive and difficult to access.

8) What will best secure a companies laptops? A) CCTV System B) Badge Reader C) Cable lock D) finger print scanner

Answer: C A cable lock will ensure no one can just grab a laptop, because it will physically secure it to another object.

9) Which of the following is likely to be found in a high end gaming desktop? A) Large HD B) Top of the market graphics card C) Tv Tuner D) Single core processor

Answer: B A gaming computer will need a good graphics card, in order to generate the graphics used in modern games.

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10) Which of the following is a digital interface? A) DVI B) VGA C) D)

Answer: A DVI, which stands for Digital Visual Interface, is a digital interface used to connect a monitor to a PC

11) What type of laptop display requires a backlight? A) LED B) LCD C) Plasma D) CRT

Answer: B LCD displays requires a backlight in order to illuminate.

12) Which slot would be best for housing a gaming graphics card? A) PCIe x16 B) AGP x4

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C) PCI x2 D) PCI

Answer: A PCIe x16 is the best choice to house a graphics card, because PCIe x16 can operate at speeds of 128Gbit/s.

13) An admin does not want their wireless network to be identified, what should the admin do? A) Turn of SSID Bcst B) Encrypt the WiFi with WPA2 C) MAC Filitering D) Static IP scheme

Answer: A SSID Bcst is what allows you to "ID" a network, turning this off will help ensure outsiders cannot easily ID which signals is yours.

14) Illegal materials were found on a workstation. Once documented, what should happen next when storing the workstation? A) Revoke all user privileges B) Destroy the HD C) Reimage and deploy the workstation

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D) Adhere to chain of custody

Answer: D The chain of custody will be used in court to prove that the computer's information was not changed while stored.

15) A network consisting of smaller networks that are geographically spread out, is referred to as what? A) WLAN B) LAN C) MAN D) WAN

Answer: D A Wide-Area-Network (WAN), is a series of LAN's that are geographically spread out. Usually connected through the Internet.

16) A single network, that is all within the same geographic area or building, is known as what? A) MAN B) LAN C) WAN D) WLAN

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Answer: B A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building using network media.

17) Your motherboard has 4 memory slots, 2 blue, 2 black. How should you arrange your memory? A) Slowly memory in blue, faster in black. B) NVRAM in blue, RAM in black C) Put equal size/speed of RAM in the slots, so that each slot matches its paired slot color. D) Primary ram in blue, backup ram in black.

Answer: C All the memory does not have to match, but each slot must match its pair. Meaning both black must match, and both blue must match, but the black and blue slots do not need to match eachother.

18) Which cable type has a max transmission speed of 100Mb? A) CAT5e B) CAT5 C) CAT3 D) CAT6

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Answer: B Category 5 ethernet has a max transmission speed of 100Mbp/s.

19) A user's screen is very dim, a technician checks all settings to be fine. What is likely the issue? A) Battery failure B) bulb failure C) bad display driver D) backlight failure

Answer: D The backlight is what provides illumination for an LCD laptop screen, it is likely that it is failing.

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