Chapter 3

Question 1

Where is the saved BIOS configuration data stored?

Answer 1

CMOS

Question 2

A motherboard has a 24-pin socket for the main power connector. What ATX power supply connector will work?

Answer 2

20-pin connector

Question 3

What website should a technician consult to find instructions for updating the BIOS on a computer?

Answer 3

motherboard manufacturer

Question 4

What does hot-swappable mean?

Answer 4

It means you do not have to power off the device to take the drive in and out

Question 5

Floppy drives use how many pins?

Answer 5

34 pins

Question 6

What is CD-R?

Answer 6

Compact Disc Recordable

Question 7

What does FAT stand for?

Answer 7

File Allocation Table

Question 8

What is DVI-DL?

Answer 8

Digital Visual Interface - Dual Link

Question 9

HDMI stands for?

Answer 9

High Definition Multimedia Interface

Question 10

RGB stands for?

Answer 10

Red, green, blue.

Question 11

NIC stands for?

Answer 11

Network Interface Card

Question 12

A Type-A Micro USB has how many pins?

Answer 12

5

Question 13

A computer can have a maximum of X USB devices? What is X (#)?

Answer 13

127

Question 14

USB 2.0 has a data transfer rate of?

Answer 14

480 Mb/s

Question 15

IEEE stands for?

Answer 15

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Question 16

IEEE 1394 data transfer rate is?

Answer 16

400 Mbps

Question 17

Firewire 800’s connector type is?

Answer 17

9-conductor

Question 18

Thunderbolt is primarily used by?

Answer 18

Apple products

Question 19

Thunderbolt Version 3 uses what display port?

Answer 19

USB Type-C

Question 20

PAN stands for?

Answer 20

Personal Area Network

Question 21

LCD stands for?

Answer 21

Liquid Crystal Display

Question 22

What refers to the # of times a display is painted per second?

Answer 22

Refresh Rate

Question 23

What refers to the # of pixels on a screen?

Answer 23

Resolution

Question 24

TFT stands for?

Answer 24

Thin Film Transistor

Question 25

GDDR stands for?

Answer 25

Graphics Double Data Rate

Question 26

What USB type has a data transfer rate of 10Gb/s?

Answer 26

USB 3.1

Question 27

The most common length for USB types (excluding USB 2.0) is?

Answer 27

3m

Question 28

IPS refers to?

Answer 28

In-place Switching

Question 29

LED stands for?

Answer 29

Light emitting diodes

Question 30

To determine the aspect ratio of a resolution type you do what?

Answer 30

Divide width by height

Question 31

What are the dimensions of UHD 4K?

Answer 31

3820x2160

Question 32

What are the dimensions of WUXGA?

Answer 32

1920x1200

Question 33

S-Video uses what connectors?

Answer 33

Mini DIN 4, 6, 7, or 9 pin connector

Question 34

What is the smallest HDMI?

Answer 34

MicroHDMI

Question 35

What are the four categories for expansion cards?

Answer 35

Video Multimedia Input/Output Communication

Question 36

What cleaning tool should be used to remove dust from components inside a computer case?

Answer 36

Compressed air

Question 37

What component is most suspect if a burning electronics smell is evident?

Answer 37

power supply

Question 38

What is a symptom of a failing power supply?

Answer 38

The computer sometimes does not turn on