Hardware

Question 1

The main circuit board in the pc.
Includes various components.
Provides connectivity for inter grated and add-on components.

Answer 1

Motherboard

Question 2

One or more chips embedded onto the motherboard that provides a variety of functions for the computer.

Answer 2

Chipsets

Question 3

The chip connected directly to the CPU and responsible for the task that require the highest levels of performance.

Answer 3

Northbridge

Question 4

The second of the two main chips. Implements the slower capabilities of the motherboard.
Not connected directly to the CPU but instead used to interact with I/O devices

Answer 4

Southbridge

Question 5

The size and shape of the motherboard as well as describing the power supply and case that can be used.

Answer 5

Form Factor

Question 6

Is the area that stores the bios configuration information.

Answer 6

CMOS

Question 7

The PC component that converts AC wall voltage to the various DC voltages required by the computer components

Answer 7

Power Supply

Question 8

The brains of the computer responsible for controlling activities between components and processing all the data on behalf of the hardware and software

Answer 8

CPU

Question 9

Liquid based cooling cases are available and circulate water around the components to increase cooling capabilities.

Answer 9

Liquid Cooling

Question 10

The term used to describe main system memory for running applications

Answer 10

Random Access Memory

Question 11

The term used to describe chips on the motherboard and devices that store instructions permanently

Answer 11

Read-Only Memory (ROM)

Question 12

A scheme that enables the detection of memory errors using either even or odd parity schemes. The use of an additional parity bit is used by both the memory controller and CPU

Answer 12

Parity (Memory Error Recovery)

Question 13

Permits the computer not only to detect errors in memory but also to correct them.

Answer 13

Error Correcting Code (ECC)

Question 14

The second permanent storage available on the computer system.

Answer 14

Hard drive

Question 15

These impact style printer have been used as long as personal computers have been and aren’t as popular but are still in use because of the unique abilities it provides.
- The ability to print multi forms
- The ability to use continuous form paper pulled in via a tractor feed

Answer 15

Dot Matrix

Question 16

Which component of personal computer holds data for CPU and programs

Answer 16

Memory

Question 17

What CPU chip type are the most common for the latest Intel P4 chips.

Answer 17

(LGA) Land Grid Array

Question 18

What are the PIN number arrangements for Pentium 4 Processor.

Answer 18

47 and 423

Question 19

What is the newest Intel standard motherboard form released in 2004?

Answer 19

ITX

Question 20

A memory chip for DDR2 would most likely come in what form factor?

Answer 20

200 pin DIMM

Question 21

A customer ask you how much data can fit on a typical DVD purchased from a local computer store. Which of the following DVD standards is the most popular for consumer use?

Answer 21

DVD-5
The format supports data storage up to 4.7 and is the most common for consumer use.

Question 22

What file system supports security and compression of local files but does not support legacy version of windows.

Answer 22

(NTFS) New Technology File Systems

Question 23

What are the 2 most common Laptop storage?

Answer 23

Magnetic Disk and Solid State (SSD)

Question 24

What are the three Serial ATA (SATA) standards and what are their speeds?

Answer 24

• SATA 1 original with 150 Mbps xfer rate
• SATA 2 second gen 300 Mbps xfer rate
• SATA 3 third gen 600 Mbps xfer rate

Question 25

What are the 6 steps of the laser printer process

Answer 25

1. Cleaning 2. Conditioning (charge the drum) 3. Writing (writer image) 4. Developing (transfer toner) 5. Transferring (transfer image to the paper) 6. Fusing (fuse image to the paper)

Question 26

In a Inkjet printer what are you checking if nothing prints?

Answer 26

If jobs are making it to queue Connections and power If ink cartridges are empty or clogged

Question 27

In inkjet printer what are we checking if there is poor print quality or stray lines.

Answer 27

If there is clogged print heads, bad paper or dust. Clogged nozzles or worn out print heads. Incorrect drivers.

Question 28

What printer type is most popular due to its inexpensive nature of the printer and paper used?

Answer 28

Ink Jet

Question 29

What printer type provides the ability to print on multi-part forms and continuous feed paper.

Answer 29

Dot Matrix

Question 30

In what phase of the laser printing process is the ink toner melted to the paper using the fusing assembly heated up to 350 degrees?

Answer 30

Fusing

Question 31

In what phase of the process is the paper given a positive charge in order to attract the negatively charged toner from the EP drum?

Answer 31

Transferring

Question 32

True or False Laser printers provide the most cost effective printer type with low maintenance requirements?

Answer 32

False. Laser printers are more expensive up front.

Question 33

What are the two most common physical connection types for printer today?

Answer 33

USB Universal Serial Bus NIC Network Interface Controller or Ethernet Port

Question 34

What term is used to describe a printer with the ability to connect directly to a network?

Answer 34

Network-interface

Question 35

What acronym is used to describe a scanner technology that allows text to be digitized providing the ability to search text.

Answer 35

OCR Optical Character Recognition is used when scanning documents so that those documents can be search.

Question 36

What type of printer is used to create three-dimensional objects without using paper?

Answer 36

3D printer

Question 37

What is the best option for device management when it comes to user experience in that it provides a photo-realistic view of the device-specific options easily available?

Answer 37

Device Stage which is accessed through Devices and Printers

Question 38

What type of memory storage has no moving parts is silent, faster and has less latency then the magnetic drives?

Answer 38

SSD

Question 39

What type of memory has a smaller form factor no SATA data or power cables and is the easiest to install and replace.

Answer 39

SSD M.2

Question 40

Sign in to device using face recognition or fingerprint reader.

Answer 40

Biometrics

Question 41

Short-distance networking usually used in smartwatches and mobile phones to make payments can also be used for authentication without typing.

Answer 41

NFC Near-field communication.