Which expansion slot would be used to install a video capture card in a new

computer?

.
Advanced Graphics Port

Microchannel Architecture

Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express

Extended Industry Standard Architecture

2 A technician is helping a customer compare two hard drives. Which unit of measurement is used for the hard
drive speed?

.
revolutions per minute

gigabytes

pages per minute

clusters per minute

3 Which two categories are used to classify CPU architecture? (Choose two.)

ATX

BTX

.
CISC

PnP

.
RISC

ZIF

4 Which type of RAM chip has the fastest clock rate but consumes the least power and generates the least
heat?

RDRAM

DDR SDRAM

DDR2 SDRAM

.
DDR3 SDRAM
5 A technician needs to back up 4 GB of data using a single storage medium. Which medium can hold the entire 4
GB on a single disc?

floppy disc

CD-RW

CD-R

DVD+/-R

6 Which two devices are considered input devices? (Choose two.)

biometric authentication device

printer

digital camera

projector

speakers
7 PATA data cables are available in two different types. The types are distinguished by the number of conductors.
Which two types are available? (Choose two.)

40

68

80

120

Which two characteristics are determined by the chip set on a motherboard? (Choose two.)

maximum amount of memory that can be installed

operating system compatibility

type of connectors that will be on the motherboard

keyboard layout
9 Which type of ROM can be reprogrammed with software while it is still physically installed in the
computer?

EEPROM

EPROM

PROM

ROM

10 Which type of memory is primarily used as cache

memory?

DRAM

RAM

ROM

SRAM
11 Which three devices are considered output devices? (Choose three.)

fingerprint scanner

headphones

keyboard

monitor

mouse

printer

12 A customer orders a new computer and specifies an internal read-write, non-volatile storage device that uses low
power, has fast access to data, and is reliable. What is a suitable storage device that meets these requirements?

DVD+/-RW

solid state drive

SATA hard drive

USB flash drive

13

Refer to the exhibit. Based on the advertisement that is shown, what is the native resolution of this computer
system?

8x

3 GB

2.0 GHz

1919 MB

1280 x 800

13.35 x 9.57
14 What are the two connector types for the 1394a interface? (Choose
two.)

2-pin

4-pin

6-pin

8-pin

9-pin

15-pin
Which two activities are normally controlled by the Northbridge part of the chip set? (Choose
two.)

communication between the CPU and the I/O ports

access to the RAM

communication between the CPU and the hard drive

access to the video card

communication between the CPU and the sound card

16 Which two form factors are commonly used to build a new computer? (Choose
two.)

BTX

NLQ

ATX

CLV

ECC
17

Refer to the exhibit. Which type of cable is shown in the

graphic?

FireWire

Parallel

Serial

USB

18 Which type of computer resources are direct lines to the processor used by computer components to request
information from the CPU?

DMAs

I/O addresses

IRQs

memory addresses
19 A company employee has very important data on a computer. What RAID level should be used if the criteria
include that data be written and read simultaneously and that all data be duplicated using a minimum of three
drives?

0/1

20 Why are solid state drives reliable and therefore suitable to be installed in computers used in harsh industrial
workplaces?

They consume less power and have no moving parts.

The drive motors have larger storage capacity and can be mirrored.

Data is accessed from the drive disks faster than it is on other drives.

The encrypted data on solid state drives is more secure than it is with other drive technologies.
21 Which type of memory is unable to have the contents
modified?

DRAM

RAM

ROM

SRAM

Which two characteristics of a motherboard can be determined by the form factor? (Choose
two.)

type of processor supported

color

size

maximum memory supported

shape
23 Which three system resources are commonly used for communication between the CPU or memory and other
components in the computer? (Choose three.)

IRQ

DMA

UDP

I/O address

USB

PnP
24 How many conductors are found in a SATA data
cable?

10

12

25 Which important feature is offered by the USB standard?

A single USB connection to a computer can support up to 255 separate devices.

It offers rates of around 580 Mb/sec in low-speed mode.

It allows up to 920 Mb/sec in the 2.0 version.

It can supply power from the computer to devices.

26 What is the function of a capture card?

provides a connection to multiple storage devices

enables 32-bit or 64-bit redundant connections to the computer

enables a video signal to be recorded to the computer hard drive

connects to a TV source and enables the TV signals to be watched but not recorded on a computer

27 Which technology would be best to use for drive redundancy and data
protection?

CD

DVD

PATA

RAID

SCSI
28 Which CPU architecture uses a small set of instructions that are designed to be executed
rapidly?

CISC

RAID

RISC

RISK

SCSI