1. Which type of memory is primarily
used as cache memory?
- DRAM
- RAM
- ROM
- SRAM*
2. Which two considerations would be of the greatest
importance when building a workstation that will run multiple virtual machines?
(Choose two.)
- high-end
sound card
- number
of CPU cores*
- water
cooling
- powerful
video card
- amount
of RAM*
3. Which two devices are considered input devices? (Choose
two.)
- digital
camera*
- printer
- speakers
- biometric
authentication device*
- projector
4. Which three devices are considered output devices?
(Choose three.)
- headphones*
- keyboard
- fingerprint
scanner
- monitor*
- mouse
- printer*
5. A user playing a game on a gaming PC with a standard
EIDE 5400 RPM hard drive finds the performance unsatisfactory. Which hard drive
upgrade would improve performance while providing more reliability and using
less power?
- a
7200 RPM SATA hard drive
- a
7200 RPM EIDE hard drive
- an SSD*
- a
10,000 RPM SATA hard drive
6. Which hardware upgrade would allow the processor in a
gaming PC to provide the optimal gaming performance?
- a
fast EIDE drive
- large
amounts of fast RAM*
- liquid
cooling
- a
high capacity external hard drive
7. Which two storage devices use a magnetic medium for
storing data? (Choose two.)
- tape
drive*
- solid
state drive
- hard
disk drive*
- compact
disk drive
- blue-ray
disk drive
8. Refer to the exhibit. Which type of adapter is shown?
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- network interface*
- sound
- video
- RAID
9. Which component controls the communications and
interactions between the CPU and other components on the motherboard?
- RAM
- CMOS
- chipset*
- BIOS
10. Which two pieces of information are needed before
selecting a power supply? (Choose two.)
- the
total wattage of all components*
- the
voltage requirements of peripheral devices
- the
form factor of the case*
- the
type of CPU
- the
installed operating system
11. Which memory module has a front side bus speed of 200
MHz?
- DDR3-667
- PC100
SDRAM
- DDR-400*
- DDR-333
12. What are two factors that must be considered when
choosing a computer case? (Choose two.)
- the
number of LED indicators at the front of the case
- the
size of the motherboard and the power supply*
- the
vendor that manufactured the motherboard
- the
size of the monitor
- the
number of internal drive locations*
13. This is a flash item. Please click below to answer this
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14. Which unit of measurement is used
to indicate the hard drive speed?
- pages
per minute
- gigabytes
- revolutions
per minute*
- clusters
per minute
15. Refer to the exhibit. Which type of video card expansion
slot is depicted?
- PCIe
- ISA
- PCI
- AGP*
16. What type of connector can be used to connect an eSATA
interface to an external SATA drive?
- 7-pin
connector*
- 9-pin
connector
- 15-pin
connector
- 5-pin
connector
17. Where can the input voltage selection be changed from
110 volts to 220 volts on a computer system?
- on
the motherboard
- in
the BIOS
- on the
back of the power supply*
- in
the operating system control panel
18. Refer to the exhibit. Which type of cable is shown in the
graphic?
- USB
- parallel
- FireWire
- serial*
19. Which two activities are normally controlled by the
Northbridge part of the chipset? (Choose two.)
- communication
between the CPU and the sound card
- communication
between the CPU and the hard drive
- access
to the RAM*
- communication
between the CPU and the I/O ports
- access
to the video card*
20. A technician looks at a motherboard and sees a 24-pin
connector. What component would connect to the motherboard through the use of
this 24-pin connector?
- power
supply*
- SATA
drive
- video
card
- PATA
optical drive
- floppy
drive

