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NPower IT Fund. Benchmark (Fly): Quetsions/AnswersMotherboard documentation for a desktop computer mentions 240-pin DIMM
slots. What type of DIMM is used on this motherboard? Right Ans - DDR3
Which of the following are advantages of using a CPU liquid cooling system
over an air-based system? (Choose two.) Right Ans - Quieter
More efficient
A customer wants you to upgrade their motherboard so that they can have the
fastest video connection possible. They want to know how fast PCIe 4 is. What
will you tell them the data rate of a single lane of PCIe 4 is? Right Ans - 2
GBps
What type of front-panel or top-panel connector uses a standard 3.5 mm jack
to make connections? Right Ans - Audio
You have a motherboard that supports up-plugging. Which of the following
statements regarding PCIe are true? (Choose two.) Right Ans - You can put
an x1 card into an x8 slot
You can put an x8 card into an x16 slot
You need to install a new video card into a desktop computer. What type of
expansion slot ispreferred today for high-performancegraphics adapters?
Right Ans - PCle
You are replacing an HP laptop's motherboard. Which type of motherboard
should you use? Right Ans - One for the specific model
The 32 GB of DDR4 memory has failed in a client's desktop computer. The
client requests that you upgrade the system for better performance when
replacing the RAM. Which of the following is the best option? Right Ans -
Install two new 32 GB DDR4 RAM modules.
You have just found out that a new UEFI upgrade exists for your computer,
and you obtain a copy on a flash drive to install it. Which of the following is
most helpful when flashing the UEFI on a desktop computer system? Right
Ans - Uninterruptable power supply
,Which of the following allows you to perform the most complete restart of the
computer without removing power? Right Ans - Resetbutton
You are installing a new video card into a PCIe slot. What is the combined total
throughput of a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot? Right Ans - 16 GBps
Your Core i5 fan has a 4-pin connector, but your motherboard only has a
single 3-pin header with the CPU_FAN label. Which of the following will be the
easiest solution to get the necessary cooling for your CPU? Right Ans - Plug
the 4-pin connector into the 3-pin header.
You find out that a disgruntled ex-employee's computer has a boot password
that must be entered before the operating system is ever loaded. There is also
a password preventing your access to the BIOS utility. Which of the following
motherboard components can most likely be used to return the computer to a
state that will allow you to boot the system without knowing the password?
Right Ans - jumper
Momentary closure mechanism that will allow you to clear the CMOS memory
of any user settings and cause the BIOS to use factory defaults, including no
user or supervisor passwords. Right Ans - jumper
You are installing a new computer, and the user wants to use virtualization.
Which hardware components need to support virtual technology for this to
work properly? (Choose two.) Right Ans - CPU
BIOS
You are training new technicians to install RAM and pointing out differences
between packages. Which of the following are the numbers of pins that can be
found on DIMM modules used in desktop motherboards? (Choose two.)
Right Ans - 184
240
You press the front power button on a computer and the system boots. Later,
you press it briefly and the system hibernates. When you press it again, the
system resumes. You press and hold the button and the system shuts down.
What is this feature called? Right Ans - Soft power
,Which of the following types of processors will likely generally be preferred
for mobile devices? Right Ans - ARM
You are assembling a new computer and are looking at new cooling systems.
Which of the following cooling systems requires the use of a pump? Right
Ans - Liquid
A technician asks you how to get a computer's processor to run faster than it
currently does. What are they trying to achieve? Right Ans - Overclocking
You have just replaced a processor in a computer and now need to add a
cooling mechanism. What should you use to attach the cooling system to the
processor? Right Ans - Thermal paste
A motherboard failed on a desktop PC with an Intel Core i5-10600K
processor. When you are looking for a replacement motherboard, which CPU
socket does it need to have? Right Ans - LGA 1200
A client wants you to build a new PC for her, with a smaller case and lower
power requirements. When selecting a motherboard, which form factor
should you choose for a smaller size and lower power consumption? Right
Ans - ITX
You need to replace memory in a desktop PC and go to purchase RAM. When
you are at the store, you need to find the appropriate type of memory. What
memory chips would you find on a stick of PC3-16000? Right Ans - DDR3-
2000
Which computer component contains all the circuitry necessary for other
components or devices to communicate with one another? Right Ans -
Motherboard
You are told by a technician over the phone that you need to bring
replacement DDR4 SDRAM memory. What type of packaging is used for DDR4
SDRAM memory? Right Ans - 288-pin DIMM
When replacing a power supply, which of the following tends to vary among
power supplies and must be chosen properly to support all connected
devices? Right Ans - Wattage
, You have a motherboard with integrated video, and the video fails. You install
a video add-on card. Which of the following statements are the most accurate?
(Choose two.) Right Ans - The add-on card will be detected automatically
and function properly if it's PCIe.
For the card to work properly, you might need to disable the integrated video
in the BIOS.
You have been asked to configure a RAID 5 system for a client. Which of the
following statements about RAID 5 is true? Right Ans - It requires at least
three drives to implement.
Your goal is to build the fastest computer possible. Which of the following
hard drive technologies should you choose for the fastest read performance?
Right Ans - NVMe PCIe
You are choosing a flash standard for a client. They want the smallest flash
cards possible. Which standard should you recommend? Right Ans -
microSD
Which of the following is not a consideration when upgrading power supplies?
Right Ans - You might find that your case has a nonremovable power supply.
You are purchasing a new video card in a desktop computer. For the best
performance, which type of video card should you purchase? Right Ans -
PCIe x16
When installing multiple add-on cards of the same type, which type of cards
might you need to bridge together to function as a single unit? Right Ans -
Video
Due to government regulations, a client wants to preserve data for a long
period of time. What kind of media is most commonly used when large
amounts of data need to be archived on a regular basis? Right Ans - Tape
You have been asked to install a new hard drive for a client. Which of the
following is not a consideration when installing an internal storage device?
Right Ans - Due to the high revolutions at which modern hard drives spin, you
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