WGU D316 IT Skills Foundation Vast questions and correct Answers.

WGU D316 IT Skills Foundation Vast Questions
and correct Answers.

QUESTION. Mainstream interface for modern adapter cards; x16 x8 x4 x1 slots?
Answer: Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus


QUESTION. A legacy bus type, having been superseded by PCI Express?
Answer: Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)


QUESTION. The standard form factor for most desktop PC motherboards and cases. 12 inches
wide by 9.6 inches deep. Can contain up to seven expansion slots
Answer: Advanced Technology Extended (ATX)


QUESTION. The standard specifies a 9.6-inch (244 mm x 244 mm) square board. It can have a
maximum of four expansion slots:
Answer: Micro-ATX (mATX)


QUESTION 6.7 inches (170 mm x 170 mm) square with one expansion slot.
Answer: Mini-ITX


QUESTION. How many pins are in the P1 main motherboard?
Answer: The main P1 motherboard power connector is a distinctive 2-pin x 12-pin block
with square pin receptacles.


QUESTION. How many pins are the fan connectors?
Answer: Fan connectors are 3- or 4-pin Molex KK format.


QUESTION. This cable can support both analog and digital output
Answer: Digital Visual Interface (DVI)

,QUESTION. This 15-pin port was the standard analog video interface for PC devices for a very
long time.
Answer: Video Graphics Array (VGA)


QUESTION. Wide SCSI bus has unique IDs from...
Answer: Each device on a wide SCSI bus must be configured with a unique ID, from 0 to
15. The host adapter is usually set to 7 or 15.


QUESTION. Integrated drive electronics (IDE) color coded connectors...
Answer: The blue connector is for the motherboard port. The black (end) and grey
(middle) connectors attach to devices 0 and 1. On the cable, pin 1 is identified with a red
stripe.


QUESTION. Serial port is referred to as a...
Answer: Communications (COM) port.


QUESTION. USB 3.2 Gen 1 speed...
Answer: 5 Gbps


QUESTION. USB 3.2 Gen 2x1
Answer: 10 Gbps


QUESTION. USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
Answer: 2 x 10 Gbps


QUESTION. Molex power connectors have how many pins...
Answer: Molex connector is usually white or clear plastic and has 4 pins.


QUESTION: SATA speeds... original, revision 2 and revision 3

, Answer: The first commercially available SATA standard supported speeds of up to 150
MBps. This standard was quickly augmented by SATA revision 2 (300 MBps) and then
SATA revision 3 (600 MBps).


QUESTION. ...provides a fast downlink but a slow uplink.
Answer: Asymmetrical DSL (ADSL)


QUESTION. .................DSL offer the same uplink and downlink speeds.
Answer: Symmetric version of DSL


QUESTION. ................solution retains some sort of copper wiring to the customer premises
while extending the fiber link from the point of presence to a communications cabinet servicing
multiple subscribers.
Answer: Fiber to the curb (FTTC)


QUESTION. ................achieves higher bit rates than other DSL types at the expense of range.
Answer: Very high-speed DSL (VDSL). Allows for both symmetric and asymmetric modes


QUESTION. ..............Internet connection means that the service provider's fiber optic cable is
run to the customer's building.
Answer: fibre to the premises (FTTP)


QUESTION. Optical network terminal (ONT)
Answer: converts the optical signal to an electrical one. The ONT is connected to the
customer's router using an RJ45 copper wire patch cord.


QUESTION. ………...uses ground-based long-range fixed access wireless technology.
Answer: Wireless internet service provider (WISP)


QUESTION. ……........allows subscribers to use a removable subscriber identity module (SIM)
card to use an unlocked handset with their chosen network provider.