PC Hardware - Final Exam Review
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Enable pairing - correct answer ✔✔ A user has purchased an external speaker to play music
from a mobile device over a wireless connection.
Which of the following actions is MOST likely needed for speaker connectivity.
Docking station - correct answer ✔✔ Which component lets you use a notebook system as a
desktop system by making it possible to connect a normal-sized external mouse, keyboard
monitor, and speakers?
+/- 5 v
+/- 12 v - correct answer ✔✔ You are trying to troubleshoot a desktop power supply issue using
a voltmeter.
Which of the following options are the MOST common voltages produced by the power supply?
(Select TWO).
Virtual machine - correct answer ✔✔ Which term refers to a software implementation of a
computer system that executes programs like a physical machine?
Print driver - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following allows a computer to communicate
with a printer?
,The fan has no power. - correct answer ✔✔ You work at a computer repair store. You just
upgraded the processor (CPU) in a customer's computer. The computer starts, but it shuts down
shortly after starting Windows.
Which of the following is MOST likely causing the computer to automatically shut down?
Provides resources to a single organization. - Private cloud
Combines public, private, and community cloud resources from different service providers. -
Hybrid cloud
Designed to be shared by several organizations. - Community cloud
Provides computing resources that are accessible by the general public. - Public cloud
Keeps one organization data separate and secure from any other organization using the same
service provider. - Private cloud - correct answer ✔✔ Match each cloud computing definition on
the left with the appropriate characteristic on the right. Each characteristic may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
Configure your device to remotely back up important data to the Cloud. - correct answer ✔✔
What is the surest way to prevent the loss of important information on your mobile device if it is
lost, stolen, destroyed, or there is a natural disaster?
Document the solution. - correct answer ✔✔ A user reports that the projector in the
conference room has display issues when it is connected to his laptop. After identifying the
cause and completely resolving the issue, the projector displays the images perfectly both on
his laptop and on the projector.
Which of the following troubleshooting strategies should be performed NEXT?
,Check the vendor's website for an updated driver. - correct answer ✔✔ You recently purchased
a new sound card and installed it in a free PCI slot in your computer. You plug in your old
speakers, but you don't get any sound. You have checked all cable connections, and they are
secure. You have also ensured that the speaker volume is appropriately adjusted and isn't
muted.
Which of the following BEST describes the next step you should perform?
1
USB 3.0 Type-A
2
USB 3.0 Micro-B
3
USB 3.0 Type-B
4
USB 2.0 Type-A - correct answer ✔✔ Match the USB connector types on the left with the image
labels on the right. (Not all USB connector types will be used.)
1
2
3
4
DiskPart - correct answer ✔✔ While configuring a computer, you find that you need to create,
format, and manage the partitions and volumes on your hard drives.
Which of the following is the BEST command line utility to use?
, DNS server address
IP address including a subnet mask (IPv4) or subnet prefix length (IPv6)
Default gateway address - correct answer ✔✔ A technician is configuring the static TCP/IP
settings on a client computer.
Which of the following configurations are needed for internet communications? (Select THREE.)
Install a maintenance kit. - correct answer ✔✔ You're troubleshooting an older laser printer that
is creating accordion jams where the paper is crumpled as it exits the printer moving into the
output tray.
Which of the following will MOST likely fix this problem?
RAID 0 - correct answer ✔✔ You have been asked to configure the drives in a computer. The end
user wants to use striping without incorporating any fault tolerance.
Which of the following will BEST meet these requirements?
DNS - correct answer ✔✔ You want to implement name resolution on the Linux workstations in
your company. Which protocol will you use to do this?
Check Disk - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following disk maintenance utilities optimizes the
performance of your hard drive by verifying the file system integrity of a hard disk and fixing the
errors it detects?
Edit the printer properties to configure paper tray and other device-specific settings.
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Enable pairing - correct answer ✔✔ A user has purchased an external speaker to play music
from a mobile device over a wireless connection.
Which of the following actions is MOST likely needed for speaker connectivity.
Docking station - correct answer ✔✔ Which component lets you use a notebook system as a
desktop system by making it possible to connect a normal-sized external mouse, keyboard
monitor, and speakers?
+/- 5 v
+/- 12 v - correct answer ✔✔ You are trying to troubleshoot a desktop power supply issue using
a voltmeter.
Which of the following options are the MOST common voltages produced by the power supply?
(Select TWO).
Virtual machine - correct answer ✔✔ Which term refers to a software implementation of a
computer system that executes programs like a physical machine?
Print driver - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following allows a computer to communicate
with a printer?
,The fan has no power. - correct answer ✔✔ You work at a computer repair store. You just
upgraded the processor (CPU) in a customer's computer. The computer starts, but it shuts down
shortly after starting Windows.
Which of the following is MOST likely causing the computer to automatically shut down?
Provides resources to a single organization. - Private cloud
Combines public, private, and community cloud resources from different service providers. -
Hybrid cloud
Designed to be shared by several organizations. - Community cloud
Provides computing resources that are accessible by the general public. - Public cloud
Keeps one organization data separate and secure from any other organization using the same
service provider. - Private cloud - correct answer ✔✔ Match each cloud computing definition on
the left with the appropriate characteristic on the right. Each characteristic may be used once,
more than once, or not at all.
Configure your device to remotely back up important data to the Cloud. - correct answer ✔✔
What is the surest way to prevent the loss of important information on your mobile device if it is
lost, stolen, destroyed, or there is a natural disaster?
Document the solution. - correct answer ✔✔ A user reports that the projector in the
conference room has display issues when it is connected to his laptop. After identifying the
cause and completely resolving the issue, the projector displays the images perfectly both on
his laptop and on the projector.
Which of the following troubleshooting strategies should be performed NEXT?
,Check the vendor's website for an updated driver. - correct answer ✔✔ You recently purchased
a new sound card and installed it in a free PCI slot in your computer. You plug in your old
speakers, but you don't get any sound. You have checked all cable connections, and they are
secure. You have also ensured that the speaker volume is appropriately adjusted and isn't
muted.
Which of the following BEST describes the next step you should perform?
1
USB 3.0 Type-A
2
USB 3.0 Micro-B
3
USB 3.0 Type-B
4
USB 2.0 Type-A - correct answer ✔✔ Match the USB connector types on the left with the image
labels on the right. (Not all USB connector types will be used.)
1
2
3
4
DiskPart - correct answer ✔✔ While configuring a computer, you find that you need to create,
format, and manage the partitions and volumes on your hard drives.
Which of the following is the BEST command line utility to use?
, DNS server address
IP address including a subnet mask (IPv4) or subnet prefix length (IPv6)
Default gateway address - correct answer ✔✔ A technician is configuring the static TCP/IP
settings on a client computer.
Which of the following configurations are needed for internet communications? (Select THREE.)
Install a maintenance kit. - correct answer ✔✔ You're troubleshooting an older laser printer that
is creating accordion jams where the paper is crumpled as it exits the printer moving into the
output tray.
Which of the following will MOST likely fix this problem?
RAID 0 - correct answer ✔✔ You have been asked to configure the drives in a computer. The end
user wants to use striping without incorporating any fault tolerance.
Which of the following will BEST meet these requirements?
DNS - correct answer ✔✔ You want to implement name resolution on the Linux workstations in
your company. Which protocol will you use to do this?
Check Disk - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following disk maintenance utilities optimizes the
performance of your hard drive by verifying the file system integrity of a hard disk and fixing the
errors it detects?
Edit the printer properties to configure paper tray and other device-specific settings.
