ITN 106 Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers

ITN 106 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers

You ||purchase ||a ||new ||desktop ||computer ||that ||does ||not ||have ||wireless ||capability, ||and ||then ||
you ||decide ||that ||you ||want ||to ||use ||a ||wireless ||connection ||to ||the ||Internet. ||What ||are ||the ||
two ||least ||expensive ||ways ||(choose ||two) ||to ||upgrade ||your ||system ||to ||wireless? ||(select ||all ||
that ||apply) ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-- ||Purchase ||a ||wireless ||expansion ||card ||and ||install ||it ||in
||your ||system.




- ||Purchase ||a ||USB ||wireless ||adapter ||and ||connect ||it ||to ||the ||computer ||by ||way ||of ||a ||USB ||
port.



You ||disassemble ||and ||reassemble ||a ||desktop ||computer. ||When ||you ||first ||turn ||it ||on, ||you ||
see ||no ||lights ||and ||hear ||no ||sounds. ||Nothing ||appears ||on ||the ||monitor ||screen. ||What ||is ||the
||most ||likely ||cause ||of ||the ||problem? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Power ||cords ||to ||the ||


motherboard ||are ||not ||connected.



What ||type ||of ||computer ||is ||likely ||to ||use ||SO-DIMMs, ||have ||an ||internal ||power ||supply, ||and ||
use ||a ||desktop ||processor ||socket? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Laptop ||computers



When ||troubleshooting ||a ||computer ||hardware ||problem, ||which ||tool ||might ||help ||with ||each ||
of ||the ||following ||problems? ||(put ||in ||order)



a. ||You ||suspect ||the ||network ||port ||on ||a ||computer ||is ||not ||functioning.



b. ||The ||system ||fails ||at ||the ||beginning ||of ||the ||boot ||and ||nothing ||appears ||on ||the ||screen.

, c. ||A ||hard ||drive ||is ||not ||working ||and ||you ||suspect ||the ||Molex ||power ||connector ||from ||the ||
power ||supply ||might ||be ||the ||source ||of ||the ||problem. ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-A) ||I'd ||
suggest ||using ||a ||loopback ||plug ||because ||it ||can ||test ||the ||port ||on ||the ||computer. ||



B) ||I'd ||suggest ||using ||a ||POST ||card, ||this ||can ||help ||show ||if ||theres ||an ||error ||that ||is ||
happening ||when ||trying ||to ||boot ||the ||system. ||



C) ||I'd ||suggest ||a ||power ||supply ||tester ||because ||it ||can ||show ||how ||much ||the ||molex ||power ||
connector ||is ||outputting.



You ||are ||looking ||to ||buy ||a ||laptop ||on ||a ||budget ||that ||requires ||you ||to ||service ||and ||repair ||
the ||laptop ||yourself, ||and ||you ||want ||to ||save ||money ||by ||not ||purchasing ||an ||extended ||
service ||agreement ||beyond ||the ||first ||year. ||To ||limit ||your ||search, ||what ||should ||you ||consider
||when ||choosing ||manufacturers? ||Which ||manufacturers ||would ||you ||choose ||and ||why? ||- ||


CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-You ||should ||consider ||selecting ||manufacturers ||that ||allow ||people ||to ||
access ||service ||manuals ||online ||that ||way ||when ||repairing ||the ||laptop ||you ||gave ||access ||to ||
the ||information ||at ||your ||fingure ||tips. ||I ||would ||choose ||a ||manufacturer ||like ||Dell ||because ||
their ||website ||allows ||free ||access ||to ||their ||manuals.



A ||four-year-old ||laptop ||will ||not ||boot ||and ||presents ||error ||messages ||on ||screen. ||You ||have ||
verified ||with ||the ||laptop ||technical ||support ||that ||these ||error ||messages ||indicate ||the ||
motherboard ||has ||failed ||and ||needs ||replacing. ||What ||is ||the ||order ||of ||steps ||you ||should ||
take ||to ||prepare ||for ||the ||repair?



a. ||Ask ||yourself ||if ||replacing ||the ||motherboard ||will ||cost ||more ||than ||purchasing ||a ||new ||
laptop.



b. ||Find ||a ||replacement ||motherboard.



c. ||Find ||the ||service ||manual ||to ||show ||you ||how ||to ||replace ||the ||motherboard.