1. The system bus and I/O bus carry four different types of signals throughout the
computer. Which of the following are the signals? (Choose all that apply.)

a. Data
b. Power
c. Control
d. Adapters
e. Address


2. Which of the following are considered expansion slots? (Choose all that apply.)

a. PCI
b. FireWire
c. AGP
d. USB


3. Which of the following can you use with SCSI (Small Computer Systems Interface)?
(Choose all that apply.)

a. Hard drives
b. Scanners
c. Laser printers
d. DVD-ROMs
e. A dot-matrix printer


4. Which of the following are in the ATX family of motherboards? (Choose all
that apply.)

a. ATX
b. Mini-ATX
c. FlexATX
d. ATX and Mini-ATX only
e. None of the options provided is correct


5. Which of the following are considered integrated I/O ports?

a. Serial port
b. Parallel port
c. USB port
d. PS/2 mouse and keyboard
e. Audio port
f. Ethernet port
g. All of these options are correct


6. Which one of the listed processors was the last slot-based processor designed
by Intel?

a. Celeron
b. Core 2 Duo
c. Pentium D
d. Pentium III


7. Which of the following processors was the first dual-core design by AMD?

a. Athlon 64 X2
b. Athlon
c. Duron
d. Sempron


8. Which of the following best describes hyperthreading?

a. Overclocking your CPU
b. Processing two execution threads simultaneously
c. Having more than one processor
d. None of these options is correct


9. Before you remove the processor from the motherboard, what device should
you remove first?

a. Power supply
b. RAM chip
c. Heat sink
d. Thermal compound


10. You have been dispatched to a client’s computer. You have decided that the
processor is overheating. Which of the following steps can you take to help with
the air flow around the processor?

a. Blow it out with compressed air
b. Remove the heat sink from the CPU
c. Place it on a surface covered with old newspapers or waste paper
d. Clean off the old thermal paste and reapply a small amount to the
processor
e. All of these options are correct


11. Which of the following are causes of overheating? (Choose all that apply.)

a. Fan failure
b. The power supply fan is too large
c. Incorrect heat sink
d. Incorrect processor


12. To connect speakers to the sound card, which of the following must you use?

a. 1/2-inch jack
b. 1 1/4-inch jack cable
c. 2/3-inch jack cable
d. 1/8-inch mini-jack cable
e. None of these options is correct