Chapter 3

Question 1

EMI

Answer 1

Electromagnetic interference

Question 2

What are tweezers used for?

Answer 2

To work with smaller items in the computer, such as jumpers.

Question 3

What is a multimeter?

Answer 3

Used to verify that the wall outlet is supplying the correct voltage and that your power connectors to the hard drive and CD-ROM drives are supplying the correct voltage as well.

Question 4

What is a windows boot disk?

Answer 4

A disk that contains the core boot files that are needed to boot a windows OS.

Question 5

What is a live cd?

Answer 5

A term used for booting and running the OS from a CD.

Question 6

What are antistatic bags used for?

Answer 6

When carrying computer components from one place to another.

Question 7

How does a humidifier help protect a computer?

Answer 7

Places moisture in the air to reduce static electricity in the air.

Question 8

What is the responsibility of a power supply unit?

Answer 8

Taking alternating current from the wall outlet and converting it to direct current that is usable by computer components.

Question 9

The power supply takes how much AC from the wall outlet and supplies DC?

Answer 9

Coverts 120 volts of AC to 3.3V, 5V, or 12V of DC.

Question 10

CRT

Answer 10

Cathode ray tube

Question 11

Computer compontes can be destroyed with as little as?

Answer 11

200 Volts

Question 12

EMI stands for?

Answer 12

Electromagnetic interference

Question 13

ESD stands for ?

Answer 13

Electrostatic discharge

Question 14

EPA

Answer 14

Environmental protection agency

Question 15

RSI

Answer 15

Repetitive strain injury

Question 16

You can prevent damage from ESD by

Answer 16

Using a grounding strap

Question 17

A grounding strap contains a

Answer 17

Resister