Chapter 5 - Assignment Flashcards
What are the two major components of a processor cooler assembly?
Fan and Heat Sink
How many pins does the CPU fan header on a motherboard have?
4-pins
If the power connector from the CPU fan has only three pins, it can still connect to the 4-pin header, but what functionality is lost?
The ability to control the fan speed
How do you determine the wattage capacity needed by a power supply?
Add all of the wattage the system needs and an additional 30% percent
Which one component in a high-end gaming computer is likely to draw the most power?
Video card
When you first turn on a computer and you don’t hear a spinning drive or fan or see indicator lights, is the problem hardware or software related?
Hardware Related
What is a Windows error message called that appears on a blue screen?
Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
How many beeps does startup UEFI/BIOS give to indicate a successful POST?
1 or 0 beeps
Which two components in a system might give out a loud whining noise?
Power supply and Hard Drive
What Windows utility can you use to test RAM?
Memory Diagnostics
Which Windows tool is best to use to verify that hardware components installed in Windows are working properly?
Device Manager
hat is the purpose of standoffs installed between the bottom of the case and the motherboard?
Protect the Motherboard against a Short
If a system hangs after being used for several hours and you suspect overheating, what can you do to easily monitor the CPU and system temperature?
Install software such as SpeedFan that monitors temperature
What are two reasons to tie cables up and out of the way inside a computer case?
So that they don’t get in the way of the fans rotating or block airflow to the processor
Why should a tower case not sit on thick carpet?
It would prevent air flow
For most computer cases, does air flow from front to rear or rear to front?
Air flows from front to rear
Which type of CPU cooler contains heat pipes?
Fanless/Passive CPU Cooler
What can you do if a port on the motherboard is faulty and a device requires this type of port?
DIsable the port in the BIOS and then install an expansion card to provide the same port/connector
What can you do to stop a computer from repeatedly restarting in a continuous loop?
Press F8 to Load Advanced Boot Options then select “Disable automatic restarts on system Failure”
When a cell phone overheats, why is it important to find out whether the heat is coming from the bottom of the phone or from other areas of the phone?
If it’s coming from the bottom, it’s the battery that is overheating and if it’s from the front then the phone itself is overheating.
How much power is consumed by a load drawing 5 A with 120 V across it?
600 Watts
What is a reasonable wattage capacity for a power supply to be used with a system that contains a DVD drive, three hard drives, and a high-end video card?
a. 250 W
b. 1000 W
c. 700 W
d. 150 W
c. 700 W
You upgrade a faulty PCIe video card to a recently released higher-performing card. Now the user complains that Windows 8 hangs a lot and gives errors. Which is the most likely source of the problem? Which is the least likely source?
a. Overheating
b. Windows does not support the new card
c. The drivers for the card need updating
d. Memory is faulty
c. The drivers for the card need updating is the most likely and b .is least likely.
What should you immediately do if you turn on a computer and smell smoke or a burning odor?
a. Unplug the computer.
b. Dial 911.
c. Find a fire extinguisher.
d. Press a key on the keyboard to enter BIOS setup.
A. Unplug the computer
When you boot up a computer and hear a single beep, but the screen is blank, what can you assume is the source of the problem?
a. The video card or onboard video
b. The monitor or monitor cable
c. Windows startup
d. The processor
B. Monitor or Monitor Cable
You suspect that a power supply is faulty, but you use a power supply tester to measure its voltage output and find it to be acceptable. Why is it still possible that the power supply may be faulty?
The Power Supply may be intermittent
Someone asks you for help with a computer that hangs at odd times. You turn it on and work for about 15 minutes, and then the computer freezes and powers down. What do you do first?
a. Replace the surge protector.
b. Replace the power supply.
c. Wait about 30 minutes for the system to cool down and try again.
d. Install an additional fan.
C. Wait about 30 minutes for the system to cool down and try again
