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1
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First thing you should do when replacing PC components?

A

Turn off and unplug the PC

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2
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What system will help against brown/black outs?

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Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS)

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What PC component is volatile and will lose all data when the PC shuts off?

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Random Access Memory (RAM)

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4
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Where are antennas primarily found in a Laptop?

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Display Bezel

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5
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What type of PC relies heavily on a server?

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Thin Client

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6
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What 2 types of PC requires high powered Processing and Video Power?

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Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)

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7
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SO-DIMM is mainly used in?

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Laptops

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8
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A test that a PC will run any time it is turned on?

A

Power On Self Test (POST)

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9
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If a PC will be exposed to extreme environmental dust or moisture you should?

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Place it in an enclosure with air filters

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10
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First Step of the CompTIA Troubleshooting method?

A

Identify the Problem

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Second Step of the CompTIA Troubleshooting method?

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Establish a Theory

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12
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Third Step of the CompTIA Troubleshooting method?

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Test your Theory

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13
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Fourth Step of the CompTIA Troubleshooting method?

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Establish a Plan

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14
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Fifth Step of the CompTIA Troubleshooting method?

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Implement or Escalate

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15
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Sixth Step of the CompTIA Troubleshooting method?

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Verify Functionality

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16
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Seventh Step of the CompTIA Troubleshooting method?

A

Document

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17
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Technology that calculates instructions simultaneously simulating CPU cores?

A

Hyper-Threading

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18
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RAM version that has a curved contact edge?

A

DDR4

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19
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I can run DDR3 memory on a motherboard that supports DDR4. (True/False)

A

False

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20
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A test ran during PC startup that checks hard drives?

A

Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (SMART test)

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21
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First step when dealing with a power issue?

A

Check the wall outlet

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22
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What is the likely cause if a laptop only turns on when the charger is attached?

A

The laptop’s battery is bad

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23
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AMD processors are classified as?

A

Pin Grid Array (PGA)

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24
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Intel processors are classified as?

A

Land Grid Array (LGA)

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25
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PCIe x16 is primarily used for what?

A

Graphics Card (GPU)

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26
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Two types of system firmware?

A

UEFI and BIOS

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27
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Five possible functions a server can have?

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File / Print / Web / E-mail / Domain Controller

28
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Software that tells an OS how to communicate with a piece of hardware?

A

Driver

29
Q

A VGA cable is only capable of analog video transmission. (True/False)

A

True

30
Q

HDMI is capable of transmitting?

A

Audio and Video

31
Q

Device used to expand the capabilities of a laptop?

A

Docking Station

32
Q

Process of connecting up to 127 USB devices?

A

Daisy Chaining

33
Q

A device that allows communication with servers. (typically built into the rack itself)

A

Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM)

34
Q

Coaxial Cable that is typically used for homes?

A

RG-6 (Thicknet)

35
Q

Connector used for RG-6 (Thicknet)

A

F connector

36
Q

Two types of Fiber Optics?

A

Single Mode Fiber (SMF) and Multi-Mode Fiber (MMF)

37
Q

Three types of connectors used for Fiber Optic Cables?

A

Straight Tip (ST) / Local Connector (LC) / Mechanical Transfer-Registered Jack (MT-RJ)

38
Q

The maximum segment length for Twisted Pair Cables (Category Cables)

A

100m / 328ft

39
Q

Connector used for CAT-5e or CAT-6A?

A

RJ-45 Connector

40
Q

What is 1000Base-T also known as?

A

CAT-5e

41
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what is 10GBase-T also known as?

A

CAT-6

42
Q

What is the color order of T-568B?

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White-Orange / Orange / White-green / Blue / White-Blue / Green / White-Brown / Brown

43
Q

File system primarily used for Microsoft based Operating Systems?

A

NTFS

44
Q

File system that can’t support files bigger than 4 Gb?

A

FAT32

45
Q

What RAID uses stripe volume - needs a minimum of 2x hard drives - and has no fault tolerance?

A

RAID 0

46
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What RAID uses mirror volume - needs a minimum of 2x hard drives - and has fault tolerance?

A

RAID 1

47
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What RAID uses stripe volume with distributed parity - needs a minimum of 3x hard drives - and has fault tolerance?

A

RAID 5

48
Q

What type of printer uses a daisy wheel and tractor feed?

A

Impact printer

49
Q

Controls network traffic according to specified rules

A

Firewall

50
Q

Command that shows the contents of the directory/folder?

A

dir

51
Q

Command that changes directory

A

cd

52
Q

Command that moves you up one directory

A

cd..

53
Q

Command that moves you directly to the root of your directory

A

cd\

54
Q

Command to make a directory

A

md

55
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Command to rename the directory

A

ren

56
Q

Command that allows you to move directory/folders and files

A

move

57
Q

Command to remove a directory or folder

A

rd

58
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Command that copies a file

A

copy

59
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Command that deletes a file

A

del

60
Q

Command that shows a list of all commands and what they do

A

help

61
Q

Command that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refresh DHCP

A

ipconfig

62
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Command that is used to test the ability of the source computer to reach a specified destination computer

A

ping

63
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Command used to help troubleshoot network performance by measuring the amount of traffic on the network

A

netstat

64
Q

Command to get the MAC address of your local machine

A

getmac

65
Q

Command to get your current username

A

whoami

66
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Command to trace the path that an IP packet takes to it’s destination

A

tracert

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