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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?

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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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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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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?

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Document

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17
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Technology that calculates instructions simultaneously simulating CPU cores?

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Hyper-Threading

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18
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RAM version that has a curved contact edge?

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DDR4

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

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False

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

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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?

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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?

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Land Grid Array (LGA)

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25
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PCIe x16 is primarily used for what?

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Graphics Card (GPU)

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26
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Two types of system firmware?

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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?

29
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A VGA cable is only capable of analog video transmission. (True/False)

30
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HDMI is capable of transmitting?

A

Audio and Video

31
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Device used to expand the capabilities of a laptop?

A

Docking Station

32
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Process of connecting up to 127 USB devices?

A

Daisy Chaining

33
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A device that allows communication with servers. (typically built into the rack itself)

A

Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM)

34
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Coaxial Cable that is typically used for homes?

A

RG-6 (Thicknet)

35
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Connector used for RG-6 (Thicknet)

A

F connector

36
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Two types of Fiber Optics?

A

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

37
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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
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Connector used for CAT-5e or CAT-6A?

A

RJ-45 Connector

40
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What is 1000Base-T also known as?

41
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what is 10GBase-T also known as?

42
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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
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File system primarily used for Microsoft based Operating Systems?

44
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File system that can’t support files bigger than 4 Gb?

45
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What RAID uses stripe volume - needs a minimum of 2x hard drives - and has no fault tolerance?

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

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

48
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What type of printer uses a daisy wheel and tractor feed?

A

Impact printer

49
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Controls network traffic according to specified rules

50
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Command that shows the contents of the directory/folder?

51
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Command that changes directory

52
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Command that moves you up one directory

53
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Command that moves you directly to the root of your directory

54
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Command to make a directory

55
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Command to rename the directory

56
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Command that allows you to move directory/folders and files

57
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Command to remove a directory or folder

58
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Command that copies a file

59
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Command that deletes a file

60
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Command that shows a list of all commands and what they do

61
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Command that displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values and refresh DHCP

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

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

64
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Command to get the MAC address of your local machine

65
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Command to get your current username

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

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