Laptop Quiz

Question 1

What is the most common memory module form factor type used in laptops?

ECC RAM
DIMM
SO-DIMM
C-RIMM

Answer 1

SO-DIMM

Question 2

Which of the following answers refers to an HDD form factor for laptops?

1.8 inch
2.5 inch
3.5 inch
5.25 inch

Answer 2

2.5 inch

Question 3

Which of the answers listed below refer to SSD form factors used in laptop computers? (Select 2 answers)

1.5 inch
5.25 inch
2.5 inch
1.8 inch

Answer 3

1.8 inch
2.5 inch

Question 4

Which of the following hardware components would be the most difficult to replace on a laptop computer?

Optical Drive
Primary Storage
System Board
Integrated GPU
Secondary Storage

Answer 4

Integrated GPU

Question 5

Which laptop expansion card enables communication in 802.11 networks?

WLAN
Riser Card
WPAN
WWAN

Answer 5

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network

Question 6

Which of the answers listed below refers to a laptop’s Bluetooth module?

WWAN
WLAN
Riser Card
WPAN

Answer 6

WPAN

Wireless Personal Area Network

Question 7

A type of laptop expansion card that enables communication over cellular network is referred to as:

WPAN card
WAN card
WWAN card
WLAN card

Answer 7

WWAN card

Wireless Wide Area Network

Question 8

Which of the answers listed below refers to a display technology most commonly used in modern laptops?

LCD
OLED
Plasma
CRT

Answer 8

LCD

Liquid-crystal display

Question 9

Which of the answers listed below describe the function of a laptop’s inverter? Select two answers

Converts AC power into DC power

Used for supplying voltage to backlights in older types of LCD panels

Converts DC power into AC power

Used for supplying voltage to back lights in OLED displays

Answer 9

Used for supplying voltage to back lights in older types of LCD panels

Converts DC power into AC power

Question 10

Docking stations: (Select two answers)

Typically are designed to work with most laptop models (universal design)

Usually offer additional ports in capabilities compared to port replicators

Typically are designed to work only with a specific laptop make and model (proprietary design)

Other identical features as poor replicators

Typically offer less ports and capabilities than port replicators

Answer 10

Usually offer additional ports and capabilities compared to port replicators

Typically are designed to work only with a specific laptop make and model (proprietary design)

Question 11

Due to size restrictions and compact nature of laptops devices, this type of storage media becomes less commonly found on new laptops.

Flash drives
Optical drives
Solid-state drives
Magnetic drives

Answer 11

Optical drives

Question 12

What is an optical drive?

Answer 12

An optical drive refers to a computer system that allows users to use DVDs, CDs, and Blu-ray optical drives.

Question 13

What is a solid-state drive?

Answer 13

A solid state drive SSD is a semiconductor-based storage device, which typically uses NAND flash memory to save persistent data.

Question 14

What is a magnetic drive?

Answer 14

A magnetic disc is a storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access data.

Question 15

What is a riser card?

Answer 15

A riser card is a printed circuit board that gives a computer motherboard the option for additional expansion cards to be added to the computer.

Question 16

What is a GPU?

Answer 16

A graphics processing unit GPU is a specialized in electronic circuit design to manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device.