Practice Test 1

Question 1

What are the 2 common battery types that can be found in modern portable devices?

Answer 1

Lithium-ion (Li-ion) and Lithium-ion Polymer (LiPo).

Question 2

Which laptop feature allows to overcome standard keyboard size restrictions?

Answer 2

The Fn Key.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

SODIMM.

Question 4

Which type of expansion card enables communication in 802.11 networks?

Answer 4

WLAN.

Question 5

A type of expansion card that enables communication over cellular network is referred to as a what?

Answer 5

WWAN. (a Wireless Wide Area Network).

Question 6

A very short-range communication method where a wireless signal is sent between two devices that are touching or nearly touching each other is a characteristic feature of what?

Answer 6

NFC. (Used in things like Apple Pay.)

Question 7

A technology implemented in modern laptops that enables data transfer and authentication features between the laptop and another portable device at a very close range is known as what?

Answer 7

NFC (Near-Field Communication).

Question 8

What is a display technology most commonly used in modern laptops?

Answer 8

LCD (Liquid-Crystal Display).

Question 9

What are the characteristic features of In-Plane Switching (IPS)?

Answer 9

High color quality, Wide viewing angles but Slow response times.

Question 10

What are the characteristic features of Twisted Nematic (TN) technology?

Answer 10

Fast response times but Low viewing angles and Low color quality.

Question 11

What are the characteristic features of Vertical Alignment (VA) display technology?

Answer 11

High contrast ratios, Good viewing angles and Good color quality.

Question 12

What are the characteristic features of an OLED display?

Answer 12

Works without backlight, Better contrast ratio and color representation in comparison to LCDs but Lower light output (brightness) in comparison to LCDs.

Question 13

Are: IPS (In-Plane Switching ), TN (Twisted Nematic), VA (Vertical Alignment), and OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) are all implementations of the LCD display technology.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

A type of backlight technology most commonly used in modern laptop devices is known as a what?

Answer 14

An LED.

Question 15

What is the location of a laptop’s Wi-Fi antenna?

Answer 15

Near the top, inside display case, so as to get a better signal. Not on the WLAN Module.

Question 16

What is the function of a digitizer?

Answer 16

A type of input device and to translate analog data into a format suitable for computer processing. E.g. a touchscreen, translating physical stimuli into actionable date.

Question 17

What is the function of a laptop’s inverter?

Answer 17

Used for supplying voltage to back lights in older types of LCD panels and Converts DC power into AC power.

Question 18

What is an example of a digitizer?

Answer 18

A TouchScreen. As it translates physical touch into a form of data the computer can use.