Protecting Yourself And Your PC

Question 1

1. Which of the following is considered high-voltage equipment? (Select all that apply)

(A) Printers
(B) CRTs
(C) Power supply units
(D) Hard drives

Answer 1

(B) CRTs
(C) Power Supply Units

Examples of high-voltage equipment are CRTs and PSUs

Question 2

2. Computer components can be destroyed with as little as

(A) 3000 volts
(B) 200 volts
(C) 500 volts
(D) 900 volts

Answer 2

(B) 200 volts

Computer chips and components can be killed with about 200 V

Question 3

3. Your manager has asked you to take some of the memory out of a system located on the fourth floor and put it in Jill’s computer, which is located on the tenth floor. Which of the following should you use to store the memory module while transporting it to Jill’s workstation?

(A) ESD st rap
(B) ESD mat
(C) Safety goggles
(D) Antistatic bag

Answer 3

(D) Antistatic bag

You should place computer components such as memory models, cards, and hard drives in Antistatic bags when storing those items and when transporting them from one location to another.

Question 4

4. Your organization has a number of hazardous materials on site. Your safety manager wants to ensure that the company knows how to handle and dispose of these materials. What should you use?

(A) ESD strap
(B) MSDS
(C) ESD mat
(D) Safety goggles

Answer 4

(B) MSDS

Material Safety Data Sheet, or MSDS, is a document that shows the composition of hazardous materials and how to handle those materials

Question 5

5. EPA stands for

(A) Environmental Protection Association
(B) Environmental Protection Agency
(C) Environmental Preservation Agency
(D) Environmental Preservation Association

Answer 5

(B) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides guidelines on how the components should be disposed of.

Question 6

6. RSI stands for

(A) Restive strain injury
(B) Repetitive self-injury
(C) Restrictive system injury
(D) Repetitve strain injury

Answer 6

(D) Repetitive strain injury

When you continuously work with your computer for prolonged periods of time, there is a chance of developing a repetitive strain injury.

Question 7

7. The static shock one commonly feels is typically about how many volts?

(A) 3000
(B) 200
(C) 10
(D) 5

Answer 7

(A) 3000

The shock we give one another is typically 3000 V

Question 8

8. You can prevent damage from ESD by

(A) Keeping the air dry
(B) Using a multimeter
(C) Using a grounding wrist strap
(D) Using a TORX screwdriver

Answer 8

(C) Using a grounding wrist strap