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1. Moving your CPU's speed beyond its normal operating range is called _____________.

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2. Which device can store a maximum of 1.44 MB on a removable disk?

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3. Setting an administrator password in the BIOS accomplishes which of the following?

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4. Which tool should always be used when working on the inside of the computer?

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5. How should you apply spray cleaner to a monitor?

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6. A computer you are working on has a lot of dust inside it. How should you clean this?

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7. 80mm and 120mm are common sizes for what type of PC component?

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8. On a laptop, which of the following would most likely be a pointing device?

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9. Which of the following connectors is used for musical equipment?

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10. Which of the following form factors does a VGA connector comply with?

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11. What is the PC equivalent of FireWire?

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12. Which of the following cable types is not affected by EMI but requires specialized tools to install?

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13. What is the main advantage of selecting a 64-bit operating system over a 32-bit operating system?

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14. A customer reports that an optical drive in a PC is no longer responding. What question should you ask first?

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15. Which function is performed by the external power supply of a laptop?

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16. Which bus slot provides the highest video performance?

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17. Which of the following indicates that a printer is network-ready?

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18. Which of the following storage technologies is used by traditional hard disk drives?

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19. Although not used as often as a Phillips screwdriver, this tool is sometimes used to remove screws from the outside of a computer case or from within a laptop.

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20. A client brings in a printer that is giving a paper-feed error. What is the most likely cause?

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21. What is the total number of devices that can be daisy-chained to an IEEE 1394 port?

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22. What is the most important piece of information needed to connect to a specific wireless network?

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23. Beep codes are generated by which of the following?

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24. What is the maximum distance at which a Class 2 Bluetooth device can receive signals from a Bluetooth access point?

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25. You just turned off a printer to maintenance it. What should you be careful of when removing the fuser?

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26. How many pins would you see in a high-quality printhead on a dot matrix printer?

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27. Which port is typically known as a serial port?

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28. What does a yellow exclamation point next to a device in the Device Manager indicate?

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29. Where is the memory controller located in a Core 2 Duo system?

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30. You and a co-worker are running network cables above the drop ceiling. The co-worker accidentally touches a live AC power line and is thrown off the ladder and onto the ground. He is dazed and can't stand. He is no longer near the AC power line. What should you do first?

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31. What is a possible symptom of a failing CPU?

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32. Which type of printer uses a print head, ribbon, and tractor feed?

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33. On which type of computer is RAM the most important?

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34. What wireless networking standard operates at 5 GHz only?

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35. What are advantages of using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)? (Select the two best answers.)

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36. Which of the following is the default port for HTTPS?

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37. Which password is used in the BIOS (CMOS) to prevent end users from accessing the BIOS contents?

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38. Which type of cable has only two twisted pairs?

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39. A co-worker is traveling to Europe and is bringing her computer. She asks you what safety concerns there might be. What should you tell her?

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40. When it comes to computer case form factors, which of the following provides the most room for effective cooling?

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Moving your CPU's speed beyond its normal operating range is called...
Which device can store a maximum of 1.44 MB on a removable disk?
Setting an administrator password in the BIOS accomplishes which of...
Which tool should always be used when working on the inside of the...
How should you apply spray cleaner to a monitor?
A computer you are working on has a lot of dust inside it. How should...
80mm and 120mm are common sizes for what type of PC component?
On a laptop, which of the following would most likely be a pointing...
Which of the following connectors is used for musical equipment?
Which of the following form factors does a VGA connector comply with?
What is the PC equivalent of FireWire?
Which of the following cable types is not affected by EMI but requires...
What is the main advantage of selecting a 64-bit operating system over...
A customer reports that an optical drive in a PC is no longer...
Which function is performed by the external power supply of a laptop?
Which bus slot provides the highest video performance?
Which of the following indicates that a printer is network-ready?
Which of the following storage technologies is used by traditional...
Although not used as often as a Phillips screwdriver, this tool is...
A client brings in a printer that is giving a paper-feed error. What...
What is the total number of devices that can be daisy-chained to an...
What is the most important piece of information needed to connect to a...
Beep codes are generated by which of the following?
What is the maximum distance at which a Class 2 Bluetooth device can...
You just turned off a printer to maintenance it. What should you be...
How many pins would you see in a high-quality printhead on a dot...
Which port is typically known as a serial port?
What does a yellow exclamation point next to a device in the Device...
Where is the memory controller located in a Core 2 Duo system?
You and a co-worker are running network cables above the drop ceiling....
What is a possible symptom of a failing CPU?
Which type of printer uses a print head, ribbon, and tractor feed?
On which type of computer is RAM the most important?
What wireless networking standard operates at 5 GHz only?
What are advantages of using the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol...
Which of the following is the default port for HTTPS?
Which password is used in the BIOS (CMOS) to prevent end users from...
Which type of cable has only two twisted pairs?
A co-worker is traveling to Europe and is bringing her computer. She...
When it comes to computer case form factors, which of the following...
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