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1. how would you answer these questions ?
Thefirst physical sector in any bootable hard disc contains which of thefollowing?
3. An error code is displayed before the end of the POST.Is the problem hardware or software related?
6. Howwould you make the customer’s PC go into safe mode? (there may be more than onecorrect answer)
A. Go into msconfig, selectSafe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
B. Go into the controlpanel, select Safe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
C. Restart the PC, andpress the F8 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
. Restart the PC, andpress the F2 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST);also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Displayadaptor
B. Powersupply
C. RAM
. Motherboard
8. Youhave been dispatched to a client’s computer. You have decided that theprocessor is overheating. Which of the following steps can you take to helpwith the air flow around the processor?
A. Blowit out with compressed air
B. Removethe heat sink from the CPU
C. Placeit on a surface and covered it with old newspapers or waste paper
. Cleanoff the old thermal paste and reapply a small amount to the processor
E. Allof the above options are correct
9. Toavoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choosetwo)
A. Disassemblethe power supply
B. Putmetal tools through the openings
C. Switchthe voltage to 220
. Puta smaller power supply in the computer +
10. Namethe two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
11. Wheninstalling a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the bestthree answers.
A. Configuringthe BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installingthe video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-staticbag.
. Installing drivers forthe video card.
12. Youinstall a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features.What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Rebootthe computer
B.Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
. Call a technician
13. Youneed to upgrade a computer running Windows XP to Windows Vista. You need toverify that the upgrade will go smoothly. What should you do to determine ifthis computer can run the Vista operating system?
A. Run the Vista upgradeadvisor
B. Check the HCL for computer specifications
C. Run the checkupgradeonly program
. Run the Vista upgrade wizard
14. Youare in the process of doing an upgrade to Windows Vista. You start the processand then you cannot go any farther. Which of the following could be theproblem?
A. You are using a full version disk instead of the upgrade disk.
B. Your installation key in incorrect.
C. You don’t have enough free disk space for the installation.
. The file system is FAT32.
15. Youhave just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot thesystem and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fixthis problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
. Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
Thefirst physical sector in any bootable hard disc contains which of thefollowing?
- File structure.
- Data structure.
- MBR (Master Boot Sector)
- LBR (Logical Boot Sector)
3. An error code is displayed before the end of the POST.Is the problem hardware or software related?
- Hardware
- Software
- Control Panel
- System Tools
- Command Prompt
- Device Manager
- The system keeps rebooting itself. Which of the following reasons could be the problem? (there may be more than one correct answer)
- Faulty Adapter Card
- Bad system board
- Bad Power Supply
- AC Power Faulty
6. Howwould you make the customer’s PC go into safe mode? (there may be more than onecorrect answer)
A. Go into msconfig, selectSafe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
B. Go into the controlpanel, select Safe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
C. Restart the PC, andpress the F8 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
. Restart the PC, andpress the F2 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST);also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Displayadaptor
B. Powersupply
C. RAM
. Motherboard
8. Youhave been dispatched to a client’s computer. You have decided that theprocessor is overheating. Which of the following steps can you take to helpwith the air flow around the processor?
A. Blowit out with compressed air
B. Removethe heat sink from the CPU
C. Placeit on a surface and covered it with old newspapers or waste paper
. Cleanoff the old thermal paste and reapply a small amount to the processor
E. Allof the above options are correct
9. Toavoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choosetwo)
A. Disassemblethe power supply
B. Putmetal tools through the openings
C. Switchthe voltage to 220
. Puta smaller power supply in the computer +
10. Namethe two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
11. Wheninstalling a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the bestthree answers.
A. Configuringthe BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installingthe video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-staticbag.
. Installing drivers forthe video card.
12. Youinstall a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features.What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Rebootthe computer
B.Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
. Call a technician
13. Youneed to upgrade a computer running Windows XP to Windows Vista. You need toverify that the upgrade will go smoothly. What should you do to determine ifthis computer can run the Vista operating system?
A. Run the Vista upgradeadvisor
B. Check the HCL for computer specifications
C. Run the checkupgradeonly program
. Run the Vista upgrade wizard
14. Youare in the process of doing an upgrade to Windows Vista. You start the processand then you cannot go any farther. Which of the following could be theproblem?
A. You are using a full version disk instead of the upgrade disk.
B. Your installation key in incorrect.
C. You don’t have enough free disk space for the installation.
. The file system is FAT32.
15. Youhave just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot thesystem and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fixthis problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
. Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
sladewilson
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1. how would you answer these questions ?
Thefirst physical sector in any bootable hard disc contains which of thefollowing?
3. An error code is displayed before the end of the POST.Is the problem hardware or software related?
6. Howwould you make the customer’s PC go into safe mode? (there may be more than onecorrect answer)
A. Go into msconfig, selectSafe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
B. Go into the controlpanel, select Safe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
C. Restart the PC, andpress the F8 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
. Restart the PC, andpress the F2 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST);also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Displayadaptor
B. Powersupply
C. RAM
. Motherboard
8. Youhave been dispatched to a client’s computer. You have decided that theprocessor is overheating. Which of the following steps can you take to helpwith the air flow around the processor?
A. Blowit out with compressed air
B. Removethe heat sink from the CPU
C. Placeit on a surface and covered it with old newspapers or waste paper
. Cleanoff the old thermal paste and reapply a small amount to the processor
E. Allof the above options are correct
9. Toavoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choosetwo)
A. Disassemblethe power supply
B. Putmetal tools through the openings
C. Switchthe voltage to 220
. Puta smaller power supply in the computer +
10. Namethe two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
11. Wheninstalling a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the bestthree answers.
A. Configuringthe BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installingthe video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-staticbag.
. Installing drivers forthe video card.
12. Youinstall a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features.What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Rebootthe computer
B.Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
. Call a technician
13. Youneed to upgrade a computer running Windows XP to Windows Vista. You need toverify that the upgrade will go smoothly. What should you do to determine ifthis computer can run the Vista operating system?
A. Run the Vista upgradeadvisor
B. Check the HCL for computer specifications
C. Run the checkupgradeonly program
. Run the Vista upgrade wizard
14. Youare in the process of doing an upgrade to Windows Vista. You start the processand then you cannot go any farther. Which of the following could be theproblem?
A. You are using a full version disk instead of the upgrade disk.
B. Your installation key in incorrect.
C. You don’t have enough free disk space for the installation.
. The file system is FAT32.
15. Youhave just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot thesystem and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fixthis problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
. Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
Thefirst physical sector in any bootable hard disc contains which of thefollowing?
- File structure.
- Data structure.
- MBR (Master Boot Sector)
- LBR (Logical Boot Sector)
3. An error code is displayed before the end of the POST.Is the problem hardware or software related?
- Hardware
- Software
- Control Panel
- System Tools
- Command Prompt
- Device Manager
- The system keeps rebooting itself. Which of the following reasons could be the problem? (there may be more than one correct answer)
- Faulty Adapter Card
- Bad system board
- Bad Power Supply
- AC Power Faulty
6. Howwould you make the customer’s PC go into safe mode? (there may be more than onecorrect answer)
A. Go into msconfig, selectSafe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
B. Go into the controlpanel, select Safe Mode from the Boot option, and restart the PC.
C. Restart the PC, andpress the F8 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
. Restart the PC, andpress the F2 key until the Advanced Options Menu appears.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST);also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Displayadaptor
B. Powersupply
C. RAM
. Motherboard
8. Youhave been dispatched to a client’s computer. You have decided that theprocessor is overheating. Which of the following steps can you take to helpwith the air flow around the processor?
A. Blowit out with compressed air
B. Removethe heat sink from the CPU
C. Placeit on a surface and covered it with old newspapers or waste paper
. Cleanoff the old thermal paste and reapply a small amount to the processor
E. Allof the above options are correct
9. Toavoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choosetwo)
A. Disassemblethe power supply
B. Putmetal tools through the openings
C. Switchthe voltage to 220
. Puta smaller power supply in the computer +
10. Namethe two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
11. Wheninstalling a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the bestthree answers.
A. Configuringthe BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installingthe video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-staticbag.
. Installing drivers forthe video card.
12. Youinstall a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features.What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Rebootthe computer
B.Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
. Call a technician
13. Youneed to upgrade a computer running Windows XP to Windows Vista. You need toverify that the upgrade will go smoothly. What should you do to determine ifthis computer can run the Vista operating system?
A. Run the Vista upgradeadvisor
B. Check the HCL for computer specifications
C. Run the checkupgradeonly program
. Run the Vista upgrade wizard
14. Youare in the process of doing an upgrade to Windows Vista. You start the processand then you cannot go any farther. Which of the following could be theproblem?
A. You are using a full version disk instead of the upgrade disk.
B. Your installation key in incorrect.
C. You don’t have enough free disk space for the installation.
. The file system is FAT32.
15. Youhave just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot thesystem and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fixthis problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
. Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
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3. An error code is displayed before the end of the POST. Is the problem hardware or software related?
1. Hardware
2. Software
1
5. The system keeps rebooting itself. Which of the following reasons could be the problem? (there may be more than one correct answer)
1. Faulty Adapter Card
2. Bad system board
3. Bad Power Supply
4. AC Power Faulty
3
the hell is an adapter card or system board? too vague.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST); also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Display adaptor
B. Power supply
C. RAM
D Motherboard
Another vague question. smh
It would all fall down to process of elimination.
9. To avoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choose two)
A. Disassemble the power supply
B. Put metal tools through the openings
C. Switch the voltage to 220
D Put a smaller power supply in the computer +
A and B
Name the two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
A and C
1. When installing a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the best three answers.
A. Configuring the BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installing the video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-static bag.
D Installing drivers for the video card.
3? i only see 2. B and D
D should be done first.
. You install a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features. What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Reboot the computer
B. Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
D Call a technician
B then A
. You have just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot the system and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fix this problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
D Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
A
1. Hardware
2. Software
1
5. The system keeps rebooting itself. Which of the following reasons could be the problem? (there may be more than one correct answer)
1. Faulty Adapter Card
2. Bad system board
3. Bad Power Supply
4. AC Power Faulty
3
the hell is an adapter card or system board? too vague.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST); also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Display adaptor
B. Power supply
C. RAM
D Motherboard
Another vague question. smh
It would all fall down to process of elimination.
9. To avoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choose two)
A. Disassemble the power supply
B. Put metal tools through the openings
C. Switch the voltage to 220
D Put a smaller power supply in the computer +
A and B
Name the two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
A and C
1. When installing a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the best three answers.
A. Configuring the BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installing the video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-static bag.
D Installing drivers for the video card.
3? i only see 2. B and D
D should be done first.
. You install a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features. What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Reboot the computer
B. Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
D Call a technician
B then A
. You have just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot the system and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fix this problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
D Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
A
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3. An error code is displayed before the end of the POST. Is the problem hardware or software related?
1. Hardware
2. Software
1
5. The system keeps rebooting itself. Which of the following reasons could be the problem? (there may be more than one correct answer)
1. Faulty Adapter Card
2. Bad system board
3. Bad Power Supply
4. AC Power Faulty
3
the hell is an adapter card or system board? too vague.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST); also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Display adaptor
B. Power supply
C. RAM
D Motherboard
Another vague question. smh
It would all fall down to process of elimination.
9. To avoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choose two)
A. Disassemble the power supply
B. Put metal tools through the openings
C. Switch the voltage to 220
D Put a smaller power supply in the computer +
A and B
Name the two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
A and C
1. When installing a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the best three answers.
A. Configuring the BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installing the video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-static bag.
D Installing drivers for the video card.
3? i only see 2. B and D
D should be done first.
. You install a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features. What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Reboot the computer
B. Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
D Call a technician
B then A
. You have just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot the system and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fix this problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
D Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
A
1. Hardware
2. Software
1
5. The system keeps rebooting itself. Which of the following reasons could be the problem? (there may be more than one correct answer)
1. Faulty Adapter Card
2. Bad system board
3. Bad Power Supply
4. AC Power Faulty
3
the hell is an adapter card or system board? too vague.
7. A computer will not perform power-on self test (POST); also no lights or sounds are emitted. What should you check first?
A. Display adaptor
B. Power supply
C. RAM
D Motherboard
Another vague question. smh
It would all fall down to process of elimination.
9. To avoid power supply hazards you must never do which of the following?(Choose two)
A. Disassemble the power supply
B. Put metal tools through the openings
C. Switch the voltage to 220
D Put a smaller power supply in the computer +
A and B
Name the two methods that are used to protect the reliability of memory.
A. Parity-Checking
B. System checking
C. ECC (error-correcting code)
D. Smart checking
A and C
1. When installing a new video card, there are three phases. What are they? Select
the best three answers.
A. Configuring the BIOS for the video card being installed.
B. Physically installing the video card.
C. Making sure the video card is in the protective anti-static bag.
D Installing drivers for the video card.
3? i only see 2. B and D
D should be done first.
. You install a new video card in your system, but are not getting all the features. What would you need to do to correct the problem?
A. Reboot the computer
B. Install the device driver
C. Take the card out and put it back in
D Call a technician
B then A
. You have just installed an updated driver for your video card. You reboot the system and, for some reason, Windows will not start. What could you do to fix this problem?
A. Press F8 at boot and select the last known good configuration
B. Select Ctrl+Alt+Del at the BIOS screen
C. Create a boot disk on a floppy disk
D Reboot the computer and hope it comes back up
A
shatterkneesinc
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this little take home quiz of urs is a joke
shatterkneesinc
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this little take home quiz of urs is a joke
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Some of them had me stumped
Remembering all this little #%+# is hard
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Some of them had me stumped
Remembering all this little #%+# is hard
shatterkneesinc
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further more these questions have nothing to do with IT
these are noob A+ questions that any average tech savy person can answer
if you cant answer these question, go use a mac
these are noob A+ questions that any average tech savy person can answer
if you cant answer these question, go use a mac
shatterkneesinc
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further more these questions have nothing to do with IT
these are noob A+ questions that any average tech savy person can answer
if you cant answer these question, go use a mac
these are noob A+ questions that any average tech savy person can answer
if you cant answer these question, go use a mac
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id check the power supply first but wouldnt checking ram be the easiest one to do first?
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id check the power supply first but wouldnt checking ram be the easiest one to do first?
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Originally Posted by mondaynightraw
Some of them had me stumped
Remembering all this little #%+# is hard
No way man. It's easy. All common sense really. If there's no lights on the PC and no sound coming from the PC, obviously, it's the PSU. Just gotta stop and think for a minute.
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Originally Posted by mondaynightraw
Some of them had me stumped
Remembering all this little #%+# is hard
No way man. It's easy. All common sense really. If there's no lights on the PC and no sound coming from the PC, obviously, it's the PSU. Just gotta stop and think for a minute.
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questions & choices had me
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