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Refer to the exhibit. What is the maximum length of the cable presented in the graphic, which is commonly used for connecting a compu
a printer?

15 ft (4.5 m)

20 ft (6 m)

27 ft (8 m)

30 ft (9 m)

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Which important feature is offered by the USB standard?

A single USB connection to a computer can support up to 255 separate devices.

It offers rates of around 580 Mb/sec in low-speed mode.

It allows up to 920 Mb/sec in the 2.0 version.

It can supply power from the computer to devices.

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A technician has been asked to install memory that detects multiple bit errors and corrects single bit errors in memory. Which type o
memory should be installed if the motherboard supports these features?

parity

ECC

fault tolerant

CRC

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How many conductors are found in a SATA data cable?

10

12

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Which two activities are normally controlled by the Northbridge part of the chip set? (Choose two.)

communication between the CPU and the I/O ports

access to the RAM

communication between the CPU and the hard drive

access to the video card

communication between the CPU and the sound card

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Which two form factors are commonly used to build a new computer? (Choose two.)

BTX

NLQ

ATX

CLV

ECC

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Which two categories are used to classify CPU architecture? (Choose two.)

ATX

BTX
 CISC

PnP

RISC

ZIF

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Which type of memory is unable to have the contents modified?

DRAM

RAM

ROM

SRAM

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Which two devices are considered input devices? (Choose two.)

biometric authentication device

printer

digital camera

projector

speakers

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Which two characteristics of a motherboard can be determined by the form factor? (Choose two.)

type of processor supported

color

size

maximum memory supported

 shape

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PATA data cables are available in two different types. The types are distinguished by the number of conductors. Which two types are
available? (Choose two.)

40

68

80

120

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Which three devices are considered output devices? (Choose three.)

fingerprint scanner

headphones

keyboard

monitor

mouse

printer

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Which type of memory is primarily used as cache memory?

DRAM

RAM

ROM

SRAM

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 Refer to the exhibit. Which type of cable is shown in the graphic?

FireWire

Parallel

Serial

USB

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Which type of ROM can be reprogrammed with software while it is still physically installed in the computer?

EEPROM

EPROM

PROM

ROM

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Which type of computer resources are direct lines to the processor used by computer components to request information from the C

DMAs

I/O addresses

IRQs

memory addresses

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Which three system resources are commonly used for communication between the CPU or memory and other components in the
computer? (Choose three.)

IRQ

DMA

UDP

I/O address

USB

PnP

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What are the two connector types for the 1394a interface? (Choose two.)

2-pin

4-pin

6-pin

8-pin

9-pin

15-pin

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Which two characteristics are determined by the chip set on a motherboard? (Choose two.)

maximum amount of memory that can be installed

operating system compatibility

type of connectors that will be on the motherboard

keyboard layout

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Which CPU architecture uses a small set of instructions that are designed to be executed rapidly?

CISC
 RAID

RISC

RISK

SCSI

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A technician needs to back up 4 GB of data using a single storage medium. Which medium can hold the entire 4 GB on a single dis

floppy disc

CD-RW

CD-R

DVD+/-R

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A technician is helping a customer compare two hard drives. Which unit of measurement is used for the hard drive speed?

revolutions per minute

gigabytes

pages per minute

clusters per minute

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