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Chapter 3
JEOPARDY

2. Connectors
Computer
Assembly
Computer
Basics
Boot
Sequence
Potpourri
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3. Connectors 100
A technician is installing a new power supply in a computer. Which type of power connector should be used to connect to PATA hard drive?
Berg
Mini-Molex
Molex
20-pin ATX connector
What is Molex

4. Connectors 200
A technician is installing a new power supply in a computer. Which type of power connector should be used to connect to a floppy drive?
Berg
Molex
20-pin ATX connector
SATA connector
What is Berg

5. Connectors 300
When installing SATA devices, how many pins are in a SATA data cable connector? 7 34 40 80
184
What is 7

6. Connectors 400
Which additional 4-pin or 6-pin power connector is required by some motherboards?
AUX
Berg
Parallel
SCSI
What is AUX

7. Connectors 500 How many pins are in a SATA power connector? 34 –pin
What is 15-pin

8. Computer Assembly 100
When building a computer, which two components are normally installed in 3.5-inch drive bays? (Choose two)
Hard drive
Optical drive
Floppy drive
Flash drive
Video card
What is hard drive and floppy drive

9. Computer Assembly 200
A technician is installing a new CPU in a ZIF socket on a motherboard. What is the primary way of securing the CPU in the place?
Thermal compound
Thermal pad
Locking lever
screws
What is locking lever

10. Computer Assembly 300
A technician is assembling a new computer. Which two components are often easier to install before mounting the motherboard in the case? Choose two)
CPU
Memory
NIC
Sound Card
What is CPU and Memory

11. Computer Assembly 400
A technician has been asked to install a floppy drive that will have the drive letter B. How can this task be accomplished by the technician?
Assign the drive letter in BIOS
Can be configured using jumper settings on the drive
Should be connected using the second floppy drive controller
Can be connected to the middle connector of a three connector floppy drive cable.
What is option 4

12. Computer Assembly 500
Which drive is installed in 5.2-inch drive bays and can be accessed without opening the case?
Hard drive
DVD drive
Floppy drive
SCSI drive
What is DVD drive

13. Computer Basics 100
A technician is troubleshooting a malfunctioning floppy drive and observes that the floppy drive light remains lit constantly. How should the technician attempt to repair the problem?
Remove the floppy drive using Add/Remove hardware
Replace the floppy drive
Connect the data cable making sure the colored stripe is aligned with pin 1 on the drive and the motherboard
Change the jumper setting to master for the floppy drive
What is option 3

14. Computer Basics 200
A field technician is installing a wireless g NIC in a computer, but is unsure about the expansion slots available. Which two types of wireless NICs should the technician have available? (Choose two)
PCIe
AGP
SCSI
PCI
SATA
What is PCIe and PCI

15. Computer Basics 300
Why do some technicians put thermal compound on the CPU before installing it?
To help keep the CPU in place
To keep someone from stealing it
To help keep the CPU cool
To increase the speed of data transfer
What is to help keep the CPU cool

16. Computer Basics 400
A video adapter card is the interface between what?
Computer and display monitor
Computer and the printer
Motherboard and the display monitor
Computer and the graphics software
What is Computer and Display Monitor

17. Computer Basics 500 What is the functionality of a wireless NIC?
To provide the enough bandwidth to transfer data over the internet
Enables a computer to connect to a wireless network
It is the interface between the computer and motherboard
It provides the means to increase your processor speed
What is option 2

18. Boot Sequence 100 What system runs a test of the internal components?
Motherboard
CMOS
BIOS
POST
What is BIOS

19. Boot Sequence 200
What is the system test of internal components called?
POST
CMOS
Boot Sequence
Hardware configuration
What is POST

20. Boot Sequence 300 What happens when POST finds a problem?
It shuts down the computer
It initiates the proper beep code
It sends the error code message to the motherboard manufacturer
Uses backup files to automatically repair the problem
What is it initiates the proper beep code

21. Boot Sequence 400
If you wanted to change some of the computer system settings, where would you do it?
You can’t, you have to call the motherboard manufacturer
In the control panel under “system settings”
In the BIOS setup program
In the POST setup program
What is in the BIOS setup program

22. Boot Sequence 500
The configuration settings data for the hardware components on your computer are saved here.
CMOS
BIOS
DIMM
RIMM
What is CMOS

23. Potpourri 100 Adapter cards must be compatible with what?
The operating system
The display monitor
CPU
Expansions slot on the motherboard
What is the expansion slots on the motherboard

24. Potpourri 200
Adding more RAM to your computer will have little effect on the performance of your computer.
True
False
What is False

25. Potpourri 300 Why would you want to update your video adapter card?
To improve the longevity of your display monitor
There is no reason to update your graphics card. It will provide little benefit.
To provide better graphics capabilities for games and graphics programs.
To increase the speed of your computer by using less resources.
What is option 3

26. Potpourri 400 Which port is typically used for external wireless NICs?
Parallel
PS/2
SCSI
USB
What is USB

27. Potpourri 500
Which solution should be used to clean a CPU and heat sink?
Soap and water
Rubbing alcohol
A diluted ammonia solution
Isopropyl alcohol
What is isopropyl alcohol

28. Double Jeopardy
What cable connects the optical drive to the motherboard?
Berg
Molex
PATA
SATA
A: What is PATA?

29. Double Jeopardy
Subject: Connectors