C A+ U5

Which of the following is not Internal Hardware?

• Printer

• Graphics Card

• Processor

• Hard Drive

Identify which of the following is not computer hardware.

• Server

• CPU

• Web Browser

• Printer

Adrian just built his first computer. When all the hardware was in place, he booted it up. What can Adrian expect to do on his machine without an operating system installed?

• document editing

• email

• web browsing

• none of the above

Nolan is an avid gamer. He has multiple games installed on his computer, almost maxing out his 500GB SSD. Recently, Nolan researched and upgraded to a new GPU. In his excitement to test it out, he downloaded one of his more graphically intensive games. But to his surprise, the application took a long time to launch, and the load times were incredibly slow. What may be the reason Nolan is experiencing issues?

• GPU incompatibilities

• Incorrect GPU installation

• His SSD is almost out of storage

• none of the above.

Which of these is not a valid reason to install a new expansion card in your PC?

• to add a DVI connection

• to increase graphics performance

• to add a dedicated sound card

• to boost RAM performance

A good gaming PC should include which of the following components?

• high-end cooling system

• all of these

• SSD

• high-definition sound card

• dedicated graphics card

Which cooling mechanism, found near the CPU, is made of metals with high thermal conductivity so that it can absorb and dissipate the heat into the case where fans move the warm air out of the PC case?

• fans

• heat sink

• thermal paste

• liquid cooling system

When installing a PSU in America, one should make sure that the built-in power switch is switched to which voltage input?

• 115 v

• 240 v

• 10 v

• 220 v

This is the type of RAM you’ll find in your home desktop or laptop; it does not perform any type of error-checking to ensure that the data written to memory is accurate

• parity RAM

• non-parity RAM

What component must be compatible with every other component of the computer?

• motherboard

• CPU

• HDD

• RAM