Exam 1: Hardware

You are connecting an IDE hard drive to your new system. Which of the following power connectors do you need?

How many bits does a 168-pin DIMM with parity use to store eight bytes of data?

Of the following, which items are required to support hyper-threading on an Intel machine? Choose three.

The Accounting Department needs to create an exact copy of the data from disk 1 onto disk 2. What level of RAID do you use?

You are replacing the Baby AT motherboard in an older system. The computer has two power connections labeled P8 and P9. How are the wires installed?

You've been given two memory modules, each with 184 pins and possessing heat spreaders. What type of slot will accept these modules?

A memory module that uses a 64-bit path and takes on non-Rambus memory is called:

Mary is a graphic interface designer who intends to use many heavy applications on her computer. She has added two new applications, and her work involves keeping at least four applications running concurrently. Unfortunately, her computer slows down if she opens more than three applications concurrently. Which of the following components should she consider upgrading?

The local manager uses a USB keyboard and mouse but would like to use wireless input devices. The USB keyboard and mouse are plugged in and work fine. What additional configurations or parts are necessary for the wireless keyboard and mouse? Choose all that apply.

A user in the Art Department at a bank has a CAD Computer. She calls the helpdesk to complain that the desktop computer in her office is running slowly. What is most likely the issue?

A user complains their optical drive will not play Blu-ray disks, even though DVDs play fine. What is most likely the issue?

You purchase a USB Flash Drive from the store and plug-it into your computer. What file system was most likely used to format the drive?

The Customer Service Department manager is looking to upgrade his 32-bit processor machines with AMD Athlon 64-bit processors. The manager wants to know if his 32-bit applications (like the 32-bit Windows XP Professional) will run on the 64-bit hardware. What do you tell the manager?

Which of the following are Intel and AMD hexa-core CPUs? Choose two.

Which RAID configuration provides redundancy, but not necessarily faster speeds?

While working on an older computer, you notice that the modem and audio interfaces are not integrated into the PC. These are located on a riser card mounted in a slot containing two rows, each with 23 pins. What kind of card is this?

Jonathan has added several new components to his computer and wants to replace the power supply. Which of the following should he check for before replacing the power supply? I. Color sequence on the motherboard power supply connector II. Type and number of supply connections III. Support for international power supply voltages above 241 V IV. Total wattage of power supply

A colleague is working on an older Intel motherboard with a high-speed PCI Express video card. Which of the following chips is responsible for the connection between the processor and this device?

Which of the following has a 64-bit wide bus and was designed specifically for servers?

A customer wants to run a hypervisor on a system. To what are they referring?