King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Community College
CIT 111 - Computer Maintenance EXAM
1. Which two considerations would be of the greatest importance when building a workstation that will run multiple virtual machines? (Choose two.)
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high-end sound card□
number of CPU cores□
water cooling□
powerful video card□
amount of RAM2. Which two devices are considered input devices? (Choose two.)
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digital camera□
printer□
speakers□
biometric authentication device□
projector3. Which three devices are considered output devices? (Choose three.)
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headphones□
keyboard□
fingerprint scanner□
monitor□
mouse□
printer4. A user playing a game on a gaming PC with a standard EIDE 5400 RPM hard drive finds the performance unsatisfactory.
Which hard drive upgrade would improve performance while providing more reliability and using less power?
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a 7200 RPM SATA hard drive□
a 7200 RPM EIDE hard drive□
an SSD□
a 10,000 RPM SATA hard drive5. Which hardware upgrade would allow the processor in a gaming PC to provide the optimal gaming performance?
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a fast EIDE drive□
large amounts of fast RAM□
liquid cooling□
a high capacity external hard drive6. Which type of adapter is shown above?
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network interface□
sound□
video□
RAID7. Which component controls the communications and interactions between the CPU and other components on the motherboard?
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RAM□
CMOS□
chipset□
BIOS8. What are two factors that must be considered when choosing a computer case? (Choose two.)
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the number of LED indicators at the front of the case□
the size of the motherboard and the power supply□
the vendor that manufactured the motherboard□
the size of the monitor□
the number of internal drive locations9. Where can the input voltage selection be changed from 110 volts to 220 volts on a computer system?
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on the motherboard□
in the BIOS□
on the back of the power supply□
in the operating system control panel10. Which two types of tools can help protect a computer from malicious attacks? (Choose two.)
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Disk Management□
Spyware Remover□
Antivirus software□
Disk Cleanup□
Scandisk□
Fdisk11. How does an inline UPS protect computer equipment against electrical power brownouts and blackouts?
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by stopping the flow of voltage to the computer□
by grounding excess electrical voltage□
by switching from main power to a standby power source□
by using a battery to supply a constant level of voltage12. Where is the saved BIOS configuration data stored?
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hard drive□
cache□
CMOS□
RAM13. What are two examples of settings that can be changed in the CMOS settings? (Choose two.)
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swap file size□
boot order□
enabling and disabling devices□
device drivers□
drive partition size14. What is the purpose of documenting the information that is obtained from the customer in the work order?
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to create a centralized database of possible problems□
to use the information for marketing purposes□
to keep track of parts that are ordered□
use the information to aid in solving the problem15. Which device is most likely to be affected by an incorrect setting saved in CMOS or an incorrect jumper setting?
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hard drive□
printer□
power supply□
monitor