Antistatic Wrist Strap
Touch Chassis of Computer
Antistatic Mat
Antistatic Bags
Are all what?
What are tools used to prevent ESD?
100
Provides instructions that tell hardware what to do
What is Software?
100
An I/O controller hub chip is more technically known as?
What is the south bridge?
100
______ is used as a diagnostic tool to test the functionality of a defective device such as a power supply, but can also be used to test coaxial, serial, and parallel cables, as well as fuses, resistors, and batteries
What is a multi-tester?
100
To prevent an attacker from detecting your wireless network signals, ______ should be changed from the manufacturer defaults.
What are: the SSID, disable SSID Broadcast, add MAC filtering, administrator password?
200
The first step in the troubleshooting process
What is Identify the problem?
200
An interface between hardware and user that is responsible for the management and coordination of activities and the sharing of the resources of the computer that acts as a host for computing applications
What is an operating system?
200
A type of non-volatile memory used to store BIOS settings.
What is CMOS?
200
______ is often part of an active heat sink?
What is a fan?
200
Operating systems that make use of the swap file.
What are Windows 9X, Vista, and Linux?
300
1001 is the binary equivalent of a decimal number
What is the binary equivalent of the decimal value 9?
300
A type of commands built into operating systems and does not require particular program to run
What are internal commands?
300
The Esc, Delete, F1, F2, F10 keys can be used to access _______
What is the BIOS?
300
Most recent mid-range to high-end video cards, use ______ to keep the GPU and video memory cool.
What is a fan shroud?
300
Another name for the North Bridge.
What is the memory controller hub?
400
The amount of information that can be sent or received through a computer or network connection in one second
What is Bandwidth?
400
Carries four different types of signals throughout the computer: data, power, control, and addresses.
What is the system bus?
400
A test performed on startup that checks system configurations, finds irregularities or problems, and reports any errors
What is POST?
400
two major symptoms in overloading a power supply are overheating and _______.
What is spontaneous rebooting?
400
Commonly found in 168-pin, 184-pin, and 240-pin configurations
What are memory slots?
500
A file is stored in a particular arrangement suitable for the program that created the information, it is called the _______
What is file format?
500
A legacy I/O port that was used for mice and keyboards.
What is PS/2?
500
The BIOS chip creates a link between the operating system and the hardware components. Over time, hardware components become obsolete and are upgraded to meet standards. However, the new hard drive is not being recognized correctly. What could the end user perform to fix this problem?
What is Upgrade (flash) the BIOS?
500
Listening to the unit and checking fan movement are steps in troubleshooting what?
What is power supply failure?
500
Fingerprint readers, retina scanners, personal identification cards are types of ________