Cables
Port Numbers
Internet connections
PC Components
Printers
100

What cable interface was developed by Intel and is distinguished by a lightning bolt icon?

Thunderbolt

100

What is the port number for HTTPS?

Port 443

100

What is the internet infrastructure that refers to wireless connectivity with mobile devices in short ranges of each other?

Personal Area Network (PAN)

100

What stores basic configurations on a PC that also powers the real time clock?

CMOS battery

100

What printer uses heat sensitive paper to print images on a page?

A thermal printer

200

What is the data rate for USB 3.1?

10Gbps

200

What is the protocol for TCP Port 3389?

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)

200

What tool would you use to investigate data transmission issues on a network cable?

Cable Tester

200

What CPU form factor uses pins located on the socket to connect the CPU to the motherboard?

Land Grid Array (LGA)

200

What is the last step in the laser printing imaging process?

Cleaning

300

What types of cables are associated with F-connectors

Coax Cables

300

What port name and number is an unsecured troubleshooting and configuration program at the command-line?

Telnet port 23

300

What is the dial-up service that uses digital circuit-switched technology for voice, video, and data?

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN)

300

What motherboard form factor can have up to 4 expansion slots?

Micro-ATX (mATX)

300

What is the most important thing you should consider when you are washing toner off skin or clothes?

To use cold water

400

What is the name of the common 3.5mm audio connector jack?

TRS (Tip,Ring,Sleeve) cable

400

What are the three port numbers in Windows networks that allows computers to address one another by name and establish sessions. It is also referred to as NetBIOS?

 Port 137, 138, 139.

400

What is Microsoft's term for assigning IP addresses from 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255 to Windows machines when DHCP is unavailable?

Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA)

400

What type of expansion slot do you need if you don't have enough physical space within the main system board case?

Riser card

400

What are the two main ink delivery systems used by inkjet printers?

The thermal method and the charge method (piezoelectric)

500

What is the legacy mass storage ribbon cable that uses "master" and "slave" connection?

Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) or Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA)

500

What is the transport type, name, and port number for a protocol that allows you to send emails by default?

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol over TCP port 25

500

What is the solution to updating the last mile of a telephone network wiring to provide higher internet bandwidth to consumers?

Fiber to the Curb (FTTC)

500

During bootup, POST (Power-on self-test) detects a problem and starts a sequence of beeps. The IBM code is 1 long beep and 1 short beep. What problem does this indicate?

A motherboard problem

500

What is the rapid prototype 3D printing that uses liquid plastic resin or photopolymer to create objects using an ultraviolet light?

Stereolithography (SLA)