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The easiest fix for running a 4-pin CPU fan on a 3-pin header marked CPU_FAN.

What is plug the 4-pin into the 3-pin connector?

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It stores the user information, phone identification, and security data for a mobile device.

What is a SIM card? 

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Doing this will send you directly to safe mode on an Intel-based Mac.

What is holding down shift while booting?

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The unit of measure for the amount of data that can be passed through a phone line in a second.

What is baud rate?

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A short document, tailored to each job listing, that you send alongside your resume.

What is a cover letter?

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This tells you whether a 3.5 mm or 1/8" plug supports a mono or stereo connection.

What are the number of rings on the plug?

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In Linux, this command will show the path packets take to reach their destination.

What is "traceroute"?

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An AUP is the abbreviation for the policy you must follow at a company, or risk being fired.

What is the abbreviation for AUP?

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The storage capacity for a single-layer standard DVD.

What is 4.7 GB?

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8:30 am and 11 am on Wednesdays every week.

What are the times to attend Job Trackers?

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It consists of a heated roller and a pressure roller, melting toner and pressing it into paper fibers.

What is a laser printer fuser or fuser assembly?

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What is the default port for HTTPS?

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The official name for Microsoft's cloud-based IAM solution since July 15, 2023, and yet everyone still calls it Azure AD.

What is Microsoft Entra ID?

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An early system that famously used the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, which was launched in 1975.

What is the Nintendo Entertainment System, Acorn Atom, Atari 2600, Apple I, Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari Lynx, BBC Micro, Commodore VIC-20, ZX-Spectrum, and more.

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A polite thing to do within 24 hours of any meeting.

What is send a thank you note?

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These are the three required components of an LCD display to be able use and see the screen properly.

What are inverter, screen, and backlight?

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You'd never use ethernet cable with this kind of sheathing in walls or a drop ceiling, because it produces a poisonous gas when burned.

What is PVC?

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The common name for the first line of a shell script in Linux.

Shebang

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The name for the early computer program that simulated a psychotherapist so well that people attributed human-like feelings to it.

What is ELIZA?

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This four-letter method is a great way to respond to questions about past challenges.

What is the STAR method?