IT Essentials (ITE v6.0) Chapter 1 Exam Answers 2018

1. What are two factors that must be considered when choosing a computer case? (Choose two.)
   • the size of the monitor
   • the speed of the memory
   • the number of internal drive locations*
   • the size of the motherboard and the power supply*
   • the number of LED indicators at the front of the case
2. A technician looks at a motherboard and sees a 24-pin connector. What component would connect to the motherboard through the use of this 24-pin connector?
   • power supply*
   • video card
   • PATA optical drive
   • SATA drive
   • floppy drive
3. What electrical unit refers to the number of electrons moving through a circuit per second?
   • current*
   • voltage
   • resistance
   • power
4. What characteristic of electricity is expressed in watts?
   • the amount of work required to move electrons through a circuit
   • the resistance to the flow of current in a circuit
   • the amount of electrons flowing through a circuit per second
   • the work required to move electrons through a circuit multiplied by the number of electrons flowing through a circuit per second *
5. Which type of memory is primarily used as cache memory?
   • DRAM
   • RAM
   • ROM
   • SRAM*
6. Refer to the exhibit. Which type of adapter is shown?
   

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   • sound
   • RAID
   • video
   • network interface *
7. Which component controls the communications and interactions between the CPU and other components on the motherboard?
   • RAM
   • BIOS
   • CMOS
   • chipset*
8. Which two activities are normally controlled by the Northbridge part of the chipset? (Choose two.)
   • communication between the CPU and the I/O ports
   • access to the RAM*
   • communication between the CPU and the hard drive
   • access to the video card*
   • communication between the CPU and the sound card
9. Which unit of measurement is used to indicate the hard drive speed?
   • revolutions per minute*
   • gigabytes
   • pages per minute
   • clusters per minute
10. Which type of interface was originally developed for high-definition televisions and is also popular to use with computers to connect audio and video devices?
    • FireWire
    • DVI
    • HDMI*
    • USB
    • VGA
11. Which two devices are considered input devices? (Choose two.)
    • biometric authentication device*
    • printer
    • digital camera*
    • projector
    • speakers
12. What is indicated by the contrast ratio of a monitor?
    • the difference in the intensity of light between the brightest white and darkest black that can be displayed*
    • how often the picture image is refreshed
    • the total number of pixels that make up the picture
    • the ratio of the horizontal and vertical viewing areas of the monitor
13. What type of connector can be used to connect an internal hard drive to the motherboard?
    • USB
    • SATA*
    • eSATA
    • Thunderbolt
14. Which two factors must be considered when replacing old RAM modules in a PC? (Choose two.)
    • The new RAM must be compatible with BIOS or UEFI.
    • The new RAM must be compatible with the motherboard.*
    • The speed of the new RAM must be supported by the chipset.*
    • The power supply must provide the voltage that is requred by the new RAM.
    • The new RAM must match the old RAM in terms of capacity and speed.
15. Which term is used to define the wires on a motherboard that move data from one part of a computer to another?
    • bus*
    • I/O card
    • bridge
    • chipset
16. When a new PC is being built, which component has the most influence when selecting the case and power supply?
    • video card
    • sound card
    • RAM module
    • motherboard*
    • hard disk type
17. What is the function of the power supply?
    • to convert AC power into a lower voltage DC power*
    • to convert AC power into a higher voltage DC power
    • to convert DC power into a lower voltage AC power
    • to convert DC power into a higher voltage AC power
18. Which two considerations would be of the greatest importance when building a workstation that will run multiple virtual machines? (Choose two.)
    • amount of RAM*
    • number of CPU cores*
    • water cooling
    • powerful video card
    • high-end sound card
19. 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 more energy efficiency?
    • a 7200 RPM EIDE hard drive
    • a 7200 RPM SATA hard drive
    • a 10,000 RPM SATA hard drive
    • an SSD*
20. What three components should be included in a computer that is used to create TV commercials and music videos? (Choose three.)
    • extra DIN-6 ports
    • specialized video card*
    • extra PS/2 ports
    • large and fast hard drives*
    • VGA adaptors
    • specialized audio card *
21. What are two hardware requirements for computers that will be used to run multiple virtual machines? (Choose two.)
    • large amounts of RAM*
    • a multicore CPU*
    • a high resolution video card
    • a high speed wireless adapter
    • multiple monitors
22. Which memory technology allows two memory modules to be accessed at the same time?
    • dual channel*
    • double-sided
    • SRAM
    • ECC
23. Which security feature in modern CPUs protects memory areas that contain part of the operating system from malware attacks?
    • encryption
    • TPM
    • execute disable bit*
    • LoJack
24. Drag the description on left to its RAID level on the right.
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25. Match the ports or cables with their descriptions. (Not all options are used.)
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26. Which three devices are considered output devices? (Choose three.)
    • headphones*
    • keyboard
    • fingerprint scanner
    • monitor*
    • mouse
    • printer*
27. Which hardware upgrade would allow the processor in a gaming PC to provide the optimal gaming performance?
    • a fast EIDE drive
    • large amounts of fast RAM*
    • liquid cooling
    • a high capacity external hard drive
28. Which two storage devices use a magnetic medium for storing data? (Choose two.)
    • tape drive*
    • solid state drive
    • hard disk drive*
    • compact disk drive
    • blue-ray disk drive
29. Which two pieces of information are needed before selecting a power supply? (Choose two.)
    • the total wattage of all components*
    • the voltage requirements of peripheral devices
    • the form factor of the case*
    • the type of CPU
    • the installed operating system
30. Which memory module has a front side bus speed of 200 MHz?
    • DDR3-667
    • PC100 SDRAM
    • DDR-400*
    • DDR-333
31. Refer to the exhibit. Which type of video card expansion slot is depicted?
    • PCIe
    • ISA
    • PCI
    • AGP*
32. What type of connector can be used to connect an eSATA interface to an external SATA drive?
    • 7-pin connector*
    • 9-pin connector
    • 15-pin connector
    • 5-pin connector
33. Where can the input voltage selection be changed from 110 volts to 220 volts on a computer system?
    • on the motherboard
    • in the BIOS
    • on the back of the power supply*
    • in the operating system control panel
34. Refer to the exhibit. Which type of cable is shown in the graphic?
    • USB
    • parallel
    • FireWire
    • serial*