Deck 4: Introduction to Configuration

Question 1

Which visual confirmation in Device Manager indicates a resource conflict or driver problem?

A)Red X
B)Exclamation mark
C)The letter i
D)Plus sign

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is a common indication that the CMOS battery is failing?

A)Light on the motherboard
B)Error message on the screen
C)Loss of date and/or time
D)Windows Action Center message

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which BIOS/UEFI Setup option prioritizes devices in the order the computer looks for an operating system?
[ General Optimization | System Information | Boot Options | Onboard Device Configuration ]

Answer 3

Boot Options

Question 4

What Windows tool is best to see whether a USB host controller is present?
[ Disk Management | Services and Applications | Performance Manager | Device Manager ]

Question 5

A BIOS/UEFI option may have to be enabled so that virtualization software can access additional hardware capabilities.

Question 6

Which device properties tab is used to check the device status to see whether any resource conflicts exist? [ Advanced | Troubleshooting | General | Maintenance ]

Question 7

What is native resolution as it relates to a display?

A)The default refresh rate
B)The optimum setting for the number of pixels provided
C)A ratio of width to height
D)A ratio of height to width

Question 8

What Windows tool is used to determine whether there is a system resource conflict with any piece of hardware?
[ Disk Management | Services and Applications | Performance Manager | Device Manager ]

Question 9

Can a USB port provide power to a device? [ Yes | No ]

Question 10

Which type of adapter is best for PC video? [ ISA | AGP | PCIe | VL-bus | PCI ]

Question 11

Where are Windows hardware and application software details stored?

A)In Device Manager
B)In Services and Applications
C)In the registry
D)In BIOS

Question 12

List one advantage of having a UEFI type of BIOS.

Question 13

Which method is used to access Setup?

A)A manufacturer-dependent keystroke
B)The Devices and Printers Control Panel
C)The System and Security Control Panel
D)The Setup menu option

Question 14

A technician is installing several components into a computer.Which component might require an additional connector from the computer's power supply?
[ video card | USB card | NIC | eSATA card ]

Question 15

Why is it important for a technician to change one thing at a time?

Question 16

A USB device is not responding.List one thing a technician might try first.

Question 17

Where are selected BIOS options stored?
[ Flash | SD | CMOS | cache ]

Question 18

Which BIOS option can prevent executable code that might be part of a virus from being executed from a specific marked memory area?
[ Disable execute bit | TPM | LoJack | ACPI ]

Question 19

What BIOS-stored program tests basic hardware as part of the computer startup routine?
[ Setup | Tester | POST | CMOS ]