One of your computers has hung in the middle of saving a large spreadsheet. When rebooting the PC, the BIOS screen hangs and a clicking noise is heard from inside of the computer. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
Which of these features are advantages of inkjet printing? Pick two.
You’re installing a new server with a RAID array, and you need to decide how to best implement your RAID solution. What is an advantage of using hardware-based RAID over a software-based solution?
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Which motherboard form factor was designed in multiple pieces, making it easy to maintain and replace parts? Hint: In some implementations, the motherboard could be replaced without screws and without removing the outer case! A) ATX B) BTX C) NLX D) microATX E) EIEIO
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You’d like to upgrade your video card, and you want to use the fastest possible bus architecture. Of these choices, which bus architecture has the highest throughput?
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You’re planning to install a new office suite application on a computer, but it requires a minimum of 1 gigabyte of system memory. What’s the best way to determine how much memory Windows XP sees in your computer?
You have a computer running Windows 95 that you’d like to upgrade directly to Windows XP. Unfortunately, there’s no upgrade path to move from Windows 95 to Windows XP. Which of these options the most reasonable to follow?
You’re planning a network upgrade, and to help with sizing your new infrastructure you need to know how much traffic is currently used by your systems. What’s the best way to monitor the network throughput of a file server over a 24-hour period?
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You’d like to limit the access to your wireless network to specific laptops, and only those devices. What wireless configuration setting can provide this level of access control?
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The network security team at your organization is enhancing your login process through the use of two-factor authentication. Which of these methods would NOT be an example of two-factor authentication?
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