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What is one purpose of adjusting the clock speed within the BIOS configuration settings?
What is the purpose of LoJack?
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- It allows the owner of a device to remotely locate, lock, or delete all files from the device.
What data is stored in the CMOS memory chip?
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- BIOS settings
Which is a BIOS security feature that can prevent data from being read from a hard drive even if the hard drive is moved to another computer?
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- drive encryption
What characteristic of electricity is expressed in watts?
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- the work required to move electrons through a circuit multiplied by the number of electrons flowing through a circuit per second
What electrical unit refers to the number of electrons moving through a circuit per second?
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- current
What is indicated by the contrast ratio of a monitor?
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- the difference in the intensity of light between the brightest white and darkest black that can be displayed
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?
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- HDMI
What makes CRT monitor disposal dangerous for a technician who is handling the disposal?
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- potential residual high voltage
How should a technician dispose of an empty inkjet printer cartridge?
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- Follow local regulations for disposal.
Which condition refers to a reduced voltage level of AC power that lasts for an extended period of time?
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- brownout
How do an inline UPS protect computer equipment against electrical power brownouts and blackouts?
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- by using a battery to supply a constant level of voltage
A technician has assembled a new computer and must now configure the BIOS. At which point must a key be pressed to start the BIOS setup program?
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- during the POST
What is a function of the BIOS?
A technician has just finished assembling a new computer. When the computer is powered up for the first time, the POST discovers a problem. How does the POST indicate the error?
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- It issues a number of short beeps.
What are two reasons for installing a second hard disk drive inside an existing computer? (Choose two.)
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- to support a RAID array
- to store the system swap file
Which two components are commonly replaced when a computer system with a newer motherboard is being upgraded? (Choose two.)
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- RAM
- CPU
Which two considerations would be of the greatest importance when building a workstation that will run multiple virtual machines? (Choose two.)
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- amount of RAM
- number of CPU cores
Which tool can protect computer components from the effects of ESD?
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- antistatic wrist strap
A customer has a computer for a home business but wants to have another computer as a web server. What would be the best solution for the customer to share the monitor, mouse, and keyboard between the two computers?
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- KVM switch