220-801 Practice Test Questions and Answers Graded A 2024 With Complete Verified Solutions

1. Which of the following are components you might find inside a PC? (Select all correct answers.) A. CPU B. Motherboard C. Keyboard D. Printer E. RAM F. Cable modem - A, B, E 2. Which device stores data over the long term? A. CPU B. RAM C. Hard drive D. Video card - C 3. You would normally plug speakers into what type of port? A. Parallel B. DVI C. 1/8-inch TRS D. 1/4-inch TRS - C 4. To which type of expansion slot would you install an x16 card? A. PCI B. PCIe C. AGP D. PCI-X - B 5. What part of the computer checks all your components during boot? A. CMOS B. POST C. BIOS D. EEPROM - B 6. Tim installs a new CPU in a computer. After a few hours, the processor starts to overheat. Which of the following might be the cause? A. The CPU is not locked down. B. The CPU is not properly seated. C. Thermal compound was not applied. D. The CPU is not compatible with the motherboard. - C 7. If you have a flat-panel monitor, what type of technology is most likely being used? (Select the best answer.) A. LCD B. CRT C. RGB D. DVI - A 8. Which of the following could cause the POST to fail? (Select two correct answers.) A. CPU B. Power supply C. CD-ROM D. Memory E. Hard drive - A, D 9. Which expansion bus uses lanes to transfer data? A. PCI B. PCI-X C. PCIe D. IDE - C 10. Which of the following are 64-bit CPUs? (Select all correct answers.) A. Core i5 B. Phenom II C. Pentium IV D. x64 - A, B 11. Which kind of socket incorporates "lands" to ensure connectivity to a CPU? A. PGA B. Chipset C. LGA D. Copper - C 12. How should you hold RAM when installing it? A. By the edges B. By the front and back C. With tweezers D. With an IC puller - A 13. Which device should you use to protect against power outages? A. Multimeter B. UPS C. FedEx D. Surge protector - B 14. Which of the following uses a 24-pin main motherboard power connector? A. ATX B. ATX 12V 1.3 C. ATX 12V 2.0 D. ATX 5V 2.0 - C 15. What is the maximum data transfer rate of SATA revision 3.0? A. 1.5 Gb/s B. 150 MB/s C. 3.0 Gb/s D. 6.0 Gb/s - D 16. A Compact Disc you use is rated at a speed of 48X. What does the X refer to? A. 150 KB/s B. 1.32 MB/s C. 133 MB/s D. 4.5 MB/s - A 17. Which type of adapter card accepts broadcast programming? A. FireWire card B. Video capture card C. Network interface card D. TV tuner - D 18. Which of the following types of custom PCs requires an HDMI output? A. HTPC B. Gaming PC C. Virtualization workstation D. CAD/CAM workstation - A 19. How many pins are inside a SATA data connector? A. 15 B. 7 C. 24 D. 127 - B 20. Which of the following ports would you most likely connect a printer to? A. USB B. LPT C. FireWire D. eSATA - A 21. What is the delay in the RAM's response to a request from the memory controller called? A. Latency B. Standard deviation C. Fetch interval D. Lag - A