CET FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
What is the primary difference between a conventional hard drive and a
solid-state drive (SSD)? - ✔✔The SSD has no moving parts.
Which of the following technologies is best for the attachment of external
SATA-based drives? - ✔✔eSATA
Which of the following is not a consideration when installing an internal
storage device? - ✔✔Due to the high revolutions at which modern hard
drives spin, you must secure an external power source because the
internal power supplies do not have the capacity.
Which of the following is a concept that applies only to conventional
magnetic hard disk drives and not newer solid-state drives? - ✔✔7200 rpm
Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive? - ✔✔low-level
formatting
Which SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec? - ✔✔SATA2
How many pins does a SATA power cable have? - ✔✔15
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, Of the following voltage pairings, which one accurately represents the input
and output, respectively, of power supplies and AC adapters? - ✔✔AC in,
DC out
When replacing a power supply, which of the following tends to vary among
power supplies and must be chosen properly to support all connected
devices? - ✔✔Wattage
Which of the following is an output voltage of a computer's power supply? -
✔✔-12VDC
How many pins does a SATA data cable have? - ✔✔15
What is the maximum speed of USB 2.0 in Mbps? - ✔✔480
Which of the following is both an input and an output device? -
✔✔Touchscreen
What peripheral port type was originally developed by Apple and was used
as a way to get digital video into a PC? - ✔✔IEEE 1394
Which of the following interfaces allows audio to be sent out over the same
cabling infrastructure as video? - ✔✔HDMI
Why might you use a KVM switch? - ✔✔You have more than one server
and don't want to buy certain external peripherals separately for each.
Which category of adapters includes NICs? - ✔✔Communications
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ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
What is the primary difference between a conventional hard drive and a
solid-state drive (SSD)? - ✔✔The SSD has no moving parts.
Which of the following technologies is best for the attachment of external
SATA-based drives? - ✔✔eSATA
Which of the following is not a consideration when installing an internal
storage device? - ✔✔Due to the high revolutions at which modern hard
drives spin, you must secure an external power source because the
internal power supplies do not have the capacity.
Which of the following is a concept that applies only to conventional
magnetic hard disk drives and not newer solid-state drives? - ✔✔7200 rpm
Which process writes sector markings to a hard drive? - ✔✔low-level
formatting
Which SATA standard provides a transfer rate of 3 Gb/sec? - ✔✔SATA2
How many pins does a SATA power cable have? - ✔✔15
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, Of the following voltage pairings, which one accurately represents the input
and output, respectively, of power supplies and AC adapters? - ✔✔AC in,
DC out
When replacing a power supply, which of the following tends to vary among
power supplies and must be chosen properly to support all connected
devices? - ✔✔Wattage
Which of the following is an output voltage of a computer's power supply? -
✔✔-12VDC
How many pins does a SATA data cable have? - ✔✔15
What is the maximum speed of USB 2.0 in Mbps? - ✔✔480
Which of the following is both an input and an output device? -
✔✔Touchscreen
What peripheral port type was originally developed by Apple and was used
as a way to get digital video into a PC? - ✔✔IEEE 1394
Which of the following interfaces allows audio to be sent out over the same
cabling infrastructure as video? - ✔✔HDMI
Why might you use a KVM switch? - ✔✔You have more than one server
and don't want to buy certain external peripherals separately for each.
Which category of adapters includes NICs? - ✔✔Communications
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