CPT 209 FINAL / EXAMS STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS / 2025-2026
Terms in this set (358)
In which situation would an when replacing a mechanical hard drive with an M.2
ESD strike potentially cause SSD
harm to the PC?
2. A person has started a when installing a processor new
technical job. In which situation would ESD be an issue?
2.B A person has started a when installing RAM
new technical job. In which
situation would ESD be an
issue?
3. A technician is about to when replacing a motherboard
begin preventive
maintenance on a company
PC. In which situation would
ESD be an issue?
when installing RAM
4.A An instructor has given a
student an assignment to
assemble a PC. In which
situation should the student
be aware that ESD is an
issue?
,4. B An instructor has given a when replacing a mechanical hard drive with an M.2
student an assignment to SSD
assemble a PC. In which
situation should the student
be aware that ESD is an
issue?
4. C An instructor has given a when installing a processor
student an assignment to
assemble a PC. In which
situation should the student
be aware that ESD is an
issue?
5. What two motherboard BIOS chip
components control the UEFI chip
system boot operations?
(Choose two.)
6. A technician is upgrading CPU
an ATX motherboard with
another ATX motherboard.
Which component might be
affected by this and need to
be upgraded and bought as
an additional purchase?
chipset
7. A customer has
requested that a PC be
built that will support
eSATA. Which component
should be checked to be sure
that this feature is
supported?
,8. Which memory module ROM
used to hold instructions for
booting a PC and loading the
OS, but is still used on
adapters even though the
memory contents cannot be
changed?
9. What is a characteristic of It transfers data twice per clock cycle compared to once per
DDR SDRAM? clock cycle for SDRAM.
10. What are two safety high voltage hot
hazards when dealing with components
laser printers?
(Choose two.)
Which component power supply
requires a technician to
install screws externally
through the PC case?
A technician is installing an SATA
internal HDD. To which
motherboard connector will
the technician connect the
data cable?
13. Refer to the exhibit. A
technician has been asked to
install a video card. Which
section D
section of the motherboard
will the technician use to
install the card?
, 14. When a PC is being the optical drive
assembled, what component
is connected to the
motherboard with a SATA
cable?
15. A technician is The computer emits a pattern of beeps indicating the failing
troubleshooting a device.
computer that is
experiencing hardware
failure detected by the
BIOS. What is one way this
failure is indicated?
16. Which three features drive encryption TPM passwords
can be configured in the
BIOS settings to secure a
computer? (Choose
three.)
17. What is the purpose of to connect multiple storage devices for redundancy or speed
RAID adapters?
18. When a new CPU heat sink
motherboard is being
installed, between which
two components must
thermal compound be
applied? (Choose two.)
19. What is the purpose of a to specify procedures for dealing with potentially hazardous
Safety Data Sheet? materials
dust
20. Which negative
environmental factor does
cleaning the inside of a
computer reduce?
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS / 2025-2026
Terms in this set (358)
In which situation would an when replacing a mechanical hard drive with an M.2
ESD strike potentially cause SSD
harm to the PC?
2. A person has started a when installing a processor new
technical job. In which situation would ESD be an issue?
2.B A person has started a when installing RAM
new technical job. In which
situation would ESD be an
issue?
3. A technician is about to when replacing a motherboard
begin preventive
maintenance on a company
PC. In which situation would
ESD be an issue?
when installing RAM
4.A An instructor has given a
student an assignment to
assemble a PC. In which
situation should the student
be aware that ESD is an
issue?
,4. B An instructor has given a when replacing a mechanical hard drive with an M.2
student an assignment to SSD
assemble a PC. In which
situation should the student
be aware that ESD is an
issue?
4. C An instructor has given a when installing a processor
student an assignment to
assemble a PC. In which
situation should the student
be aware that ESD is an
issue?
5. What two motherboard BIOS chip
components control the UEFI chip
system boot operations?
(Choose two.)
6. A technician is upgrading CPU
an ATX motherboard with
another ATX motherboard.
Which component might be
affected by this and need to
be upgraded and bought as
an additional purchase?
chipset
7. A customer has
requested that a PC be
built that will support
eSATA. Which component
should be checked to be sure
that this feature is
supported?
,8. Which memory module ROM
used to hold instructions for
booting a PC and loading the
OS, but is still used on
adapters even though the
memory contents cannot be
changed?
9. What is a characteristic of It transfers data twice per clock cycle compared to once per
DDR SDRAM? clock cycle for SDRAM.
10. What are two safety high voltage hot
hazards when dealing with components
laser printers?
(Choose two.)
Which component power supply
requires a technician to
install screws externally
through the PC case?
A technician is installing an SATA
internal HDD. To which
motherboard connector will
the technician connect the
data cable?
13. Refer to the exhibit. A
technician has been asked to
install a video card. Which
section D
section of the motherboard
will the technician use to
install the card?
, 14. When a PC is being the optical drive
assembled, what component
is connected to the
motherboard with a SATA
cable?
15. A technician is The computer emits a pattern of beeps indicating the failing
troubleshooting a device.
computer that is
experiencing hardware
failure detected by the
BIOS. What is one way this
failure is indicated?
16. Which three features drive encryption TPM passwords
can be configured in the
BIOS settings to secure a
computer? (Choose
three.)
17. What is the purpose of to connect multiple storage devices for redundancy or speed
RAID adapters?
18. When a new CPU heat sink
motherboard is being
installed, between which
two components must
thermal compound be
applied? (Choose two.)
19. What is the purpose of a to specify procedures for dealing with potentially hazardous
Safety Data Sheet? materials
dust
20. Which negative
environmental factor does
cleaning the inside of a
computer reduce?
