CIT Final Exam [ACTUAL EXAM]
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ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM
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RAM - ✔✔✔✔✔ random access memory, everything currently running on computer,
VOLATILE.
CPU - ✔✔✔✔✔ central processing unit, BRAINS of computer
Video card - ✔✔✔✔✔ card that plugs into monitor or built into motherboard that
provides video/graphics to computer (GUI)
Sound Card - ✔✔✔✔✔ Provide sound,not usually needed (integrated).
Wireless NIC - ✔✔✔✔✔ Taps into radio frequencies to receive network.
SATA - ✔✔✔✔✔ 7 pins, skinny, doesn't restrict airflow, faster speed.
PATA - ✔✔✔✔✔ 40 pins, fat ribbon that restricts airflow.
ground yourself (touch metal), use antistatic wrist strap - ✔✔✔✔✔ How can you
reduce ESD when building a PC?
ZIF - ✔✔✔✔✔ zero insertion force, doesn't need pressure to install
RAM and CPU - ✔✔✔✔✔ What 2 items should be installed on a mother board before
it is installed in the case?
Standoffs - ✔✔✔✔✔ Small screws that stands motherboard off of case (metal or
plastic).
, POST - ✔✔✔✔✔ Power on self test, beeps to indicate failure.
Use compressed air with PC off - ✔✔✔✔✔ How can you clean the dust out of your
PC?
PnP - ✔✔✔✔✔ Plug and play, computer automatically finds devices (video card, USB,
etc.)..
CLI - ✔✔✔✔✔ command line interface like DOS, must know commands to use.
GUI - ✔✔✔✔✔ graphical user interface, point and click
Partition - ✔✔✔✔✔ LOGICAL separation of hard drive.
Format - ✔✔✔✔✔ Enables you to save information by creating structure on it.
SELECT FAT32 or NTFS.
Registry - ✔✔✔✔✔ Database holding all information about computer (software,
hardware, info about different accounts, etc.).
file extension - ✔✔✔✔✔ What is used by your OS to define the file type?
FAT 32 - ✔✔✔✔✔ Old filing system, not as secure as NTFS.
NTFS - ✔✔✔✔✔ New technology filing system, more secure than FAT32.
has applets (small apps that change computer features) - ✔✔✔✔✔ Describe the
control panel in Windows computers?
Parallel Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Obsolete. connects to printers and scanners. SENDS 8 BITS
AT A TIME.
Serial Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ "D connector," SENDS 1 BIT AT A TIME, old version of USB.
USB Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Hot swappable, connects peripheral devices to a computer.
Firewire Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Hot swappable
PS/2 Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Older interface for mice and keyboard
Magnetic platter - ✔✔✔✔✔ How do HARD DRIVES read data?
LATEST VERSION [QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS] WITH PRACTICE EXAM
DETAILED AND VERIFIED FOR
GUARANTEED PASS- LATEST
UPDATE 2025 GRADED A (BRAND
NEW!!)
RAM - ✔✔✔✔✔ random access memory, everything currently running on computer,
VOLATILE.
CPU - ✔✔✔✔✔ central processing unit, BRAINS of computer
Video card - ✔✔✔✔✔ card that plugs into monitor or built into motherboard that
provides video/graphics to computer (GUI)
Sound Card - ✔✔✔✔✔ Provide sound,not usually needed (integrated).
Wireless NIC - ✔✔✔✔✔ Taps into radio frequencies to receive network.
SATA - ✔✔✔✔✔ 7 pins, skinny, doesn't restrict airflow, faster speed.
PATA - ✔✔✔✔✔ 40 pins, fat ribbon that restricts airflow.
ground yourself (touch metal), use antistatic wrist strap - ✔✔✔✔✔ How can you
reduce ESD when building a PC?
ZIF - ✔✔✔✔✔ zero insertion force, doesn't need pressure to install
RAM and CPU - ✔✔✔✔✔ What 2 items should be installed on a mother board before
it is installed in the case?
Standoffs - ✔✔✔✔✔ Small screws that stands motherboard off of case (metal or
plastic).
, POST - ✔✔✔✔✔ Power on self test, beeps to indicate failure.
Use compressed air with PC off - ✔✔✔✔✔ How can you clean the dust out of your
PC?
PnP - ✔✔✔✔✔ Plug and play, computer automatically finds devices (video card, USB,
etc.)..
CLI - ✔✔✔✔✔ command line interface like DOS, must know commands to use.
GUI - ✔✔✔✔✔ graphical user interface, point and click
Partition - ✔✔✔✔✔ LOGICAL separation of hard drive.
Format - ✔✔✔✔✔ Enables you to save information by creating structure on it.
SELECT FAT32 or NTFS.
Registry - ✔✔✔✔✔ Database holding all information about computer (software,
hardware, info about different accounts, etc.).
file extension - ✔✔✔✔✔ What is used by your OS to define the file type?
FAT 32 - ✔✔✔✔✔ Old filing system, not as secure as NTFS.
NTFS - ✔✔✔✔✔ New technology filing system, more secure than FAT32.
has applets (small apps that change computer features) - ✔✔✔✔✔ Describe the
control panel in Windows computers?
Parallel Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Obsolete. connects to printers and scanners. SENDS 8 BITS
AT A TIME.
Serial Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ "D connector," SENDS 1 BIT AT A TIME, old version of USB.
USB Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Hot swappable, connects peripheral devices to a computer.
Firewire Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Hot swappable
PS/2 Port - ✔✔✔✔✔ Older interface for mice and keyboard
Magnetic platter - ✔✔✔✔✔ How do HARD DRIVES read data?
