ECSA 102 PRINTING EXAM SCRIPT WELL
ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A person has started a new technical job. In which situation would
ESD be an issue?
Answer: when installing RAM
when installing a processor
⩥ A technician is about to begin preventive maintenance on a company
PC. In which situation would ESD be an issue?
Answer: when replacing a motherboard
⩥ A person has started a new technical job. In which situation would
ESD be an issue? (answer 2)
Answer: when installing RAM
⩥ 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?
(answer 1)
Answer: when installing RAM
,⩥ 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?
(answer 2)
Answer: when replacing a mechanical hard drive with an M.2 SSD
⩥ What two motherboard components control the system boot
operations? (Choose two.)
Answer: BIOS chip
UEFI chip
⩥ A technician is upgrading 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?
Answer: CPU
⩥ 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?
Answer: chipset
⩥ Which memory module 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?
Answer: ROM
,⩥ What is a characteristic of DDR SDRAM?
Answer: It transfers data twice per clock cycle compared to once per
clock cycle for SDRAM.
⩥ What are two safety hazards when dealing with laser printers?
(Choose two.)
Answer: high voltage
hot components
⩥ Which component requires a technician to install screws externally
through the PC case?
Answer: power supply
⩥ A technician is installing an internal HDD. To which motherboard
connector will the technician connect the data cable?
Answer: SATA
⩥ Refer to the exhibit. A technician has been asked to install a video
card. Which section of the motherboard will the technician use to install
the card?
Answer: section D
, ⩥ When a PC is being assembled, what component is connected to the
motherboard with a SATA cable?
Answer: the optical drive
⩥ A technician is troubleshooting a computer that is experiencing
hardware failure detected by the BIOS. What is one way this failure is
indicated?
Answer: The computer emits a pattern of beeps indicating the failing
device.
⩥ Which three features can be configured in the BIOS settings to secure
a computer? (Choose three.)
Answer: drive encryption
TPM
Passwords
⩥ What is the purpose of RAID adapters?
Answer: to connect multiple storage devices for redundancy or speed
⩥ When a new motherboard is being installed, between which two
components must thermal compound be applied? (Choose two.)
Answer: CPU
Heatsink
ANSWERED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A person has started a new technical job. In which situation would
ESD be an issue?
Answer: when installing RAM
when installing a processor
⩥ A technician is about to begin preventive maintenance on a company
PC. In which situation would ESD be an issue?
Answer: when replacing a motherboard
⩥ A person has started a new technical job. In which situation would
ESD be an issue? (answer 2)
Answer: when installing RAM
⩥ 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?
(answer 1)
Answer: when installing RAM
,⩥ 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?
(answer 2)
Answer: when replacing a mechanical hard drive with an M.2 SSD
⩥ What two motherboard components control the system boot
operations? (Choose two.)
Answer: BIOS chip
UEFI chip
⩥ A technician is upgrading 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?
Answer: CPU
⩥ 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?
Answer: chipset
⩥ Which memory module 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?
Answer: ROM
,⩥ What is a characteristic of DDR SDRAM?
Answer: It transfers data twice per clock cycle compared to once per
clock cycle for SDRAM.
⩥ What are two safety hazards when dealing with laser printers?
(Choose two.)
Answer: high voltage
hot components
⩥ Which component requires a technician to install screws externally
through the PC case?
Answer: power supply
⩥ A technician is installing an internal HDD. To which motherboard
connector will the technician connect the data cable?
Answer: SATA
⩥ Refer to the exhibit. A technician has been asked to install a video
card. Which section of the motherboard will the technician use to install
the card?
Answer: section D
, ⩥ When a PC is being assembled, what component is connected to the
motherboard with a SATA cable?
Answer: the optical drive
⩥ A technician is troubleshooting a computer that is experiencing
hardware failure detected by the BIOS. What is one way this failure is
indicated?
Answer: The computer emits a pattern of beeps indicating the failing
device.
⩥ Which three features can be configured in the BIOS settings to secure
a computer? (Choose three.)
Answer: drive encryption
TPM
Passwords
⩥ What is the purpose of RAID adapters?
Answer: to connect multiple storage devices for redundancy or speed
⩥ When a new motherboard is being installed, between which two
components must thermal compound be applied? (Choose two.)
Answer: CPU
Heatsink
