WGU D316 CORE REVIEW 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What do the notches on dual inline memory module (DIMM) edge indicate - ✔✔The
DDR generation
If it is compatible with the slot on the motherboard
How to insert it properly to the slot on the motherboard
✔✔what is secure boot for - ✔✔a UEFI feature designed to prevent a computer from
being hijacked by malware.
✔✔What is the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)? - ✔✔a hardware platform for
cryptographic functions and the secure storage of associated information.
compares hashes of key system state data to ensure they have not been tampered
with.
✔✔What is a Hardware Security Module (HSM)? - ✔✔A device or drive for storing
cryptographic keys
, ✔✔what do the beep codes mean from a PC after POST - ✔✔1 Short beep- Normal
POST- system is OK. Most modern PCs are configured to boot silently, however.
2 short beeps- POST error- error code shown on screen.
No beep- Power supply, motherboard problem, or faulty onboard speaker.
Continuous beep- Problem with system memory modules or memory controller.
Repeating short beeps- Power supply fault or motherboard problem.
1 long, 1 short beep- Motherboard problem.
1 long, 2 or 3 short beeps- Video adapter error.
3 long beeps- Keyboard issue (check that a key is not depressed).
✔✔Datacenter - ✔✔A room or building designed to handle the power, cooling, and
networking needs of a large number of servers.
✔✔Storage Area Network (SAN) - ✔✔a high-speed network with the sole purpose of
providing storage to other attached servers
✔✔Personal Area Network (PAN) - ✔✔provides communication for devices owned by a
single user that work over a short distance (IOT)
✔✔MAC address - ✔✔A Media Access Control address is a hardware address that
uniquely identifies each node on a network.
consists of 48 binary digits. six bytes in size
✔✔Patch Panel - ✔✔A wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect
patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted.
✔✔hub - ✔✔A legacy device that uses its ports to connect devices (computers, printers,
etc.) together
✔✔half duplex means - ✔✔The cable can send and receive data, but only one at a
time.
✔✔Full duplex means - ✔✔The cable can send and receive data at the same time
✔✔how many ports does a hub have - ✔✔4-48
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What do the notches on dual inline memory module (DIMM) edge indicate - ✔✔The
DDR generation
If it is compatible with the slot on the motherboard
How to insert it properly to the slot on the motherboard
✔✔what is secure boot for - ✔✔a UEFI feature designed to prevent a computer from
being hijacked by malware.
✔✔What is the Trusted Platform Module (TPM)? - ✔✔a hardware platform for
cryptographic functions and the secure storage of associated information.
compares hashes of key system state data to ensure they have not been tampered
with.
✔✔What is a Hardware Security Module (HSM)? - ✔✔A device or drive for storing
cryptographic keys
, ✔✔what do the beep codes mean from a PC after POST - ✔✔1 Short beep- Normal
POST- system is OK. Most modern PCs are configured to boot silently, however.
2 short beeps- POST error- error code shown on screen.
No beep- Power supply, motherboard problem, or faulty onboard speaker.
Continuous beep- Problem with system memory modules or memory controller.
Repeating short beeps- Power supply fault or motherboard problem.
1 long, 1 short beep- Motherboard problem.
1 long, 2 or 3 short beeps- Video adapter error.
3 long beeps- Keyboard issue (check that a key is not depressed).
✔✔Datacenter - ✔✔A room or building designed to handle the power, cooling, and
networking needs of a large number of servers.
✔✔Storage Area Network (SAN) - ✔✔a high-speed network with the sole purpose of
providing storage to other attached servers
✔✔Personal Area Network (PAN) - ✔✔provides communication for devices owned by a
single user that work over a short distance (IOT)
✔✔MAC address - ✔✔A Media Access Control address is a hardware address that
uniquely identifies each node on a network.
consists of 48 binary digits. six bytes in size
✔✔Patch Panel - ✔✔A wall-mounted panel of data receptors into which cross-connect
patch cables from the punch-down block are inserted.
✔✔hub - ✔✔A legacy device that uses its ports to connect devices (computers, printers,
etc.) together
✔✔half duplex means - ✔✔The cable can send and receive data, but only one at a
time.
✔✔Full duplex means - ✔✔The cable can send and receive data at the same time
✔✔how many ports does a hub have - ✔✔4-48
