HED4806 ASSIGNMENT 3 QUESTION SET
WITH RATIONALES AND EDUCATION SYSTEM
COMPARISON AND POLICY REVIEW 2026
◉ 2. A person has started a new technical job. In which situation
would ESD be an issue?
Answer: 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
◉ 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: when installing RAM
◉ 5. 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
◉ 9. What is a characteristic of DDR SDRAM?
Answer: It transfers data twice per clock cycle compared to once per
clock cycle for SDRAM.
◉ 10. 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
◉ 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: passwords
drive encryption
TPM
WITH RATIONALES AND EDUCATION SYSTEM
COMPARISON AND POLICY REVIEW 2026
◉ 2. A person has started a new technical job. In which situation
would ESD be an issue?
Answer: 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
◉ 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: when installing RAM
◉ 5. 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
◉ 9. What is a characteristic of DDR SDRAM?
Answer: It transfers data twice per clock cycle compared to once per
clock cycle for SDRAM.
◉ 10. 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
◉ 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: passwords
drive encryption
TPM
