Final CIST 1122 Exam Questions with Correct
Answers Latest Update 2025
The video on your laptop needs to be updated. You have researched online, and
according to the manufacturer, you can install a new video card in your laptop.
What is the most likely slot connection you will use to install a new video card in
your laptop? - ANSWER ✔✔- Mini PCIe
Patrick wants you to repair his laptop LCD screen. Patrick insists that it was not his
fault, but sometime during the night, the laptop fell off his desk, and now the
screen is broken. During disassembly of his laptop, you see a mini-PCIe card with
a black cable and a white cable connected that appear to go into the screen bezel.
What is the function of the two wires? - ANSWER ✔✔- Wi-Fi antenna
Sherri has recently been injured. She is having a problem using her left hand and
would like to use a stylus to move her mouse around the screen on her laptop
computer.
What device can Sherri add to her system to allow a non-touch screen laptop to use
a stylus to manipulate the screen? - ANSWER ✔✔- Digitizer
When Ron turns on his computer, he hears one beep. However, there is no image
on the screen. The monitor indicator is not on.
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, What should Ron consider first when he troubleshoots this video issue? -
ANSWER ✔✔- Is the monitor plugged in properly?
Terry is having a problem with his computer screen. He said the screen looks
distorted. When you go to check his monitor, you notice that the icons on the
desktop appear to be tall and skinny.
What is the common cause of this problem? - ANSWER ✔✔- Computer's
resolution has been set too low.
Today when Dylan turned on his computer, he noticed that the monitor was very
dim. He could still see the desktop icon and text. He turned the brightness all the
way up, but that did not correct the issue. Dylan also checked to make sure the
Power Options brightness was not turned down, causing the screen to go dim. He
connected a different monitor, and the screen was fine.
What caused the screen to be very dim? - ANSWER ✔✔- Monitor backlighting.
Jose calls you at the help desk because he is having a problem logging on to his
laptop computer. After several unsuccessful attempts to enter his password, he asks
you to reset the password because he must have forgotten it. You reset his
password, and he types it, but again the computer rejects it. Jose assures you that
he typed the correct user name and password. You ask him what type of computer
he is using, and he tells you a laptop.
What might be the problem with Jose's computer? - ANSWER ✔✔- Num Lock
key is on.
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Answers Latest Update 2025
The video on your laptop needs to be updated. You have researched online, and
according to the manufacturer, you can install a new video card in your laptop.
What is the most likely slot connection you will use to install a new video card in
your laptop? - ANSWER ✔✔- Mini PCIe
Patrick wants you to repair his laptop LCD screen. Patrick insists that it was not his
fault, but sometime during the night, the laptop fell off his desk, and now the
screen is broken. During disassembly of his laptop, you see a mini-PCIe card with
a black cable and a white cable connected that appear to go into the screen bezel.
What is the function of the two wires? - ANSWER ✔✔- Wi-Fi antenna
Sherri has recently been injured. She is having a problem using her left hand and
would like to use a stylus to move her mouse around the screen on her laptop
computer.
What device can Sherri add to her system to allow a non-touch screen laptop to use
a stylus to manipulate the screen? - ANSWER ✔✔- Digitizer
When Ron turns on his computer, he hears one beep. However, there is no image
on the screen. The monitor indicator is not on.
1|Page
, What should Ron consider first when he troubleshoots this video issue? -
ANSWER ✔✔- Is the monitor plugged in properly?
Terry is having a problem with his computer screen. He said the screen looks
distorted. When you go to check his monitor, you notice that the icons on the
desktop appear to be tall and skinny.
What is the common cause of this problem? - ANSWER ✔✔- Computer's
resolution has been set too low.
Today when Dylan turned on his computer, he noticed that the monitor was very
dim. He could still see the desktop icon and text. He turned the brightness all the
way up, but that did not correct the issue. Dylan also checked to make sure the
Power Options brightness was not turned down, causing the screen to go dim. He
connected a different monitor, and the screen was fine.
What caused the screen to be very dim? - ANSWER ✔✔- Monitor backlighting.
Jose calls you at the help desk because he is having a problem logging on to his
laptop computer. After several unsuccessful attempts to enter his password, he asks
you to reset the password because he must have forgotten it. You reset his
password, and he types it, but again the computer rejects it. Jose assures you that
he typed the correct user name and password. You ask him what type of computer
he is using, and he tells you a laptop.
What might be the problem with Jose's computer? - ANSWER ✔✔- Num Lock
key is on.
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