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Quiz 7-2



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The easiest way to upgrade memory on a laptop is with a Type I PCMCIA card.
 

 2. 

A trackpad looks like a little eraser or knob in the center of the keyboard and is used as a pointing device.
 

 3. 

A point stick looks like a little eraser or knob in the center of the keyboard and is used as a pointing device.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 4. 

This battery type uses the smallest footprint and has the most capacity.
a.
Ni-Cad
c.
Li-Ion
b.
NiMH
d.
Fuel Cell
 

 5. 

Joe buys a laptop and complains that his hammy fingers don’t work well on it. He wants both space and portability. He has a home office, but does not want two computers.

Which would be the best solution.
a.
External mini-mouse
c.
External storage
b.
Docking station
d.
Get a bigger laptop
 

 6. 

Which hard drive interface is most common on a laptop
a.
PATA
c.
PCIe
b.
SATA
d.
PCI (mini)
 

 7. 

Nemo is frustrated. He’s trying to enable hibernation on his laptop, but it isn’t working. The tab isn’t available at all. What is the first thing you should check?
a.
RAM
c.
BIOS
b.
Hard drive space
d.
OS
 

 8. 

You can’t see anything on your screen, but when you connect an external monitor it works. What is the most likely culprit?
a.
Burned out inverter
c.
Bad video adapter
b.
Burned out backlight
d.
Bad CCFL
 

 9. 

Mad Hatter is stumped. He can’t see anything on his netbook screen. You restart it. Still nothing. You connect it to an external monitor and push the appropriate Fn key. Nothing. What is most likely the problem?
a.
Failed power supply
c.
Failed backlight
b.
Failed Inverter
d.
Failed video card
 

 10. 

Your boss comes to you in a panic. She cannot access the wireless network in his office! You are able to connect with your laptop, and take it with you to make sure she’s getting a signal in there. You restart the computer and still can’t connect, even though he says it worked fine yesterday. She had taken the laptop home the night before to work and it also worked at home. What would you check next.
a.
That he has permission to authenticate on your network
c.
That the switch for the wireless on the laptop is in the on position
b.
That the wireless card has not been disabled
d.
That the network is available
 

 11. 

One of your users is trying to log into the network through her laptop. She types her username, which is star_w. Her password is snokill (she tells you). When she tries to log in it says “Incorrect username or password.” You try to log her into another machine to ensure her account is working. She is able to log in fine.

What should you check next.
a.
Make sure scroll lock isn’t on, barring all access to the keyboard
c.
Make sure her password is correct
b.
Make sure numlock isn’t on, turning some alphabetic keys into numbers
d.
Check to make sure she hasn’t locked out her account by trying the wrong password too many times.
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 12. 

Your laptop has one Express Card slot that measures 54. Which is true of this laptop?
 a.
It is an older laptop.
 d.
You can only use rectangular express cards in this laptop
 b.
Your express cards you use in this laptop must be L shaped
 e.
You can use /54 express cards in this laptop
 c.
Your express cards you use in this laptop can be rectangular or L shaped
 f.
You can use /34 express cards in this laptop
 

 13. 

Which two things are true of Express Card /34?
 a.
L shaped
 c.
34mm wide connector
 b.
Rectangular
 d.
54mm wide  connector
 



 
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