Ch. 8 Questions

Which type of interface is most commonly used for internal hard disks in notebook systems?

SATA

She called asking you how to switch the display to the external monitor port on her laptop. What do you tell her?

Press FN key along with the function key on the notebook with a monitor on it

Which of the following are characteristics of the expressCard/54 form factor?

-34 mm wide at the connector -L shape

Which of the following cards can be placed in a Type 3 PC card slot?

Type 1, 2, 3

Wanting to add additional hard disk storage to your notebook computer. Which would you most likely use?

USB

Your laptop has an expressCard /54 slot. Which of the following is true?

-Compatible expresscards for the laptop include cards which are rectangular shape -You can use an express card/34 card or expresscard/54 card

But you still need a system that is if possible. What is your best opionon?

Buy a docking station for your notebook

Which type of interface is typically used for internal wireless networking cards in laptops?

Mini-PCI

Which of the following is an extra button or knob on a laptop keyboard that moves the mouse cursor?

Point Stick

Which of the following battery types has the greatest need to be completely drained before being recharged?

Nickel Candium

The power cord for the laptop has a block on it. What does this brick do?

converts AC to DC power

Which of the following battery types offers the greatest storage capacity in the smallest amount of space?

Lithium Ion

Which of the following input devices uses a stylus?

Digitizer

You know the wireless signal is strong in his location. What should you do?

Check to see if the wireless adapter is switched off

You want to use the hibernation mode on your windows notebook. What does it need to have?

Enough free hard drive space

Which ACPI power state retains the contents in RAM, but turns all other components off?

Suspend

One day the laptop doesn’t hibernate when you press the button, What should you do?

Free up disk space

You want to configure power button on your windows 7 laptop computer. Which can you do?

-Go to control panel > system and security > power options -In the notification area, double-click the battery icon. Click more power options

You just purchased an IPAD. You want to synchronize your photos, music, emails, and contacts form your windows 7 PC to device. What do you use?

-USB -WIFI

You recently purchased an IPAD and want to configure its mail app to connect to your email server can you do this?

-Yes you can configure the mail app on an ipad to connect to an email server using the IMAP and SMTTP protocols

Which feature allows a tablet to recongnize a two figuration at the same time?

Multi-Touch

You can also want all data on the device to be earased if the wrong passcode is entered more than 10 consecutive times. What do you do?

-enable the erase data option -disable the simple passcode again

Which mobile device architecture is used by apple IPAD devices running IOS?

ARM

Which component within a tablet device measures acceleration horizontally and vertically at the same time?

gyroscope

You want to upgrade the memory module in a notebook computer. What are the most common ways to access the memory slots?

-Remove the keyboard -open a panel on the bottom of the notebook.

You’re troubleshooting a malfunctioning notebook computer. Nothing appears on the LCD display when the system is powered on. When you connect an external monitor to system, the windows desktop is displayed properly on the monitor. WHat could be causing this problem?

-The display output has been redirected to the external monitor port using the FN key. -The LCD assembly is malfunctioning

The wireless adapter functioned correctly before you replaced the video card. What would you most likely resolve this problem?

-Reconnect the antenna connections in the bezel.

You need to replace the videocard in a laptop. What is the first step?

Find a service manua with correct disassembly procedures

She reports that is displayed a message indicating that the battery was low, then it shut down by itself even though it was plugged into a wall outlet. What should you do first?

Verify that the AC adapter LED light is lit when plugged into the wall outlet.

You have been told to replace the hard drive on a laptop computer that has a drive bay accessible from the outside of the computer. Which of the following should you do after powering down the system?

-Remove the battery -Unplug the AC power

You have just purchased a new laptop with a built-in wireless, bluetooth, and infrared capabilties provided by a mini-PCIe card. When you boot into windows, you do not see a bluetooth adapter listed in deice manager. What should you do first?

Enable bluetooth in the bios

After arriving in a new city today, a traveling sales team meber calls you stating that his wireless connection no longer works. He has checked the wireless configuration and he knows it to be correct becauase it was working yesterday. What should you do first?

Have him verify that the wireless cards hardware switch is in the on position

Which type of interface is typically used for internal wireless networking cards in laptops

Mini-PCi

You need to replace the hard disk in your laptop computer. Which of the following hard drives sizes would you likely choose for your laptop?

2.5

You’ve checked the system and determed that the backlight has stopped working. Which of the following could be the cause?

– The cold cathode flourescent lamp has burned out and needs to be replaced -the inverter in the LCD assembly has malfuntioned

An external monitor correctly displays the output from the notebook. WHich of the following could be the cause?

Failed backlight

While using the touchpad, you note that the mouse is not responding very well, making it difficult to correctly move the mouse around the screen. how can you fix the problem?

Recalibrate the touchpad.

An internal laptop keyboard is generally connected to the laptop’s system board using a :

ribbon cable

You recently udgraded the processor in your laptop computer to a faster processsor. The computer runs, but after using it for severla minutes, it shuts down unexpectedly. Which of the following should you do first?

Make sure the case fans are plugged in.

Because the network card is integrated onto the motherboard, you do not want to replace replace the entire motherboard. What can you use the connect to the wireless newtowkr.

-Insert an expresscard wireless network card. -Inset a wireless USB network card