1).A useful 3rd party utility for indicating the specifications of the installed CPU is _____. a).GUID b).CPU-Z c).The big Jelly Bean d).GPT-Go e).MBR-X 2).There is no difference in the boot process between a GPT configured disk and an MBR configured disk except that GPT is faster. a).True b).False 3).An 80-wire IDE cable is being used on a PATA hard drive configured for cable select. If the gray colored connector is attached to the drive, the drive will be detected as a _____drive. a).Slave b).Master c).Primary d).Secondary 3).When configuring a motherboard, configuration information is stored in CMOS. CMOS gets its name from the fact that it is the only device on the motherboard that uses Complimentary Metal-oxide Semiconductor technology. a).True b).False 4).Which of the following was the most recent design change in ATX power supplies? a).Changing the ATX12V connector from 4 pins to 8 pins b).Changing the main power connector from 12 pins to 20 pins c).Changing the main power connector from 20 pins to 24 pins d).Adding the 4-pin ATX12V connector 5).Explain why DEFRAG should not be run on an SSD. Your answer should include solid reasoning. 6).You have installed a new hard drive and allocated all space to a single partition. You have not assigned the partition a letter but instead have mapped the partition to an NTFS folder on another volume. You have created a _____. a).Mount point b).Useless partition c).System partition d).RAM disk 7).To determine the output power (in watts) of a voltage rail, _____. a).Multiply volts times amps b).Divide volts by amps c).Multiply volts times ohms d).Divide ohms by volts 8).Which of the following I/O ports has the highest maximum data transfer speed? a).Parallel (Printer Port) b).Serial (RS232) c).USB 2.0 d).USB 3.0 e).SATA3 f).Thunderbolt g).Lightning 9).When closing up a computer chassis, the technician pinched one of the yellow wires between two metal surfaces, breaking the insulation and causing metal-to-metal contact between the wire and the chassis. When pushing the power-on button, which of the following will most likely happen. a).The computer will burst into flames b). The yellow wire will melt c).The power supply will fail to start d). A beep code will sound 10).What is the purpose of thermal paste? a).To glue the heatsink to the CPU, keeping it in place b).To aid in heat transfer between the CPU and the heatsink c).To aid in heat transfer between the heatsink and the fan d).To minimize vibration of the heatsink due to the spinning of the fan.