Chapter 2. IT Technician Exam

Practice Questions

Domain 1.0: Personal Computer Components

Objective 1.1: Install, configure, optimize, and upgrade personal computer components

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After you upgrade your system board processor from a 2.8GHz Pentium D 820 to a 3.6GHz Pentium D 960, the system tries to start up but shuts down in the middle of the POST. Which of the following causes the system to automatically shut down after installing a new processor?

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  1. The processor overheats because the fan unit is not connected properly.

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  1. The processor has been installed incorrectly, so a wrong voltage is being applied to the wrong pins.

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  1. The wrong microprocessor driver has been installed.

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  1. The BIOS does not recognize the new processor type.

Quick Answer: 179

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