1. Modern laptop screens are much brighter because of advances in which of the following technologies?

A) A. LED
B) B. Batteries
C) C. Inverter
D) D. Plasma



2. A technician, Anne, notices there are no hardware volume control buttons on the new laptops that were ordered. Which of the following would control the volume on the laptop?

A) A. Software only
B) B. Bluetooth
C) C. Function keys
D) D. WiFi switch



3. A technician wants to simplify users' wireless configuration in a new remote office. Which of the following must be configured on the access point to allow wireless clients to automatically negotiate secure authentication with the SOHO access point?

A) A. Enable QoS
B) B. Enable SSID Broadcast
C) C. Enable WPS
D) D. Enable MAC filtering



4. Ann, a technician, is inspecting a PC with an Intel Core 2 Quad processor and finds that the Task Manager is reporting the system as having 8 cores. She is convinced this system only has four cores. Which of the following technologies is causing the discrepancy?

A) A. Hyperthreading
B) B. Intel SSE3
C) C. L2 Cache
D) D. S.M.A.R.T.



5. Which of the following cable types designates that it can safely be run through a drop ceiling?

A) A. STP
B) B. Plenum
C) C. CAT5e
D) D. UTP