You Are Troubleshooting a Computer That Your Client Said Turns

question 19

Multiple Choice

You are troubleshooting a computer that your client said turns off during normal operation. While you are trying to identify the problem, the client also informs you that if he waits a while, the computer will turn back on and run normally for a bit. You open the system and immediately notice a large dust buildup around the processor fan and heat sink.
What problem can you detect on the computer and confidently report to your client?

• A) System is overheating.
• B) Overclocking has failed.
• C) Processor must be replaced.
• D) Processor cooling system has failed.

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Definitions:

Batches

Groups or sets of goods that are processed or produced together within a production cycle or process.

Overhead Costs

Overhead costs refer to the indirect expenses related to the operation of a business, such as utilities, rent, and administrative salaries.

Activity-Based Costing

A technique in cost accounting which allots overhead and indirect costs to related products and services, dependent on the activities they engage in.

Activity Cost Pools

Groups of individual costs driven by the same cost drivers, used in activity-based costing to allocate costs more accurately.