A Customer Accidentally Drops a Laptop While It Is Charging

question 332

Multiple Choice

A customer accidentally drops a laptop while it is charging. The next day, the customer notices the laptop will not turn on and calls a technician to investigate. The technician confirms the laptop will not turn on even though it is connected to the power adapter. Which of the following components is the MOST likely cause of this behavior?

• A) Power adapter
• B) Battery
• C) DC jack
• D) Hard drive

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Definitions:

Groundwater Flow

The movement of water through the subsurface soil and rocks, primarily driven by gravity and pressure differences.

Permeability

Permeability is a measure of the ability of a porous material (such as rock or soil) to allow fluids to pass through it.

Perched Water

Groundwater that sits above the main water table and generally is underlain by a layer or lens of impermeable rock that blocks the downward flow of groundwater.

Water Table

The level below which the ground is saturated with water, marking the boundary between the unsaturated zone above and the saturated zone below.