A Technician Receives a Laptop Due to Its Low Performance

question 172

Multiple Choice

A technician receives a laptop due to its low performance and intermittent S.M.A.R.T. errors on boot up. Which of the following is the NEXT step the technician should take to diagnose the issue?

• A) Low-level format the existing drive.
• B) Repair the OS installation on the existing drive.
• C) Immediately replace the failing drive.
• D) Copy the user's profile folder to an external drive.

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Definitions:

Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares of a corporation's stock that are currently owned by all its shareholders, including share blocks held by institutional investors and restricted shares owned by the company’s officers and insiders.

Par Value

A nominal value assigned to a share of stock in the charter of a corporation, which is the minimum legal capital per share.

Common Share

A unit of equity ownership in a corporation, granting holders voting rights and a share in the profits through dividends.

Noncumulative

A term often used in the context of preferred stock dividends that indicates dividends not paid in one period do not need to be paid in future periods.