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Share hardware resources is correct. A virtual machine is a software emulation of a computer system that runs on a real computer. It allows you to easily switch between different operating system configurations, but utilize the same computer hardware.

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Extends 32-bit to 64-bit machines is incorrect.

Allows higher internet speeds is incorrect. It only allows multiple systems to share one internet connection.

Use less system memory is incorrect. Virtual machines require more system memory.

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When you print to a phantom or virtual print device, the software printer takes the print job and processes it. Then nothing else happens.

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As long as the printer software is valid, Windows will not report anything unusual or missing.

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SMART is a BIOS based check for your hard drive. If it detects errors in one of its hard drive tests, your system will show a SMART error.

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SMART is an interface between BIOS and the hard drive. It does not work with any other hardware.

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A docking station enables you to add additional ports and features that a laptop would otherwise not have.

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A VGA to DVI converter just enables you to hook a DVI cable up to a VGA port.

A monitor arm enables you to reposition your monitor.

A PCMCIA card is a type of expansion card for a laptop.

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Currently, iOS tablets have no ability to add external storage.

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There are no SD card, USB, or eSATA ports on iOS tablets.

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The LCD inverter is likely not supplying voltage to the backlights (CCFLs) and will need to be replaced.

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The external monitor was there to help us diagnose this malfunctioning laptop. And it did its job pefectly.

While the LCD panel may seem like a good answer, it's probably not the BEST answer. We can still see the icons—they are just very dim and hard to make out. It's more likely a problem with the backlights or the inverters that power the backlights.

The VGA card is working just fine, if it wasn't, we would have had nothing on the external monitor we connected.

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Burn in on a monitor is a permanent discoloration of areas caused by prolonged display of an image that does not move. It creates a permanent ghost like image of the object. Screen savers were a common preventative solution to burn in.

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A dead backlight will not cause discoloration.

ESD does not cause discoloration on the screen.

Dead pixels will show small areas with no image display.

EMI would only cause temporary display interference, it would not leave a discoloration.

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A single-sided, dual-layer DVD-RW disc can hold up to 8.5 GB of data.

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A single-sided, single-layer DVD-RW disc can hold 4.7 GB of data.

A CD-RW can hold up to 700 MB.

250 MB is the largest size of Iomega Zip disk that was created. Fun fact: If you know what a Zip disk is, you are old, congrats!

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The charging circuit charges the battery.

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Neither the AC inverter or the CCFL require any special charging circuit. Actually, the inverter charges the CCFL.

There is no "laser" on a typical laptop.

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Installing MAC filtering would enable Len to limit access to only computers with known MAC addresses.

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Port filtering might allow access in some scenarios (like blocking DHCP requests), but let's think simpler.

IP blocking wouldn't work—which IP's would you block?

Ethernet filtering is not a real term or procedure.