Imagine you’re troubleshooting a computer with various hardware issues. Based on what you’ve learned in the unit, identify the component type (Primary Memory, Secondary Memory, CPU, Motherboard, or Peripherals.) that would most likely be the cause of each of the following issues.(4 points)

Question

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A program has crashed, and error codes reference a memory error or leak.
Nothing occurs on the screen when moving or clicking the mouse.
You’ve received a message that you can’t download a file due to insufficient storage.
The processing performance of the machine has severely decreased and seems to be reporting high temperatures.

Answer 1

Here are the most likely component types associated with each issue:

1. A program has crashed, and error codes reference a memory error or leak.

   • Component Type: Primary Memory

2. Nothing occurs on the screen when moving or clicking the mouse.

   • Component Type: Peripherals

3. You’ve received a message that you can’t download a file due to insufficient storage.

   • Component Type: Secondary Memory

4. The processing performance of the machine has severely decreased and seems to be reporting high temperatures.

   • Component Type: CPU