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220-801 · Question #924

Which of the following are the MOST important factors to address when a technician is choosing the components for a CAD workstation? (Select THREE).

The correct answer is E. Powerful video card F. Maximum RAM G. Powerful processor. A CAD workstation requires maximum computational and rendering power, so the three most critical components are a powerful video card, maximum RAM, and a powerful processor.

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Question

Which of the following are the MOST important factors to address when a technician is choosing the components for a CAD workstation? (Select THREE).

Options

  • ALarge drive space allocation
  • BPowerful sound card
  • CMultiple network cards
  • DMultiple large HD monitors
  • EPowerful video card
  • FMaximum RAM
  • GPowerful processor

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    17% (6)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    6% (2)
  • E
    71% (25)

Why each option

A CAD workstation requires maximum computational and rendering power, so the three most critical components are a powerful video card, maximum RAM, and a powerful processor.

ALarge drive space allocation

While storage space is useful, it is not among the top performance-critical requirements for CAD; it does not affect processing speed or rendering quality.

BPowerful sound card

Sound capability is irrelevant to CAD workflows, which are visually and computationally focused with no audio processing requirements.

CMultiple network cards

Multiple network cards provide no benefit to local CAD processing performance and are unnecessary for a CAD workstation.

DMultiple large HD monitors

Multiple monitors can improve productivity but are a display convenience rather than a core performance component like GPU, RAM, or CPU.

EPowerful video cardCorrect

CAD software relies heavily on GPU acceleration for 3D rendering, viewport manipulation, and visual output - a powerful video card is essential for smooth performance.

FMaximum RAMCorrect

CAD models and assemblies can consume enormous amounts of memory; maximum RAM prevents paging to disk and allows large projects to load fully into memory.

GPowerful processorCorrect

Complex simulations, geometry calculations, and file processing in CAD are CPU-intensive tasks that require a high-performance processor to avoid bottlenecks.

Concept tested: CAD workstation hardware requirements

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#CAD workstation#video card#RAM#custom PC build

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