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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. An example of a device that uses a low-density (two-row) male DB-15 connector.






2. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.






3. An example of firmware.






4. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.






5. Serial ports have this many pins.






6. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.






7. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?






8. What does CRT stand for?






9. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.






10. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






11. What does ECC do?






12. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






13. CPUs: What is RISC?






14. XGA is ____x_____






15. What is DVD-RAM? and how is it used?

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16. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.






17. Ethernet network






18. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






19. Level two cache is located on _______.






20. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.






21. CPUS: What is CISC?






22. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






23. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal






24. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.






25. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






26. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives






27. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?






28. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.






29. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






30. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.






31. What is a Sag?






32. What does ECC stand for?






33. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






34. Components from many different manufacturers are interchangeable. As long as the component meets the standards - you can be reasonably confident that it will work in the system.






35. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)






36. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?






37. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.






38. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.






39. PGA stands for






40. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






41. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






42. What does SIMM stand for?






43. ZIF stands for ______.






44. What does RIMM stand for?






45. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?






46. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen






47. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards






48. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA






49. Spike






50. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive