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Comptia A +: Hardware

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






2. What is a Brownout?






3. UXGA is _____x_____






4. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






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






6. Printers






7. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.






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






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






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






11. QXGA is ____x____






12. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






13. Joystick or MIDI device (game port) - High Density DB-15 - VGA/SVGA monitor - 6-pin Mini-DIN - PS/2-style keyboard or mouse - By convention - purple connectors are used for the keyboard - and green connectors are used for the mouse.






14. Multiple core allow the PC to simultaneously process multiple ______.

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15. What does SODIMM stand for?






16. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






17. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM






18. RAID stands for _________.






19. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.






20. Surge






21. What is a Sag?






22. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






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






24. What is VRAM used for?






25. PGA stands for






26. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.






27. What is Virtual RAM?






28. XGA is ____x_____






29. ZIF stands for ______.






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






31. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.






32. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






33. Serial mouse or external modem






34. What does RIMM stand for?






35. Spike






36. Serial ports have this many pins.






37. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.






38. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out






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






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






41. Ethernet network






42. What are the 4 main types of storage?






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






44. LGA stands for ______.






45. SVGA is ____ x_____






46. Level two cache is located on _______.






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






48. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






49. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.






50. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE