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Comptia A +: Hardware

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






2. Level two cache is located on _______.






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






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






5. What is VRAM used for?






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






7. Level one cache is located on ___________.






8. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






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

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10. RAID stands for _________.






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






12. Internal modem or telephone






13. What does LCD stand for?






14. A working PC is a combination of many different parts - also called a Field-Replaceable Unit (FRU) - can be replaced when faulty or upgraded to provide additional functionality.






15. Ethernet network






16. What does ECC stand for?






17. UXGA is _____x_____






18. Surge






19. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...






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






21. What does SODIMM stand for?






22. What is Virtual RAM?






23. What is a Brownout?






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

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25. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






26. 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.






27. Printers






28. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






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






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






31. PGA stands for






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






33. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing






34. 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.






35. What does RIMM stand for?






36. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






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






38. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






39. SVGA is ____ x_____






40. What is a Sag?






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






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






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






44. CPUS: What is CISC?






45. XGA is ____x_____






46. What does ECC do?






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






48. QXGA is ____x____






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






50. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable