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Comptia A +: Hardware

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






6. What are the two types of RAM?






7. Spike






8. RAID stands for _________.






9. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






10. What does ECC do?






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. CPUs: What is RISC?






16. What does RIMM stand for?






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






18. Level two cache is located on _______.






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






20. LGA stands for ______.






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

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22. What does SIMM stand for?






23. XGA is ____x_____






24. Serial ports have this many pins.






25. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






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






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






28. Parity is a method of ____________. It is used when the reliability of the data is more important than the speed at which it is written or read. When the data is read or received - the bytes should still be even. If not - the data is corrupt.






29. What does LCD stand for?






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






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






32. PGA stands for






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






34. Computer programs that perform specific tasks include: - Operating System- Program applications - Hardware drivers (special programs that tell the operating system how to use the hardware)






35. Printers






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






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

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38. Internal modem or telephone






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






40. What is a Sag?






41. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






42. Ethernet network






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






44. ZIF stands for ______.






45. Surge






46. An example of firmware.






47. UXGA is _____x_____






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






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






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







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