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Comptia A +: Hardware

Subjects : certifications, comptia-a-+, it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. XGA is ____x_____
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Networking and Communications
1024 x 786

2. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
240
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

3. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
CMOS
Speaker
1600 x 1200
144

4. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
Processing
the motherboard
Serial
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

5. What does CRT stand for?
Cathode Ray Tube
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
7 or 15 (powered)
9-pin serial

6. Level one cache is located on ___________.
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
the CPU
Liquid Crystal Display
144

7. PGA stands for
Pin Grid Array
tasks or 'Threads'
9-pin serial
discharge the capacitors by touching and connecting the phase with the ground plug and then the neutral to the ground plug with an insulated screwdriver or pliers.

8. UXGA is _____x_____
verifying data integrity.
1600 x 1200
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

9. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
CMOS
240
4
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.

10. What does ECC do?
BIOS
Line Grid Array
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Input

11. What does RIMM stand for?
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
1600 x 1200
50 - 68 - or 80
BIOS

12. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
50 - 68 - or 80
Storage
DB-15
CMOS

13. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.
Coaxial
RJ-11
CMOS
184

14. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
tasks or 'Threads'
DB-15
4

15. ZIF stands for ______.
Hardware
144
1600 x 1200
Zero Insertion Force. a physical interface that lets you set the CPU into the array - and then use actuate a lever to make actual contact.

16. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
Joystick
Processing
PS/2-style mouse
Speaker

17. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen
CMOS
Software
the motherboard
Input

18. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
144
USB Type A
Standardization
Hardware

19. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD
Standardization
40 or 80
Output
34

20. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
DB-15

21. 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.
4
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
RJ-11
Standardization

22. level three cache is located on _________.
Small Outline DIMM
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
Too little voltage
removable chips on the motherboard

23. What does ECC stand for?
DB-25
Error Correction Code.
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

24. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal
charged coupled device (CCD)
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
184
BIOS

25. 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.
Componentization
Serial
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
2048 x 1536

26. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
9-pin serial
Pin Grid Array
Storage

27. An example of firmware.
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Small Outline DIMM
BIOS
B-9 serial

28. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
Front Side Bus.
5.25
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

29. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
discharge the capacitors by touching and connecting the phase with the ground plug and then the neutral to the ground plug with an insulated screwdriver or pliers.
Network communications
Radial Lines
tasks or 'Threads'

30. Level two cache is located on _______.
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
9
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
the motherboard

31. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?
Small Outline DIMM
184
verifying data integrity.
240

32. SVGA is ____ x_____
800 x 600
Joystick
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
2048 x 1536

33. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.
240
3
Cache
the motherboard

34. What does SODIMM stand for?
Firewire 6-pin
Small Outline DIMM
the CPU
Power failure

35. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
verifying data integrity.
DB-25
the motherboard
BIOS

36. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
DB-25 parallel
40 or 80
VGA/SVGA monitor
Software

37. Networking is a specialized form of input and output that entails using media (cable) and devices (routers - switches) to link multiple computers into an interconnected unit.
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
tasks or 'Threads'
Networking and Communications
40 or 80

38. Ethernet network
Standardization
RJ-45
4
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

39. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
800 x 600
Cathode Ray Tube
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.

40. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Front Side Bus.
DB-15

41. 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.
Coaxial
verifying data integrity.
Cache
VGA/SVGA monitor

42. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
CMOS
B-9 serial
the motherboard
240

43. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?
240
184
Network communications
Serial

44. What is Virtual RAM?
Storage
34
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
Networking and Communications

45. Internal modem or telephone
Line Grid Array
Cache
RJ-11
Radial Lines

46. What is a Sag?
34
Networking and Communications
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage

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

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48. QXGA is ____x____
2048 x 1536
50 - 68 - or 80
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

49. Serial ports have this many pins.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
DB-25 parallel
9
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

50. RAID stands for _________.
184
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
PS/2-style mouse