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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.
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.
BIOS
7 or 15 (powered)
144

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.
Power failure
Small Outline DIMM
tasks or 'Threads'
Componentization

3. An example of a device that uses a low-density (two-row) male DB-15 connector.
Joystick
Firewire 6-pin
800 x 600
DB-25 parallel

4. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
removable chips on the motherboard
Storage
Output
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

5. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
USB Type A
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
CMOS
Serial

6. What are the two types of RAM?
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
240
TRS
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.

7. Spike
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.
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Speaker
B-9 serial

8. RAID stands for _________.
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
240
verifying data integrity.
Random Access Memory (RAM)

9. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
50 - 68 - or 80
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

10. What does ECC do?
Hardware
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Error Correction Code.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS

11. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
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.
DB-25
RJ-45
4

12. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
PS/2-style mouse
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage

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.
3
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
VGA/SVGA monitor
Standardization

14. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
the CPU
Cache
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.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

15. CPUs: What is RISC?
7 or 15 (powered)
Too much voltage
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
144

16. What does RIMM stand for?
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Hardware
Too much voltage
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs

17. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
144
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.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
BIOS

18. Level two cache is located on _______.
9-pin serial
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
240
the motherboard

19. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
BIOS
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
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.
removable chips on the motherboard

20. LGA stands for ______.
Line Grid Array
BIOS
Processing
4

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

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22. What does SIMM stand for?
240
Random Access Memory (RAM)
CMOS
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

23. XGA is ____x_____
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Serial
144
1024 x 786

24. Serial ports have this many pins.
the motherboard
9
1024 x 786
RJ-45

25. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
charged coupled device (CCD)
DB-25
Line Grid Array

26. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
DB-25
Cache
Firmware
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

27. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
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.
800 x 600
Volatile
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

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.
9
charged coupled device (CCD)
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
verifying data integrity.

29. What does LCD stand for?
Liquid Crystal Display
Hardware
3
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

30. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Radial Lines
the CPU
CMOS
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.

31. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
DB-15
144
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
RJ-45

32. PGA stands for
Firewire 6-pin
verifying data integrity.
9
Pin Grid Array

33. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
Small Outline DIMM
240
Input

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)
9
Network communications
Liquid Crystal Display
Software

35. Printers
B-9 serial
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
ECC
DB-25 parallel

36. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
1600 x 1200
Radial Lines
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
CMOS

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

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38. Internal modem or telephone
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.
TRS
CMOS
RJ-11

39. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
BIOS
Line Grid Array
9-pin serial
Firewire 6-pin

40. What is a Sag?
Serial
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Processing
Pin Grid Array

41. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
tasks or 'Threads'

42. Ethernet network
CMOS
Coaxial
Software
RJ-45

43. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
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.
Output

44. ZIF stands for ______.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
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.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Software

45. Surge
DB-25 parallel
Too much voltage
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.
Processing

46. An example of firmware.
Processing
Error Correction Code.
BIOS
200

47. UXGA is _____x_____
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Hardware
1600 x 1200
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

48. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Output
TRS
Pin Grid Array

49. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
Processing
1024 x 786
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
5.25

50. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.
CMOS
tasks or 'Threads'
1024 x 786
ECC

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