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

2. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
4
9-pin serial
Cathode Ray Tube

3. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
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
ECC
RJ-11

4. Ethernet network
RJ-45
144
3
Componentization

5. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Radial Lines
Network communications
CMOS

6. CPUS: What is CISC?
200
Firmware
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

7. 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.
Standardization
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Output
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

8. What are the 4 main types of storage?
Too much voltage
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
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.
3

9. SVGA is ____ x_____
Input
800 x 600
Output
verifying data integrity.

10. What is a Blackout?
Too much voltage
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Power failure
Software

11. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
Processing
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
DB-25
34

12. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
240
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
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.

13. LGA stands for ______.
800 x 600
Line Grid Array
DB-15
DB-15

14. QXGA is ____x____
DB-25 parallel
VGA/SVGA monitor
2048 x 1536
Too much voltage

15. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out
ECC
2048 x 1536
DB-25
TRS

16. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
the motherboard
removable chips on the motherboard
9-pin serial
Speaker

17. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
Storage
the motherboard
the CPU
184

18. ZIF stands for ______.
9
Software
Error Correction Code.
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.

19. What does RIMM stand for?
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
34
DB-25 parallel
200

20. What is VRAM used for?
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
50 - 68 - or 80
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

21. Serial ports have this many pins.
RJ-45
9
DB-15
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

22. RAID stands for _________.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
200
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Standardization

23. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.
USB Type A
Coaxial
Joystick
4

24. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.
800 x 600
Serial
Input
Network communications

25. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
240
CMOS
TRS
PS/2-style mouse

26. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
PS/2-style mouse
B-9 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.
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

27. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?
Random Access Memory (RAM)
144
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
184

28. What does LCD stand for?
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Liquid Crystal Display
Standardization
RJ-45

29. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
Networking and Communications
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
PS/2-style mouse
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

30. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
Serial
Input
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

31. Level two cache is located on _______.
the motherboard
200
1600 x 1200
Coaxial

32. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Joystick
2048 x 1536
charged coupled device (CCD)

33. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
Networking and Communications
VGA/SVGA monitor
Pin Grid Array
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.

34. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
Serial
144
Cache
200

35. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
Cache
Cathode Ray Tube
200
1600 x 1200

36. What does SIMM stand for?
Hardware
144
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Joystick

37. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
240
Random Access Memory (RAM)
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
Volatile

38. Level one cache is located on ___________.
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Radial Lines
the CPU
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

39. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
40 or 80
Too little voltage
50 - 68 - or 80
Standardization

40. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
Volatile
Output
B-9 serial
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.

41. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
DB-15
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.
Small Outline DIMM
240

42. An example of a device that uses a low-density (two-row) male DB-15 connector.
charged coupled device (CCD)
3
RJ-45
Joystick

43. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
Serial
50 - 68 - or 80
TRS
Pin Grid Array

44. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
1600 x 1200
USB Type A
4
5.25

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

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46. XGA is ____x_____
DB-15
Software
1024 x 786
Liquid Crystal Display

47. level three cache is located on _________.
240
removable chips on the motherboard
PS/2-style mouse
BIOS

48. SDRAM sands for _______.
9-pin serial
Cache
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
CMOS

49. What does ECC do?
DB-25
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

50. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
Network communications
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Output