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Comptia A +: Hardware

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






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






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






4. Ethernet network






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






6. CPUS: What is CISC?






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.






8. What are the 4 main types of storage?






9. SVGA is ____ x_____






10. What is a Blackout?






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






12. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






13. LGA stands for ______.






14. QXGA is ____x____






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






16. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.






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






18. ZIF stands for ______.






19. What does RIMM stand for?






20. What is VRAM used for?






21. Serial ports have this many pins.






22. RAID stands for _________.






23. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






24. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.






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






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






27. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






28. What does LCD stand for?






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






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






31. Level two cache is located on _______.






32. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal






33. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.






34. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






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






36. What does SIMM stand for?






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






38. Level one cache is located on ___________.






39. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE






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






41. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






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






43. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






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






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

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46. XGA is ____x_____






47. level three cache is located on _________.






48. SDRAM sands for _______.






49. What does ECC do?






50. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?