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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. Internal modem or telephone
Volatile
240
RJ-11
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.

2. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives
verifying data integrity.
Firewire 6-pin
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Network communications

3. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
CMOS
144
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
144

4. What does ECC stand for?
DB-25
Error Correction Code.
Volatile
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.

5. LGA stands for ______.
800 x 600
1600 x 1200
Line Grid Array
Storage

6. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
Cache
CMOS
34
Speaker

7. Serial mouse or external modem
Random Access Memory (RAM)
B-9 serial
USB Type A
Cache

8. What does RIMM stand for?
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Power failure
RJ-11
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.

9. level three cache is located on _________.
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
removable chips on the motherboard
Input
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

10. What is a Sag?
200
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Network communications
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage

11. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.
3
DB-25
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
2048 x 1536

12. What does SIMM stand for?
the CPU
Network communications
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Storage

13. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen
verifying data integrity.
Input
184
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.

14. Level two cache is located on _______.
the motherboard
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
removable chips on the motherboard
Cache

15. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
Input
BIOS
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.

16. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out
144
TRS
charged coupled device (CCD)
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.

17. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal
40 or 80
Storage
charged coupled device (CCD)
verifying data integrity.

18. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.
tasks or 'Threads'
184
BIOS
removable chips on the motherboard

19. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
Power failure
240
the motherboard
Firewire 6-pin

20. SDRAM sands for _______.
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Line Grid Array
DB-25
1600 x 1200

21. RAID stands for _________.
Radial Lines
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Front Side Bus.

22. An example of firmware.
BIOS
VGA/SVGA monitor
240
Random Access Memory (RAM)

23. 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
Output
Liquid Crystal Display
Networking and Communications

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

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25. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.
CMOS
3
40 or 80
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage

26. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
Front Side Bus.
Hardware
200
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage

27. What does ECC do?
7 or 15 (powered)
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
CMOS

28. Ethernet network
RJ-45
Input
the CPU
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot

29. Serial ports have this many pins.
Serial
200
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
9

30. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
tasks or 'Threads'
B-9 serial
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

31. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
Firmware
40 or 80
Speaker
Volatile

32. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
Hardware
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.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
240

33. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?
DB-25
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Cathode Ray Tube
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

34. Joystick or MIDI device (game port) - High Density DB-15 - VGA/SVGA monitor - 6-pin Mini-DIN - PS/2-style keyboard or mouse - By convention - purple connectors are used for the keyboard - and green connectors are used for the mouse.
DB-15
ECC
Speaker
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

35. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
Liquid Crystal Display
Cathode Ray Tube
CMOS
Speaker

36. 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
Line Grid Array
Network communications
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

37. What is a Blackout?
PS/2-style mouse
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
2048 x 1536
Power failure

38. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Joystick
5.25

39. What does SODIMM stand for?
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.
Small Outline DIMM
7 or 15 (powered)
VGA/SVGA monitor

40. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Processing
1600 x 1200
RJ-45

41. SVGA is ____ x_____
BIOS
Too much voltage
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
800 x 600

42. What are the two types of RAM?
BIOS
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
7 or 15 (powered)
144

43. 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)
1024 x 786
Software
CMOS
Front Side Bus.

44. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.
ECC
the CPU
VGA/SVGA monitor
34

45. What does CRT stand for?
Cathode Ray Tube
DB-25
7 or 15 (powered)
Error Correction Code.

46. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
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.
DB-25
Storage
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS

47. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
Line Grid Array
4
3
PS/2-style mouse

48. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA
7 or 15 (powered)
the CPU
Processing
Firewire 6-pin

49. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
9-pin serial
50 - 68 - or 80
Firmware
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

50. What is Virtual 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.
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
50 - 68 - or 80

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