Test your basic knowledge |

Comptia A +: Hardware

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

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
Volatile
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
34
7 or 15 (powered)

2. Level two cache is located on _______.
the motherboard
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
DB-15
2048 x 1536

3. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
Output
CMOS
Firmware
Joystick

4. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
Processing
Too much voltage
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

5. What is VRAM used for?
Input
Cache
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

6. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
Firmware
CMOS
Firewire 6-pin
CMOS

7. Level one cache is located on ___________.
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
the CPU
Hardware
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

8. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.
Speaker
Coaxial
VGA/SVGA monitor
Error Correction Code.

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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

10. RAID stands for _________.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
BIOS
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

11. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
USB Type A
BIOS
Speaker

12. Internal modem or telephone
Firewire 6-pin
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
34
RJ-11

13. What does LCD stand for?
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
removable chips on the motherboard
3
Liquid Crystal Display

14. 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.
Output
1600 x 1200
TRS
Componentization

15. Ethernet network
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
RJ-45
charged coupled device (CCD)
4

16. What does ECC stand for?
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Speaker
Error Correction Code.
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

17. UXGA is _____x_____
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
1600 x 1200
Joystick

18. Surge
Too much voltage
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
VGA/SVGA monitor
the CPU

19. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Processing
Software
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.

20. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
ECC
tasks or 'Threads'

21. What does SODIMM stand for?
Small Outline DIMM
Cathode Ray Tube
Output
9-pin serial

22. What is Virtual RAM?
Cache
7 or 15 (powered)
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.
Too much voltage

23. What is a Brownout?
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Serial
Too little voltage

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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

25. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
Firewire 6-pin
144
Network communications
RJ-11

26. 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
Processing
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
charged coupled device (CCD)

27. Printers
5.25
USB Type A
Random Access Memory (RAM)
DB-25 parallel

28. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
Output
B-9 serial
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Serial

29. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
Software
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Hardware
Front Side Bus.

30. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
Software
Volatile
PS/2-style mouse
CMOS

31. PGA stands for
DB-15
BIOS
Pin Grid Array
Radial Lines

32. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
Input
5.25
Line Grid Array
ECC

33. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
CMOS
Output
Joystick
3

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.
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
DB-15
Error Correction Code.
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

35. What does RIMM stand for?
9-pin serial
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
4
BIOS

36. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?
240
184
Input
Coaxial

37. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
9-pin serial
CMOS
Pin Grid Array
200

38. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
144
CMOS
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

39. SVGA is ____ x_____
DB-15
Liquid Crystal Display
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
800 x 600

40. What is a Sag?
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Hardware
DB-15
Error Correction Code.

41. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
Software
Joystick
Componentization
USB Type A

42. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives
Firewire 6-pin
DB-15
Radial Lines
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

43. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen
Firmware
Radial Lines
Input
9-pin serial

44. CPUS: What is CISC?
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
DB-15
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
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.

45. XGA is ____x_____
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.
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
1024 x 786

46. What does ECC do?
verifying data integrity.
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
9-pin serial
Networking and Communications

47. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
2048 x 1536
9-pin serial
DB-25

48. QXGA is ____x____
184
2048 x 1536
Output
removable chips on the motherboard

49. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
Error Correction Code.
CMOS
Too much voltage

50. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
Network communications
Software
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
DB-15