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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. Ethernet network
the motherboard
verifying data integrity.
RJ-45
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

2. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal
charged coupled device (CCD)
Liquid Crystal Display
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Error Correction Code.

3. Serial ports have this many pins.
9
3
USB Type A
Speaker

4. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
144
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Cache

5. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
Coaxial
Speaker
Standardization
Cathode Ray Tube

6. What does SIMM stand for?
Storage
charged coupled device (CCD)
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
DB-15

7. Level one cache is located on ___________.
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
the CPU
Network communications

8. 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)
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.
Software
184
Error Correction Code.

9. What is a Blackout?
USB Type A
Power failure
Small Outline DIMM
Storage

10. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?
200
144
Random Access Memory (RAM)
DB-25

11. Serial mouse or external modem
B-9 serial
4
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
3

12. CPUs: What is RISC?
Too little voltage
240
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
144

13. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.
Hardware
removable chips on the motherboard
CMOS
3

14. SVGA is ____ x_____
verifying data integrity.
34
800 x 600
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

15. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives
DB-25
charged coupled device (CCD)
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Firewire 6-pin

16. ZIF stands for ______.
184
RJ-11
Speaker
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.

17. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
9-pin serial
144
removable chips on the motherboard
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

18. What does RIMM stand for?
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
40 or 80
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
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.

19. level three cache is located on _________.
DB-25
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Front Side Bus.
removable chips on the motherboard

20. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
DB-15
tasks or 'Threads'
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Serial

21. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out
240
Software
TRS
9

22. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
Pin Grid Array
removable chips on the motherboard
4
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

23. Surge
Output
CMOS
Too much voltage
7 or 15 (powered)

24. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
removable chips on the motherboard
1600 x 1200
CMOS
tasks or 'Threads'

25. An example of firmware.
BIOS
tasks or 'Threads'
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
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.

26. Level two cache is located on _______.
144
the motherboard
Output
CMOS

27. What does CRT stand for?
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Front Side Bus.
B-9 serial
Cathode Ray Tube

28. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
PS/2-style mouse
Output
5.25
BIOS

29. PGA stands for
Pin Grid Array
DB-15
7 or 15 (powered)
Network communications

30. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
Too much voltage
Liquid Crystal Display
RJ-45
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. What does SODIMM stand for?
Cathode Ray Tube
RJ-11
200
Small Outline DIMM

32. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
DB-15

33. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
3
Volatile
Processing
CMOS

34. Spike
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
DB-15
184

35. What does ECC stand for?
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Hardware
Cathode Ray Tube
Error Correction Code.

36. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Radial Lines
3
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
ECC

37. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Software
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

38. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
VGA/SVGA monitor
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
Software
Too much voltage

39. What are the two types of RAM?
Software
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Line Grid Array
VGA/SVGA monitor

40. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Hardware
USB Type A

41. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
Cathode Ray Tube
charged coupled device (CCD)
Serial
Firewire 6-pin

42. CPUS: What is CISC?
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
ECC
9
Network communications

43. RAID stands for _________.
Serial
ECC
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

44. 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.
9-pin serial
DB-15
Input
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

45. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
Hardware
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
verifying data integrity.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

46. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA
CMOS
Pin Grid Array
Error Correction Code.
7 or 15 (powered)

47. Internal modem or telephone
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
144
RJ-11
Radial Lines

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

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49. What does LCD stand for?
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
ECC
Liquid Crystal Display
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

50. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
34
Volatile
3
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

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