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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. XGA is ____x_____






2. QXGA is ____x____






3. An example of firmware.






4. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.






5. 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.






6. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






7. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.






8. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






9. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA






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






11. 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)






12. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






13. Internal modem or telephone






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






15. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.






16. Spike






17. What are the two types of RAM?






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






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






20. Networking is a specialized form of input and output that entails using media (cable) and devices (routers - switches) to link multiple computers into an interconnected unit.






21. What does RIMM stand for?






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






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






24. CPUS: What is CISC?






25. Level two cache is located on _______.






26. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






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






28. RAID stands for _________.






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






30. LGA stands for ______.






31. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






32. What does CRT stand for?






33. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.






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






35. What does LCD stand for?






36. What does ECC do?






37. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






38. level three cache is located on _________.






39. Serial ports have this many pins.






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






41. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?






42. PGA stands for






43. What are the 4 main types of storage?






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






45. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






46. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.






47. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






48. What is Virtual RAM?






49. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards






50. What is VRAM used for?