Test your basic knowledge |

Comptia A +: Hardware

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. What does ECC do?






2. What does RIMM stand for?






3. What does LCD stand for?






4. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






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






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






7. level three cache is located on _________.






8. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen






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






10. 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.






11. What is a Brownout?






12. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






13. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






14. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






22. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)






23. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.






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






25. Spike






26. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






27. What does SODIMM stand for?






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






29. What does SIMM stand for?






30. Serial mouse or external modem






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






32. 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.






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






34. Internal modem or telephone






35. PGA stands for






36. What is VRAM used for?






37. RAID stands for _________.






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






39. What are the 4 main types of storage?






40. QXGA is ____x____






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






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






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






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






45. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






46. Ethernet network






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






48. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






49. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






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