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Comptia A +: Hardware

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

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
RJ-11
34
Coaxial
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

2. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Radial Lines
Firmware
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.
Cache

3. What does RIMM stand for?
DB-15
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Coaxial
CMOS

4. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.
40 or 80
DB-25
CMOS
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

5. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
BIOS
PS/2-style mouse
Output
Liquid Crystal Display

6. What does SIMM stand for?
the CPU
184
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Hardware

7. 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.
1024 x 786
Networking and Communications
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
184

8. What does CRT stand for?
DB-15
Cache
Cathode Ray Tube
9-pin serial

9. CPUS: What is CISC?
DB-25 parallel
40 or 80
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Speaker

10. Ethernet network
RJ-45
Processing
800 x 600
40 or 80

11. ZIF stands for ______.
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
RJ-11
Processing
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.

12. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.
144
240
Front Side Bus.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

13. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
VGA/SVGA monitor
charged coupled device (CCD)
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
800 x 600

14. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
Software
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.
5.25

15. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out
Output
TRS
1600 x 1200
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

16. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Volatile
DB-25

17. CPUs: What is RISC?
7 or 15 (powered)
Liquid Crystal Display
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
verifying data integrity.

18. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
charged coupled device (CCD)
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
B-9 serial

19. Printers
3
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Volatile
DB-25 parallel

20. Serial mouse or external modem
ECC
charged coupled device (CCD)
Storage
B-9 serial

21. SVGA is ____ x_____
BIOS
Too little voltage
800 x 600
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

22. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
Storage
CMOS
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
B-9 serial

23. What are the 4 main types of storage?
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
the motherboard
Networking and Communications
Error Correction Code.

24. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
charged coupled device (CCD)
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
the CPU
Cache

25. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
DB-25 parallel
240
144

26. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
removable chips on the motherboard
34
9

27. What is VRAM used for?
184
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
5.25
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

28. 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)
Hardware
Software
Random Access Memory (RAM)
RJ-45

29. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.
Processing
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Coaxial
Standardization

30. 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.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
DB-15
charged coupled device (CCD)
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

31. What is Virtual RAM?
240
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.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
ECC

32. UXGA is _____x_____
Storage
Small Outline DIMM
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
1600 x 1200

33. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?
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.
tasks or 'Threads'
40 or 80
144

34. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
RJ-45
200
240

35. Level two cache is located on _______.
200
Line Grid Array
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.
the motherboard

36. XGA is ____x_____
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
1024 x 786
800 x 600
the CPU

37. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
CMOS
Software
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
240

38. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
144
USB Type A
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Input

39. What are the two types of RAM?
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
40 or 80
DB-15
144

40. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
240
9-pin serial
5.25
Small Outline DIMM

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

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42. LGA stands for ______.
Line Grid Array
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.
Radial Lines
ECC

43. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
charged coupled device (CCD)
Speaker
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Error Correction Code.

44. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
7 or 15 (powered)
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
144

45. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?
the motherboard
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.
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Standardization

46. Surge
the CPU
200
Too much voltage
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

47. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
9
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
DB-15
4

48. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.
Network communications
removable chips on the motherboard
tasks or 'Threads'
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.

49. An example of firmware.
verifying data integrity.
BIOS
RJ-45
Small Outline DIMM

50. What does LCD stand for?
Input
1024 x 786
the motherboard
Liquid Crystal Display