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Comptia A +: Hardware

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ethernet network
Joystick
RJ-45
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Line Grid Array

2. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
34
144
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Small Outline DIMM

3. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA
7 or 15 (powered)
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
50 - 68 - or 80
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

4. Surge
Firewire 6-pin
Too much voltage
Radial Lines
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

5. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Hardware
Front Side Bus.
240

6. What is a Sag?
9-pin serial
DB-15
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
RJ-11

7. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
VGA/SVGA monitor
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Too much voltage

8. What is a Brownout?
Too little voltage
RJ-11
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Firmware

9. 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.
Firmware
Networking and Communications
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

10. What are the two types of RAM?
Line Grid Array
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
B-9 serial
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS

11. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
Front Side Bus.
9-pin serial
Standardization
DB-25 parallel

12. 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.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Componentization
Standardization
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

13. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Coaxial
Networking and Communications
Network communications

14. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?
Small Outline DIMM
184
CMOS
Componentization

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

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16. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
CMOS
CMOS
Storage
Too much voltage

17. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
DB-25 parallel
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Standardization
Processing

18. What does SODIMM stand for?
240
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.
50 - 68 - or 80
Small Outline DIMM

19. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
B-9 serial
9
USB Type A

20. What are the 4 main types of storage?
tasks or 'Threads'
Cache
Coaxial
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

21. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen
Input
BIOS
Processing
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

22. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
DB-15
Firewire 6-pin
DB-25 parallel

23. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
DB-25 parallel
TRS
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.
charged coupled device (CCD)

24. What does CRT stand for?
Cache
Cathode Ray Tube
Liquid Crystal Display
5.25

25. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
Hardware
charged coupled device (CCD)
Storage
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

26. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?
TRS
240
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
9

27. An example of firmware.
BIOS
Radial Lines
Serial
B-9 serial

28. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?
800 x 600
Too much voltage
RJ-45
200

29. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
Firmware
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Output
tasks or 'Threads'

30. ZIF stands for ______.
Pin Grid Array
34
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.
DB-15

31. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Componentization
Error Correction Code.
Output

32. What does ECC do?
VGA/SVGA monitor
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Firewire 6-pin

33. UXGA is _____x_____
34
1600 x 1200
verifying data integrity.
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

34. LGA stands for ______.
Line Grid Array
Cache
Networking and Communications
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

35. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Storage
DB-15
VGA/SVGA monitor

36. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
verifying data integrity.
tasks or 'Threads'
DB-25
DB-15

37. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out
TRS
Serial
Cache
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

38. What does ECC stand for?
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
3
Error Correction Code.
Processing

39. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
Input
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS

40. What is Virtual RAM?
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
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.
Cache
DB-15

41. Printers
Pin Grid Array
USB Type A
DB-25 parallel
50 - 68 - or 80

42. Serial mouse or external modem
5.25
Cathode Ray Tube
Serial
B-9 serial

43. RAID stands for _________.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Networking and Communications
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
BIOS

44. 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)
Software
Hardware
Processing
DB-25 parallel

45. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
40 or 80
184
CMOS
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot

46. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD
Speaker
Firmware
Coaxial
34

47. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
CMOS
240
2048 x 1536
4

48. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.
3
CMOS
Speaker
1024 x 786

49. Parity is a method of ____________. It is used when the reliability of the data is more important than the speed at which it is written or read. When the data is read or received - the bytes should still be even. If not - the data is corrupt.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
50 - 68 - or 80
verifying data integrity.
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

50. CPUS: What is CISC?
Cache
Line Grid Array
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
the CPU