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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. What does RIMM stand for?






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






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






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






5. Surge






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






7. What is VRAM used for?






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






9. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






10. Level one cache is located on ___________.






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






12. LGA stands for ______.






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






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






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






16. level three cache is located on _________.






17. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






18. XGA is ____x_____






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






20. UXGA is _____x_____






21. What does ECC stand for?






22. SVGA is ____ x_____






23. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






24. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






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






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






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






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






29. Spike






30. 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)






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






32. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.






33. What does ECC do?






34. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






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






36. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






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






38. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?






39. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






40. CPUs: What is RISC?






41. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






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






43. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?






44. QXGA is ____x____






45. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






46. Internal modem or telephone






47. Serial mouse or external modem






48. 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.






49. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives






50. What does LCD stand for?