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Comptia A +: Hardware

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






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






3. What is a Sag?






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






5. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






6. What does CRT stand for?






7. level three cache is located on _________.






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






9. SDRAM sands for _______.






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






13. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






14. CPUS: What is CISC?






15. RAID stands for _________.






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






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






18. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






19. What does LCD stand for?






20. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






21. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






22. UXGA is _____x_____






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






24. What does SIMM stand for?






25. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






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






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






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






29. XGA is ____x_____






30. 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.






31. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






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






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






34. QXGA is ____x____






35. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






36. Surge






37. ZIF stands for ______.






38. What are the two types of RAM?






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


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






41. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive






42. Multiple core allow the PC to simultaneously process multiple ______.


43. 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.






44. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






45. What does ECC stand for?






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






47. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






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






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






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