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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. What does RIMM stand for?






2. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






3. 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.






4. CPUS: What is CISC?






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






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






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






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






9. Level two cache is located on _______.






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






11. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






12. Internal modem or telephone






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






14. XGA is ____x_____






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






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






17. What does CRT stand for?






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

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19. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






20. Ethernet network






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






22. What is Virtual RAM?






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






24. Spike






25. LGA stands for ______.






26. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






27. SDRAM sands for _______.






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






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






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






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






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






33. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






34. 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.






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






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

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






38. Serial mouse or external modem






39. SVGA is ____ x_____






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






41. What is a Blackout?






42. What does ECC do?






43. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






44. Printers






45. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






46. What does SODIMM stand for?






47. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






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






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






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







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