Test your basic knowledge |

Comptia A +: Hardware

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

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. 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
Error Correction Code.
DB-15
CMOS

2. What is a Blackout?
Processing
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.
Power failure
240

3. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
DB-25
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
9
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.

4. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?
144
B-9 serial
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
ECC

5. Printers
Standardization
DB-25 parallel
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Componentization

6. An example of a device that uses a low-density (two-row) male DB-15 connector.
Volatile
Liquid Crystal Display
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Joystick

7. What does RIMM stand for?
RJ-45
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
CMOS
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.

8. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?
Firewire 6-pin
BIOS
Cache
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

9. Level two cache is located on _______.
the motherboard
1024 x 786
184
Standardization

10. UXGA is _____x_____
verifying data integrity.
DB-15
Hardware
1600 x 1200

11. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
Firewire 6-pin
40 or 80
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
Coaxial

12. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?
Networking and Communications
50 - 68 - or 80
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
200

13. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
CMOS
charged coupled device (CCD)
Speaker
Joystick

14. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.
BIOS
Joystick
Coaxial
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

15. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
Networking and Communications
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Joystick
DB-15

16. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
Processing
9-pin serial

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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

18. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
CMOS
Storage
Firmware
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage

19. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
ECC
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

20. What does LCD stand for?
Error Correction Code.
200
Liquid Crystal Display
USB Type A

21. PGA stands for
Pin Grid Array
Componentization
34
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

22. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
Too little voltage
5.25
Error Correction Code.
Random Access Memory (RAM)

23. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
ECC
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Hardware

24. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
TRS
Input
Network communications

25. ZIF stands for ______.
RJ-11
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.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
PS/2-style mouse

26. What does ECC stand for?
1024 x 786
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Error Correction Code.
7 or 15 (powered)

27. CPUs: What is RISC?
USB Type A
240
charged coupled device (CCD)
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.

28. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
DB-25 parallel
RJ-11
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Serial

29. 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
the CPU
DB-15
Networking and Communications

30. Internal modem or telephone
RJ-11
Too little voltage
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Volatile

31. An example of firmware.
the motherboard
800 x 600
Power failure
BIOS

32. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
VGA/SVGA monitor
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
240
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

33. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
Processing
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
RJ-45
BIOS

34. What is VRAM used for?
Front Side Bus.
1600 x 1200
BIOS
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

35. CPUS: What is CISC?
DB-15
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
charged coupled device (CCD)
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

36. 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.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
3
verifying data integrity.
144

37. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
CMOS
Software
DB-25
USB Type A

38. LGA stands for ______.
Networking and Communications
Line Grid Array
Software
Network communications

39. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
Too much voltage
charged coupled device (CCD)
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
240

40. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
Networking and Communications
Standardization
Storage
TRS

41. 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.
CMOS
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Standardization
RJ-45

42. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Firmware
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.
CMOS

43. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
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.
PS/2-style mouse
the CPU

44. QXGA is ____x____
2048 x 1536
Input
ECC
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

45. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen
Radial Lines
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Volatile
Input

46. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
Hardware
40 or 80
removable chips on the motherboard
Processing

47. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Speaker
Joystick

48. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
DB-25
50 - 68 - or 80
5.25
the motherboard

49. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
Coaxial
Input
Volatile
4

50. What is a Sag?
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?

Major Subjects
Tests & Exams AP CLEP DSST GRE SAT GMAT	Certifications CISSP go to https://www.isc2.org/ PMP ITIL RHCE MCTS More...	IT Skills Android Programming Data Modeling Objective C Programming Basic Python Programming Adobe Illustrator More...	Business Skills Advertising Techniques Business Accounting Basics Business Strategy Human Resource Management Marketing Basics More...
Soft Skills Body Language People Skills Public Speaking Persuasion Job Hunting And Resumes More...	Vocabulary GRE Vocab SAT Vocab TOEFL Essential Vocab Basic English Words For All Global Words You Should Know Business English More...	Languages AP German Vocab AP Latin Vocab SAT Subject Test: French Italian Survival Norwegian Survival More...	Engineering Audio Engineering Computer Science Engineering Aerospace Engineering Chemical Engineering Structural Engineering More...
Health Sciences Basic Nursing Skills Health Science Language Fundamentals Veterinary Technology Medical Language Cardiology Clinical Surgery More...	English Grammar Fundamentals Literary And Rhetorical Vocab Elements Of Style Vocab Introduction To English Major Complete Advanced Sentences Literature Homonyms More...	Math Algebra Formulas Basic Arithmetic: Measurements Metric Conversions Geometric Properties Important Math Facts Number Sense Vocab Business Math More...	Other Major Subjects Science Economics History Law Performing-arts Cooking Logic & Reasoning Trivia

Test your basic knowledge |

Comptia A +: Hardware

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?

Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests

Major Subjects

Tests & Exams

Certifications

IT Skills

Business Skills

Soft Skills

Vocabulary

Languages

Engineering

Health Sciences

English

Math

Other Major Subjects

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests