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Comptia A +: Hardware

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. PGA stands for






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






3. 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.






4. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






5. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.






6. LGA stands for ______.






7. Surge






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






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






10. What is Virtual RAM?






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






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

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13. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing






14. CPUs: What is RISC?






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






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






17. RAID stands for _________.






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






19. 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.






20. Ethernet network






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






22. What are the two types of RAM?






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






24. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






25. What does SIMM stand for?






26. What does SODIMM stand for?






27. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






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






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






30. UXGA is _____x_____






31. CPUS: What is CISC?






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






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






34. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






35. Level one cache is located on ___________.






36. XGA is ____x_____






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






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

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






40. What does CRT stand for?






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






42. 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.






43. level three cache is located on _________.






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






45. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






46. What are the 4 main types of storage?






47. 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.






48. QXGA is ____x____






49. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






50. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?