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Comptia A +: Hardware

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a Blackout?






2. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






3. What does ECC do?






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






5. 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.






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






7. ZIF stands for ______.






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






9. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






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

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






12. 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.






13. LGA stands for ______.






14. What does SIMM stand for?






15. QXGA is ____x____






16. Serial ports have this many pins.






17. Printers






18. RAID stands for _________.






19. 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)






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






21. What are the two types of RAM?






22. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






23. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






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






25. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






26. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






27. What is a Brownout?






28. What does RIMM stand for?






29. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






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






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






32. What is a Sag?






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






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






35. 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.






36. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen






37. Spike






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

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39. SVGA is ____ x_____






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






41. Internal modem or telephone






42. PGA stands for






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






44. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






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






46. An example of firmware.






47. What does ECC stand for?






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






49. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






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