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Comptia A +: Hardware

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

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What does RIMM stand for?
9
144
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Front Side Bus.

2. 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.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Componentization
the motherboard
Processing

3. What does ECC stand for?
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Error Correction Code.
the CPU
Componentization

4. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA
tasks or 'Threads'
Speaker
34
7 or 15 (powered)

5. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal
charged coupled device (CCD)
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
Front Side Bus.
Joystick

6. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
2048 x 1536
40 or 80
USB Type A

7. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
800 x 600
Radial Lines

8. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
ECC
USB Type A
800 x 600
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage

9. Printers
Small Outline DIMM
RJ-11
TRS
DB-25 parallel

10. Ethernet network
RJ-45
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Too little voltage

11. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
DB-15
34
240
Random Access Memory (RAM)

12. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives
2048 x 1536
Too much voltage
Firewire 6-pin
tasks or 'Threads'

13. Level two cache is located on _______.
TRS
the motherboard
charged coupled device (CCD)
Random Access Memory (RAM)

14. level three cache is located on _________.
CMOS
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
BIOS
removable chips on the motherboard

15. PGA stands for
Pin Grid Array
the CPU
DB-15
2048 x 1536

16. 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.
Too much voltage
Networking and Communications
40 or 80
1600 x 1200

17. What does SODIMM stand for?
2048 x 1536
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Small Outline DIMM
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

18. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
Too little voltage
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Volatile
RJ-45

19. Level one cache is located on ___________.
the CPU
charged coupled device (CCD)
Small Outline DIMM
DB-25

20. 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.
Hardware
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
7 or 15 (powered)
DB-15

21. CPUS: What is CISC?
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Firewire 6-pin
Firmware

22. 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
Coaxial
240
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.

23. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Serial

24. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
3
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.
9-pin serial
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.

25. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
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.
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Processing
Too little voltage

26. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.
2048 x 1536
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
RJ-11
Network communications

27. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
Storage
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Software
Standardization

28. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.
Networking and Communications
Front Side Bus.
the motherboard
Software

29. ZIF stands for ______.
tasks or 'Threads'
9
ECC
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.

30. XGA is ____x_____
Power failure
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Error Correction Code.
1024 x 786

31. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
PS/2-style mouse
4
VGA/SVGA monitor
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

32. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
1600 x 1200
Too little voltage
Firmware
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

33. 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.
verifying data integrity.
RJ-11
Volatile
1024 x 786

34. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
34
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.
240
Hardware

35. RAID stands for _________.
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Power failure
Processing
Input

36. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
Coaxial
240
BIOS
Firewire 6-pin

37. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
240
Firmware
TRS

38. Serial mouse or external modem
B-9 serial
DB-25
Power failure
1024 x 786

39. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
BIOS
50 - 68 - or 80
Cache
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

40. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
184
the motherboard
200

41. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
verifying data integrity.
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
144
Cache

42. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.
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.
BIOS
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.
DB-25 parallel

43. Serial ports have this many pins.
9
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
2048 x 1536

44. What does CRT stand for?
40 or 80
TRS
DB-15
Cathode Ray Tube

45. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?
Liquid Crystal Display
CMOS
DB-15
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

46. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
3
Coaxial
PS/2-style mouse
Network communications

47. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
CMOS
Radial Lines

48. Surge
Radial Lines
RJ-45
Too much voltage
50 - 68 - or 80

49. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.
3
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Output
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.

50. An example of firmware.
VGA/SVGA monitor
Random Access Memory (RAM)
144
BIOS