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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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1. ZIF stands for ______.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual 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.
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Front Side Bus.

2. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
DB-15
4
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.
VGA/SVGA monitor

3. An example of firmware.
BIOS
9-pin serial
Coaxial
50 - 68 - or 80

4. What are the two types of RAM?
Networking and Communications
BIOS
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Small Outline DIMM

5. Ethernet network
Too much voltage
RJ-45
DB-25
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

6. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
240
40 or 80
Software
Firmware

7. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and 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.
144
1600 x 1200
Network communications

8. What does CRT stand for?
7 or 15 (powered)
Power failure
Serial
Cathode Ray Tube

9. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
7 or 15 (powered)
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Serial

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

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11. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
CMOS
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.
240
34

12. SVGA is ____ x_____
Radial Lines
Firewire 6-pin
800 x 600
the motherboard

13. Serial mouse or external modem
B-9 serial
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
VGA/SVGA monitor
the CPU

14. What is a Sag?
TRS
Liquid Crystal Display
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
charged coupled device (CCD)

15. Internal modem or telephone
RJ-11
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Too much voltage
DB-25

16. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
Input
Cathode Ray Tube
CMOS
Cache

17. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
Firmware
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage

18. What does SODIMM stand for?
Small Outline DIMM
RJ-45
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
40 or 80

19. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
BIOS
9-pin serial
CMOS

20. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD
Pin Grid Array
34
Liquid Crystal Display
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

21. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?
Networking and Communications
Input
144
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

22. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out
144
TRS
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
184

23. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
Volatile
DB-15
Software
PS/2-style mouse

24. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA
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.
7 or 15 (powered)
charged coupled device (CCD)
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

25. CPUS: What is CISC?
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
PS/2-style mouse
Hardware
Componentization

26. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
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.
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Coaxial
B-9 serial

27. Spike
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Software
Radial Lines

28. 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.
1024 x 786
Coaxial
TRS
DB-15

29. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
DB-15
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.
Coaxial

30. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
DB-15
50 - 68 - or 80
4
Serial

31. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives
tasks or 'Threads'
Storage
Speaker
Firewire 6-pin

32. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
Output
5.25
Error Correction Code.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

33. 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.
Network communications
Standardization
Error Correction Code.
tasks or 'Threads'

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

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35. 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)
Serial
Software
verifying data integrity.
Processing

36. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.
3
Liquid Crystal Display
RJ-45
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

37. 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.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
9-pin serial
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Networking and Communications

38. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
Speaker
184
Radial Lines
Random Access Memory (RAM)

39. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
RJ-11
DB-25
Volatile
240

40. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
Too little voltage
1024 x 786
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
144

41. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
144
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Componentization

42. UXGA is _____x_____
1600 x 1200
Line Grid Array
Radial Lines
charged coupled device (CCD)

43. level three cache is located on _________.
VGA/SVGA monitor
DB-25 parallel
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
removable chips on the motherboard

44. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.
Coaxial
1600 x 1200
240
DB-25 parallel

45. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Input
Radial Lines
CMOS
BIOS

46. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
240
144
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.
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

47. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
Volatile
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Software
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

48. 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.
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.
Joystick
verifying data integrity.
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)

49. What does SIMM stand for?
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Speaker
7 or 15 (powered)
Liquid Crystal Display

50. 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)
the motherboard
USB Type A
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.