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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. What are the two types of RAM?
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.
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
Line Grid Array
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

2. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
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.
4
verifying data integrity.
9-pin serial

3. 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)
Volatile
Speaker
Software
1024 x 786

4. 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)
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.
800 x 600
Standardization

5. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
RJ-11
DB-15
USB Type A
Volatile

6. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.
USB Type A
CMOS
Front Side Bus.
TRS

7. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
RJ-45
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
144
Serial

8. 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.
200
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.
Cathode Ray Tube
verifying data integrity.

9. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.
800 x 600
BIOS
4
7 or 15 (powered)

10. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
Hardware
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
CMOS
Volatile

11. An example of firmware.
Firewire 6-pin
BIOS
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Software

12. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
Error Correction Code.
34
DB-25
Serial

13. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.
CMOS
Firmware
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Serial

14. SVGA is ____ x_____
240
the motherboard
Front Side Bus.
800 x 600

15. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?
240
BIOS
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
BIOS

16. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
50 - 68 - or 80
Too little voltage
240
VGA/SVGA monitor

17. LGA stands for ______.
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
B-9 serial
Line Grid Array
144

18. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD
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.
Processing
CMOS

19. RAID stands for _________.
9
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Hardware
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

20. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
Volatile
184
Small Outline DIMM
Storage

21. What is a Sag?
200
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Too little voltage
Radial Lines

22. level three cache is located on _________.
Cathode Ray Tube
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
removable chips on the motherboard
Volatile

23. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
Firmware
240
removable chips on the motherboard
Coaxial

24. PGA stands for
PS/2-style mouse
Speaker
Pin Grid Array
Front Side Bus.

25. An example of a device that uses a low-density (two-row) male DB-15 connector.
144
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Joystick

26. Internal modem or telephone
DB-15
Network communications
200
RJ-11

27. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
CMOS
50 - 68 - or 80
Joystick
144

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.
BIOS
DB-15
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Radial Lines

29. Spike
Line Grid Array
RJ-45
800 x 600
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage

30. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
Output
Serial
Too much voltage
CMOS

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

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32. 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.
200
PS/2-style mouse
Componentization
DB-15

33. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.
Line Grid Array
9-pin serial
Network communications
PS/2-style mouse

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

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35. What does ECC stand for?
Joystick
Power failure
Error Correction Code.
50 - 68 - or 80

36. Level two cache is located on _______.
the motherboard
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
240
Hardware

37. What is Virtual RAM?
184
Output
Serial
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.

38. Serial ports have this many pins.
USB Type A
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
9

39. What does SIMM stand for?
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
144
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Firmware

40. Surge
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
DB-15
Too much voltage
9

41. CPUS: What is CISC?
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Software
CMOS
184

42. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
the CPU
DB-15
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.
Speaker

43. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
Liquid Crystal Display
Networking and Communications
the motherboard
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

44. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Cathode Ray Tube

45. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
4
Error Correction Code.
Hardware
CMOS

46. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
DB-25
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Hardware

47. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.
3
144
Processing
2048 x 1536

48. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Output
RJ-45
184

49. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
RJ-45
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.
Processing
800 x 600

50. What is a Blackout?
9
200
Power failure
RJ-45

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