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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. XGA is ____x_____
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
1024 x 786
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Componentization

2. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
240
800 x 600
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Network communications

3. Ethernet network
1600 x 1200
RJ-45
BIOS
Standardization

4. CPUS: What is CISC?
144
tasks or 'Threads'
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Front Side Bus.

5. What does CRT stand for?
BIOS
Radial Lines
Cathode Ray Tube
CMOS

6. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
DB-15
the motherboard
40 or 80
CMOS

7. QXGA is ____x____
DB-15
RJ-11
verifying data integrity.
2048 x 1536

8. 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.
the CPU
DB-15
Network communications
Software

9. What is a Sag?
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
tasks or 'Threads'
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot

10. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
TRS
Speaker
Radial Lines
Processing

11. 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.
DB-15
34
BIOS
Componentization

12. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
40 or 80
CMOS
VGA/SVGA monitor
verifying data integrity.

13. CPUs: What is RISC?
BIOS
Small Outline DIMM
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Networking and Communications

14. level three cache is located on _________.
removable chips on the motherboard
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Processing
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs

15. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
1024 x 786
Joystick
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

16. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
the CPU
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Networking and Communications

17. 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.
4
184
Networking and Communications
CMOS

18. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
DB-15
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Firmware
RJ-11

19. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
Cache
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

20. What is a Blackout?
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Output
Power failure

21. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Radial Lines
Standardization
4
200

22. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
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.
Firmware
240
RJ-11

23. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
BIOS
Serial
Coaxial
Output

24. PGA stands for
800 x 600
Pin Grid Array
184
Componentization

25. LGA stands for ______.
Line Grid Array
5.25
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
Cache

26. What is VRAM used for?
Too much voltage
184
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
240

27. RAID stands for _________.
2048 x 1536
DB-25 parallel
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
VGA/SVGA monitor

28. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
DB-25
184
Hardware
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage

29. Spike
Liquid Crystal Display
Firmware
Networking and Communications
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage

30. Level one cache is located on ___________.
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
4
the CPU
Firewire 6-pin

31. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
ECC
Output
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack

32. ZIF stands for ______.
Liquid Crystal Display
DB-25 parallel
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.
BIOS

33. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
50 - 68 - or 80
TRS
144
4

34. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
200
240
Cache

35. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
Speaker
CMOS
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

36. SVGA is ____ x_____
Output
800 x 600
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Too much voltage

37. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
5.25
USB Type A
Too little voltage
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.

38. What does RIMM stand for?
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
BIOS
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
1600 x 1200

39. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
DB-15
Cache
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.
Too much voltage

40. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.
verifying data integrity.
CMOS
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Liquid Crystal Display

41. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.
5.25
144
4
the CPU

42. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal
2048 x 1536
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Error Correction Code.
charged coupled device (CCD)

43. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
34
5.25
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
CMOS

44. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Storage

45. What does SIMM stand for?
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Standardization
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
B-9 serial

46. What does SODIMM stand for?
DB-25 parallel
Firmware
Small Outline DIMM
200

47. An example of firmware.
BIOS
CMOS
CMOS
Volatile

48. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
184
7 or 15 (powered)
CMOS

49. What are the two types of RAM?
Radial Lines
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage

50. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Volatile
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Software