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Comptia A +: Hardware

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

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. UXGA is _____x_____
1600 x 1200
Radial Lines
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
CMOS

2. What is Virtual 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.
1024 x 786
tasks or 'Threads'
DB-15

3. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
Firewire 6-pin
DB-15
BIOS
240

4. SVGA is ____ x_____
184
DB-25
DB-15
800 x 600

5. Level two cache is located on _______.
Cathode Ray Tube
TRS
the motherboard
Random Access Memory (RAM)

6. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
Power failure
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
50 - 68 - or 80
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

7. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
Processing
144
Pin Grid Array
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.

8. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
Storage
removable chips on the motherboard
144
Small Outline DIMM

9. CPUs: What is RISC?
1024 x 786
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
34
184

10. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
Firmware
USB Type A
Cathode Ray Tube
1600 x 1200

11. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.
RJ-45
Speaker
240
the motherboard

12. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD
CMOS
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
34
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

13. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
DB-25 parallel
200
Output
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs

14. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.
Power failure
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.
Random Access Memory (RAM)
Too little voltage

15. 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.
BIOS
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.
Standardization
verifying data integrity.

16. 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.
Input
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
RJ-45
DB-15

17. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
3
40 or 80
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Speaker

18. 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)
Software
Componentization
144
the CPU

19. level three cache is located on _________.
Small Outline DIMM
removable chips on the motherboard
7 or 15 (powered)
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

20. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?
40 or 80
184
144
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

21. ZIF stands for ______.
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
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.
5.25

22. Level one cache is located on ___________.
3
DB-25 parallel
240
the CPU

23. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.
DB-15
Joystick
Serial
Network communications

24. What are the 4 main types of storage?
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
BIOS
184

25. What does SIMM stand for?
RJ-45
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
PS/2-style mouse
Small Outline DIMM

26. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?
ECC
184
tasks or 'Threads'
5.25

27. LGA stands for ______.
Line Grid Array
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
3
TRS

28. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
5.25
VGA/SVGA monitor
BIOS
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.

29. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
Random Access Memory (RAM)
CMOS
the CPU
Hardware

30. 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.
Cathode Ray Tube
Networking and Communications
5.25
34

31. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
VGA/SVGA monitor
tasks or 'Threads'
charged coupled device (CCD)

32. XGA is ____x_____
1024 x 786
Processing
Coaxial
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

33. 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
CMOS
240
ECC

34. Internal modem or telephone
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
RJ-11
CMOS

35. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
CMOS
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Too little voltage
Line Grid Array

36. What does LCD stand for?
Front Side Bus.
3
charged coupled device (CCD)
Liquid Crystal Display

37. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
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.
Volatile
RJ-11
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

38. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.
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.
Cache
CMOS

39. Ethernet network
RJ-45
Network communications
B-9 serial
DB-25 parallel

40. What does SODIMM stand for?
Small Outline DIMM
CMOS
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
Too little voltage

41. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
1024 x 786
tasks or 'Threads'
5.25

42. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
144
Networking and Communications
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
the motherboard

43. What is a Blackout?
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
144
Power failure
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA

44. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Radial Lines
Output
Front Side Bus.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS

45. What does ECC stand for?
200
800 x 600
Error Correction Code.
Processing

46. Serial ports have this many pins.
Error Correction Code.
9
CMOS
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

47. Serial mouse or external modem
Power failure
B-9 serial
50 - 68 - or 80
1600 x 1200

48. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
VGA/SVGA monitor
Cache
TRS
Liquid Crystal Display

49. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...
Standardization
9
184
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.

50. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
50 - 68 - or 80
Very Brief time (milliseconds) of too much voltage
DB-25
Random Access Memory (RAM)