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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






2. An example of a device that uses a TRS connector.






3. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.






4. Parity is used in some _____________ - hard drives - and RAM.






5. RAID 1+0 and 0+1 require ____ disks which are two disks that are striped and then mirrored or vise vera.






6. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.






7. What are the two types of RAM?






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

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9. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






10. What does SODIMM stand for?






11. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.






12. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA






13. UXGA is _____x_____






14. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






15. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.






16. What does ECC do?






17. PGA stands for






18. SVGA is ____ x_____






19. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.






20. SDRAM sands for _______.






21. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.






22. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.






23. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






24. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE






25. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?






26. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.






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






28. What does SIMM stand for?






29. What are the 4 main types of storage?






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.






31. Printers






32. ZIF stands for ______.






33. Serial mouse or external modem






34. Level one cache is located on ___________.






35. An example of firmware.






36. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






37. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.






38. QXGA is ____x____






39. 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.






40. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM






41. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






42. level three cache is located on _________.






43. Before sending a power supply to the recycling facility...






44. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






45. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives






46. 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.






47. A temporary data storage location that can be read from and written to.






48. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing






49. What is a Brownout?






50. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA