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Comptia A +: Hardware

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A special RAM chip powered and maintained by a small battery that holds basic configuration data a computer needs to start.






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






3. What is a Brownout?






4. What is VRAM used for?






5. level three cache is located on _________.






6. What does ECC stand for?






7. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






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






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






10. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






11. What does RIMM stand for?






12. Ethernet network






13. An area of memory that holds recently-accessed data.






14. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






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.






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






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






18. What does CRT stand for?






19. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.






20. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






21. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive






22. PGA stands for






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






24. ZIF stands for ______.






25. What does SIMM stand for?






26. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






27. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






28. Internal modem or telephone






29. RAID stands for _________.






30. 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.






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






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






33. Level two cache is located on _______.






34. What are the two types of RAM?






35. What is Virtual RAM?






36. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






37. 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)






38. LGA stands for ______.






39. Serial mouse or external modem






40. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal






41. 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.






42. XGA is ____x_____






43. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






44. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out






45. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






46. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen






47. Surge






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






49. SDRAM sands for _______.






50. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.