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Comptia A +: Hardware

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

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2. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.






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






4. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






5. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






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






7. Spike






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






9. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?






10. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






11. Printers






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






13. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






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






15. What does ECC stand for?






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






17. What does ECC do?






18. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






19. XGA is ____x_____






20. Serial mouse or external modem






21. Surge






22. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?






23. Ethernet network






24. What does RIMM stand for?






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

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26. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






27. 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)






28. Serial ports have this many pins.






29. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






30. What are the two types of RAM?






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






32. LGA stands for ______.






33. Level two cache is located on _______.






34. QXGA is ____x____






35. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






36. What is a Sag?






37. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






38. 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.






39. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)






40. What is VRAM used for?






41. CPUs: What is RISC?






42. What is a Blackout?






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






44. What does SIMM stand for?






45. PGA stands for






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






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






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






49. What does LCD stand for?






50. RAID stands for _________.







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