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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. SVGA is ____ x_____






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






3. What are the 4 main types of storage?






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






5. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






6. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?






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






8. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






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






10. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






11. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






12. What is a Blackout?






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






14. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






15. Serial ports have this many pins.






16. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.






17. An example of firmware.






18. Surge






19. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






20. An example of a device that uses a low-density (two-row) male DB-15 connector.






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






22. ZIF stands for ______.






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






24. What is Virtual RAM?






25. What is VRAM used for?






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






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






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






29. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






30. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






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






32. What does LCD stand for?






33. 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.






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






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

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

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37. RAID stands for _________.






38. What does CRT stand for?






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






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






41. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






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






43. Internal modem or telephone






44. What are the two types of RAM?






45. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






46. 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.






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






48. What is a Sag?






49. 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.






50. UXGA is _____x_____







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