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Comptia A +: Hardware

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






2. SVGA is ____ x_____






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






4. Internal modem or telephone






5. UXGA is _____x_____






6. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






7. Printers






8. What does SODIMM stand for?






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






10. What are the two types of RAM?






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






12. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






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






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






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






16. CPUS: What is CISC?






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


18. PGA stands for






19. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






20. What is a Sag?






21. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






22. What are the 4 main types of storage?






23. 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.






24. XGA is ____x_____






25. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






26. Serial mouse or external modem






27. Serial ports have this many pins.






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






29. level three cache is located on _________.






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






31. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






32. 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)






33. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






34. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






35. What is a Brownout?






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






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






38. What is Virtual RAM?






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


40. RAID 5 has at least ___ hard drives.






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






42. What does RIMM stand for?






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






44. What is VRAM used for?






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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