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Comptia A +: Hardware

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






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






3. What does RIMM stand for?






4. What are the 4 main types of storage?






5. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






6. ZIF stands for ______.






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






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






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






10. What does CRT stand for?






11. What does SODIMM stand for?






12. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






13. UXGA is _____x_____






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

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






16. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






17. Level two cache is located on _______.






18. What is a Sag?






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






20. What are the two types of RAM?






21. What is Virtual RAM?






22. CPUS: What is CISC?






23. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?






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






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






26. PGA stands for






27. Level one cache is located on ___________.






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






29. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






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






31. Parallel devices connect to this connector.






32. 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.






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






34. SVGA is ____ x_____






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






36. Serial ports have this many pins.






37. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






38. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






39. Serial mouse or external modem






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






41. Internal modem or telephone






42. 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.






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






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






45. XGA is ____x_____






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






47. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






48. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






49. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






50. QXGA is ____x____