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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. Level one cache is located on ___________.
the CPU
144
240
3

2. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
7 or 15 (powered)
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
PS/2-style mouse
Volatile

3. What does SODIMM stand for?
CMOS
Small Outline DIMM
144
Liquid Crystal Display

4. What does RIMM stand for?
CMOS
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS

5. What does SIMM stand for?
Processing
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
9

6. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
4
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Coaxial
its used as 'Endlessly' rewritable and used primarily as surveillance camera footage.

7. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?
144
Output
Cache
Coaxial

8. Ethernet network
Joystick
RJ-45
50 - 68 - or 80
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS

9. UXGA is _____x_____
9-pin serial
2048 x 1536
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
1600 x 1200

10. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.
Standardization
Cache
Front Side Bus.
1024 x 786

11. ZIF stands for ______.
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Liquid Crystal Display
Zero Insertion Force. a physical interface that lets you set the CPU into the array - and then use actuate a lever to make actual contact.
Hardware

12. What is a Sag?
charged coupled device (CCD)
Small Outline DIMM
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings

13. A dime sized component of the camera head into which light enters and is converted into and electronic or video signal
charged coupled device (CCD)
Cache
RJ-11
TRS

14. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
50 - 68 - or 80
Storage
240
Joystick

15. External modems most commonly connect to this port.
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Serial
2048 x 1536
Power failure

16. What is VRAM used for?
Coaxial
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

17. 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)
Software
Network communications
144
144

18. 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.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
DB-25
Hardware
DB-15

19. 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.
240
1024 x 786
Network communications
Networking and Communications

20. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
DB-15
DB-25
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.

21. CPUS: What is CISC?
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Input
Volatile
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs

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

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23. Software that has been permanently placed in a hardware component. An example is a BIOS chip.
Hardware
Speaker
Firmware
Small Outline DIMM

24. An example of firmware.
Radial Lines
9
Pin Grid Array
BIOS

25. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
Serial
Hardware
40 or 80
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.

26. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
2048 x 1536
9-pin serial
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
VGA/SVGA monitor

27. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
DB-15
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
Networking and Communications

28. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?
240
VGA/SVGA monitor
Radial Lines
Random Access Memory (RAM)

29. What are the 4 main types of storage?
1024 x 786
Standardization
DB-15
they plug into the motherboard to allow further expansion. 1. Magnetic Disk 2. Tape 3. Laser 4. Solid State Flash

30. What are the 5 Expansion Slot types - Daughter Boards or Riser Boards?
Componentization
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
TRS
9

31. QXGA is ____x____
Input
2048 x 1536
tasks or 'Threads'
7 or 15 (powered)

32. LGA stands for ______.
Line Grid Array
Volatile
Cathode Ray Tube
TRS

33. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
1024 x 786
Processing
the CPU
Storage

34. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
Small Outline DIMM
CMOS
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.

35. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.
ECC
Processing
40 or 80
Volatile

36. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Cache
9
Processing

37. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
Networking and Communications
Radial Lines
144
TRS

38. 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.
verifying data integrity.
charged coupled device (CCD)
CMOS
B-9 serial

39. SDRAM sands for _______.
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
ECC
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM

40. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
40 or 80
Small Outline DIMM
PS/2-style mouse
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX

41. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
50 - 68 - or 80
Pin Grid Array
DB-15
Storage

42. CPUs: What is RISC?
RJ-11
Pin Grid Array
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Random Access Memory (RAM)

43. RAID stands for _________.
Speaker
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Serial
Space on the HD that the RAM uses as an overflow area and as a backup copy of the contents in case of power failure.

44. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
tasks or 'Threads'
TRS
Volatile
5.25

45. The process of sending data to the computer. These devices include: - Mouse - Keyboard - Touchscreen
Input
Line Grid Array
7 or 15 (powered)
DB-15

46. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
144
3
Line Grid Array
1600 x 1200

47. An example of a device that uses a low-density (two-row) male DB-15 connector.
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Liquid Crystal Display
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Joystick

48. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
200
Hardware
Output
Network communications

49. What does LCD stand for?
Liquid Crystal Display
Networking and Communications
Zero Insertion Force. a physical interface that lets you set the CPU into the array - and then use actuate a lever to make actual contact.
verifying data integrity.

50. What does ECC do?
Complex -Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in General Purpose PCs
240
200
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.

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