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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. What is a Blackout?






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






3. 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.






4. XGA is ____x_____






5. 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)






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






7. RAID stands for _________.






8. What does LCD stand for?






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






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






11. Surge






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






13. UXGA is _____x_____






14. What does SIMM stand for?






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






16. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






17. level three cache is located on _________.






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






19. Printers






20. Serial ports have this many pins.






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






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






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






24. Speaker or microphone - Common color codes for connectors are: Red = Mic In - Blue = Line In - Green = Line Out






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

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






27. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






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

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29. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






30. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






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






32. CPUs: What is RISC?






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






34. Serial mouse or external modem






35. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






36. QXGA is ____x____






37. Level one cache is located on ___________.






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






39. SDRAM sands for _______.






40. What is Virtual RAM?






41. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






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






43. Internal modem or telephone






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






45. What is a Brownout?






46. An example of firmware.






47. What is a Sag?






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






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






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