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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. 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.






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






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






4. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






5. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






6. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.






7. What does RIMM stand for?






8. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






9. Level one cache is located on ___________.






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






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






12. Serial ports have this many pins.






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






14. Spike






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

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






17. Serial mouse or external modem






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






19. LGA stands for ______.






20. 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.






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






22. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






23. RAID stands for _________.






24. 10Base-2 Ethernet uses this cable.






25. External modems most commonly connect to this port.






26. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






27. What are the 4 main types of storage?






28. Internal modem or telephone






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






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






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






32. ZIF stands for ______.






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






39. What does CRT stand for?






40. What is a Blackout?






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






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






43. CPUS: What is CISC?






44. What does ECC stand for?






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

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46. What are the two types of RAM?






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






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






49. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.






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