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Comptia A +: Hardware

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1. This device converts a visual input into a binary stream through an analog-to-digital conversion (ADC)






2. QXGA is ____x____






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






4. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






5. CPUS: What is CISC?






6. 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.






7. An example of firmware.






8. level three cache is located on _________.






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






10. 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.






11. What does ECC stand for?






12. How many pins is a DDR2 DIMM?






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






14. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






15. ZIF stands for ______.






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






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






18. CPUs: What is RISC?






19. SVGA is ____ x_____






20. What are the two types of RAM?






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






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

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23. What does RIMM stand for?






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






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






26. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?






27. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?






28. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






29. Serial ports have this many pins.






30. What is a Blackout?






31. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






32. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






33. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA






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






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






36. Internal modem or telephone






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






38. XGA is ____x_____






39. Ethernet network






40. 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.






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






42. What does LCD stand for?






43. UXGA is _____x_____






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






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






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






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






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






49. Spike






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