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Comptia A +: Hardware

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. UXGA is _____x_____






2. What is Virtual RAM?






3. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable






4. SVGA is ____ x_____






5. Level two cache is located on _______.






6. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI






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






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






9. CPUs: What is RISC?






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






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






12. Number of Pins for Drives: 4. FDD






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






18. 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)






19. level three cache is located on _________.






20. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?






21. ZIF stands for ______.






22. Level one cache is located on ___________.






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






24. What are the 4 main types of storage?






25. What does SIMM stand for?






26. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?






27. LGA stands for ______.






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. XGA is ____x_____






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






34. Internal modem or telephone






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






36. What does LCD stand for?






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






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






39. Ethernet network






40. What does SODIMM stand for?






41. What are the 6 form factors of motherboards?






42. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?






43. What is a Blackout?






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






45. What does ECC stand for?






46. Serial ports have this many pins.






47. Serial mouse or external modem






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






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






50. Parallel devices connect to this connector.