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Comptia A +: Hardware

Subjects : certifications, comptia-a-+, it-skills

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Number of Pins for Drives: 2. SCSI
50 - 68 - or 80
40 or 80
Hardware
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

2. What does CRT stand for?
Cathode Ray Tube
charged coupled device (CCD)
Firewire 6-pin
5.25

3. level three cache is located on _________.
Serial
CMOS
removable chips on the motherboard
Firewire 6-pin

4. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR DIMM?
144
charged coupled device (CCD)
9-pin serial
Joystick

5. An example of a device that uses a high-density (three-row) DB-15 connector.
Networking and Communications
VGA/SVGA monitor
USB Type A
Random Access Memory (RAM)

6. An example of a device that uses a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector.
200
Coaxial
PS/2-style mouse
BIOS

7. The process of the computer presenting - displaying - or otherwise giving data. These devices include: - Video - Audio - Printing
Output
4
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.

8. PGA stands for
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
Cathode Ray Tube
2048 x 1536
Pin Grid Array

9. The BIOS is stored on the _______ chip that is on the motherboard.
Liquid Crystal Display
Storage
Processing
CMOS

10. A type of memory that loses data when the power is no longer supplied to the component.
Volatile
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.
Radial Lines
Joystick

11. How many pins is a DDR DIMM?
9-pin serial
4
184
DB-15

12. RAID stands for _________.
TRS
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.
Pin Grid Array
Software

13. Printer - Scanner - Camera - Printer - Mouse - Keyboard - External CD-ROM drive - MP3 player - PDA
Front Side Bus.
discharge the capacitors by touching and connecting the phase with the ground plug and then the neutral to the ground plug with an insulated screwdriver or pliers.
Volatile
USB Type A

14. Level two cache is located on _______.
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
DB-15
the motherboard
DB-15

15. How many pins is a SODIMM DDR2 DIMM?
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
Pin Grid Array
240
200

16. 10Base-5 Ethernet and game ports use this cable
Joystick
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
DB-15
CMOS

17. What does RIMM stand for?
Componentization
3
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
1600 x 1200

18. SCSI code is set by a 4 things - what are they?
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
Reduced Instruction - Set - Chips - Used in data collection - sensors - routers - and graphics processors.
9-pin serial
RJ-11

19. Number of Pins for Drives: 1. PATA - ATA - IDE - or EIDE
Line Grid Array
40 or 80
Speaker
verifying data integrity.

20. A serial mouse connects to a computer with this connector.
9-pin serial
200
USB Type A
4

21. Ethernet network
BIOS
240
RJ-45
Radial Lines

22. What is Virtual RAM?
RJ-11
verifying data integrity.
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.
Output

23. SVGA is ____ x_____
RJ-11
1. jumper 2. dip switch 3. push button switch 4. and configured with a separae SCSI BIOS
800 x 600
184

24. Both Parity and _______ decrease efficiency - but increase reliability in RAM.
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.
ECC
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
B-9 serial

25. What does LCD stand for?
Networking and Communications
Liquid Crystal Display
Dynamic and Static - Dynamic - loses info in the absence of power. Static - retains info like a hard drive.
9-pin serial

26. What is a Blackout?
Power failure
144
removable chips on the motherboard
Front Side Bus.

27. 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.
Componentization
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.
DB-15
50 - 68 - or 80

28. What do the type types of Hard Drive acronyms stand for?
DSD and SSD (DSD - Dynamic State Drives SSD - Solid State Drives)
DB-25
Cathode Ray Tube
1600 x 1200

29. How many pins is a DDR3 DIMM?
240
DB-15
4
DB-15

30. Hard Drives mount at 3.5 or 2.5 - Optical Drives mount at _____.
5.25
Networking and Communications
DB-25 parallel
184

31. BIOS allows you to do 4 things - what are they?
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
240
order Boot sequence - Integrated devices - drive controllers - power supply settings
PS/2-style mouse

32. How many pins is a MICRODIMM DIMM?
CMOS
USB Type A
144
Redundant Array of Independant (Inexpensive) Disks.

33. Multicore CPUs share a common ____ _____ _____. Which can cause traffic bottlenecks as competing cores communicate on the main system bus.
RJ-11
Front Side Bus.
video ram for the use of the Graphic Processing Unit (GPU). Not related to Virtual RAM.
3

34. Internal modem or telephone
verifying data integrity.
the motherboard
RJ-11
Networking and Communications

35. The actual speed of the CPU is governed by a _______ setting called the clock rate.
BIOS
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Very brief time (milliseconds) of too little voltage
1600 x 1200

36. Printers
240
Power failure
Radial Lines
DB-25 parallel

37. SDRAM sands for _______.
Too much voltage
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
Front Side Bus.
Too little voltage

38. Level one cache is located on ___________.
the CPU
Componentization
Storage
Single Inline Memory Module - has 30 or 72 contacts on only one side.

39. What does ECC do?
2048 x 1536
detects and fixes corrupt data in RAM.
Pin Grid Array
800 x 600

40. The physical components that work together to make a computer system or network: - Keyboard - mouse - monitor - printer - Connectors and cables - Drives - Circuit boards
Standardization
Hardware
200
the CPU

41. Parallel devices connect to this connector.
B-9 serial
tasks or 'Threads'
DB-25
Error Correction Code.

42. DSD or Dynamic State Drives are organized into Tracks or Rings - and sectors or _____.
5.25
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
RAMBUS Inline Memory Module - Comes in 184 and 232-pin slot
Radial Lines

43. Surge
PCIe - PCI - AGP - ESIA - and ISA
Hardware
Too much voltage
Componentization

44. The event of a program being loaded - retrieved - transmitted - or executed. Major components include: - CPU (Central Processing Unit) - RAM
Too much voltage
PS/2-style mouse
removable chips on the motherboard
Processing

45. The act of keeping or maintaining data. These devices include: - Hard disk drive - Floppy disk drive - Optical drives (CD-ROM - DVD) - Flash drive
the CPU
Synchronous Dynamic RAM. Data transfer is timed to the system clock. DDR replaced 168 SDRAM
50 - 68 - or 80
Storage

46. What is the formal name of the 'headphone jack'?
a mini DIN Tip Sleeve Ring (TSR) 3.5 millimeter jack
Joystick
Power failure
184

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

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48. 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.
40 or 80
TRS
Standardization
BIOS

49. Video cameras (most common) Less commonly - similar devices that use USB connectors such as printers or external drives
Firewire 6-pin
Too much voltage
Output
800 x 600

50. Number of Pins for Drives: 3. SATA
charged coupled device (CCD)
ATX - BTX - Micro ATX - ITX - NLX - and LPX
B-9 serial
7 or 15 (powered)