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| Hard Drives in Laptops are usually _______ form factor drives |
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| PC Card Hard Drives are usually _____ form factor drives |
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| Desktop Hard Drives are usually ________ form factor drives |
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| What are the common ways to measure hard drive performance? |
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| Average Seek Time, Average Access Time, Latency, and Transfer Rate |
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| What is the maximum storage space of a standard single-sided DVD (DVD-5)? |
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| How much Storage Space does a 12cm Blu Ray disk have? |
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| What do solid state drives use to store data? |
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| What is the correct way to update BIOS? |
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| Download the BIOS Installation file and flash the BIOS |
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| What type of RAM is used in laptops? |
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| The ________ chip stores settings such as the date and time that must be retained when the computer is powered off. |
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| A __________ is connected directly to the motherboard and allows you to connect other cards to it. |
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| What is checked during the POST process? |
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| What are the two chips on the motherboard that make up the chipset? |
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| Northbridge and Southbridge |
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| What does the Northbridge control? |
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| Higher-speed connections to memory, graphics controllers, and the processor |
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| What does the Southbridge control? |
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| Connections to lower speed devices such as ISA PCI and USB buses |
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| What do ATX and newer BTX require from their power supplies? |
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| 3.3 volt connections for the motherboard |
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| What does hyper threading do? |
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| It allows one processor two act as two virtual processors |
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| The _________ is memory that is used to decrease the time it takes the CPU to access data. |
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| A __________ is a metal block that sits on top of the CPU and directs heat away from the CPU. |
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| In a ____________ a radiator sits outside of the PC and tubes are connected that allow cool liquid to flow through a head plate that is stuck to the chip. |
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| Which is faster: DDR SDRAM or SDR SDRAM? |
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| __________ memory has the ability to detect and correct errors |
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| ________ is used as CPU cache |
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| The ________ interface is the primary interface used with high definition LCD monitors |
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| What does resolution refer to? |
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| The number of pixels on the screen |
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| What two factors contribute to the quality of a video projector? |
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| A __________ device is one you can remove and replace without shutting down the computer. |
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| What is the difference between port replicators and docking stations? |
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| Docking stations have more additional hardware |
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| _________ is a line of sight infra red connection that is functionally similar to a serial connection. |
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| True or False: PC Card devices are hot-swappable |
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| What type of printer is a dot matrix printer? |
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| How does a dot matrix printer make an image? |
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| Pins strike an inked ribbon which in turn strikes the paper |
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| True or False: A dot matrix printer can simultaneously make an image on multiple copies because of mechanical force. |
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| ___________ printers are often used to print barcodes because the special paper tends to retain the print quality |
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| What is the most common way of connecting laser printers to computers? |
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| What type of hard drive Interface allows the connection of several devices in a chain? |
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| What is the transfer speed of a 1x CD ROM drive? |
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| What is the speed of a 1x DVD ROM drive? |
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| What are the advantages of the BTX form factor over the ATX form factor? |
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| A lower profile and better thermal regulation |
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| What is the most commonly used bus slot? |
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| Which type of bus was developed from the PCI standard with higher bus speeds for 3D Graphics Processing? |
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| Which type of bus is used for high end graphics cards, and utilizes a much faster serial communications protocol? |
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| __________ is the industry standard for RDRAM memory, and possesses a 32 bit bus length? |
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| ___________ doubles the bus length to 64 bits providing more bandwidth. |
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| What type of Socket is used for Intel Pentium 4's and Pentium Pros? |
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| What is the Socket originally used for AMD Processors? |
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| What is the new socket type for high end AMD processors? |
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| What is the new socket type for budget AMD processors? |
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| What does Bus Architecture refer to? |
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| The connection medium through which peripheral devices connect to the motherboard |
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| The use of otherwise idle execution units to improve the reaction and response time of the CPU (Two logical processors) |
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| What is a dual core processor? |
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| A single processors that contains two microprocessors. |
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| A practice that cuts the amount of CPU time used on applications which stall the computer |
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| What does micro code allow a CPU to do? |
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| Package larger instructions into smaller pieces |
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| The process of overriding a CPU's designed clock speeds in favor of faster clock speeds |
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| Is a set of fast memory units to perform frequently utilized instructions faster |
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| What does the Voltage Regulator Module do? |
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| Provides the proper amount of power to a CPU |
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| What are common sizes of memory chips? |
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| 8, 16, 32, and 64 bit chips |
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| True or false: Parity will correct errors. |
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| A simple form of error checking |
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| How many pins does DRAM have? |
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| How many pins does SDRAM have? |
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| How many pins does DDR RAM have? |
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| How many pins does DDR-2 RAM have? |
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| How many pins does RAMBUS RAM have? |
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| __________ are the smallest and one of the more expensive types of laptops. |
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| ___________ are slightly larger and have a larger screen and more functionality than ultra portables |
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| _________ are the most common types of laptops. They weight between 6.5 and 7.5 lbs |
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| ___________ are the largest and most powerful laptops. They also have the shortest battery life |
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| ___________ utilize electrically sensitive toner and photosensitive print drums to quickly imprint an entire page at once. |
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| __________ have print cartridges attached to nozzles that draw from liquid ink cartridges of various colors. |
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| ____________ use a solenoid covered print head to strike a print ribbon covered in ink onto paper. |
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