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Which motherboard form factor has Random Access
Memory (RAM) expansion slots located at 90 degree
angles to the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
and Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
expansion slots? |
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Advanced Technology Extended (ATX) motherboards |
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Which port type operates at 12 Mbps and is used to
connect multiple devices to a computer?
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Universal Serial Bus (USB) 1.1 |
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Which component converts AC current to the DC
voltage that a computer uses to operate? |
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What are the five IEEE 1284 data transfer modes
used for parallel ports? |
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compatibility mode, nibble mode, byte mode, Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP), and Enhanced Capabilities Port (ECP) |
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What should you do to determine the master and slave drives in a computer that has two drives installed on a primary IDE controller? |
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Definition
Check the jumper settings. |
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What are the maximum data transmission speeds for the IEEE 1394 standards? |
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Definition
1394a - 400 Mbps
1394b - 800 Mbps |
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Which Interrupt Request (IRQ) is reserved for primary IDE controller? |
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Which Interrupt Request (IRQ) is reserved for secondary IDE controller? |
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What are the two commonly used central processing unit (CPU) cooling methods? |
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What two types of memory are dual ported? |
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Definition
Windows RAM (WRAM) and Video RAM (VRAM) |
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Where should you place the terminators on a computer that has one internal SCSI device, one external SCSI device, and one SCSI adapter? |
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Definition
Place a terminator on the internal SCSI device and a
terminator on the external SCSI device.
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Term
What should be the SCSI ID of the bootable device? |
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Which keyboard function key is used to rename a file? |
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Which Interrupt Request (IRQ) is used for Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) controllers? |
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Definition
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What should you do before installing Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) devices? |
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Definition
Assign a unique ID to each SCSI device. |
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Term
Which cable is used to connect Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) devices to a computer? |
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Definition
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Which hard drive component moves across the hard disk assembly to read the disk? |
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Definition
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Which hard drive component moves across the hard disk assembly to read the disk? |
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How are memory slots and expansion slots situated on an Advanced Technology Extended (ATX) motherboard? |
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Definition
At a right angle to each other |
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Which component on a motherboard supports slower devices, such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, IDE drives, and ISA slots? |
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Definition
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Which hardware component may be installed using the Pin Grid Array (PGA) architecture in a motherboard? |
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Definition
the central processing unit (CPU) |
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Term
Which two wires from an AT power supply should be adjacent to each other on a motherboard? |
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Definition
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Which processor is used with Socket 370? |
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Definition
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Where can you enable or disable the Hyper-Threading feature? |
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Definition
in the system Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) |
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Term
What are the two types of S-video connectors available? |
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Definition
mini-DIN 4 and mini-DIN 7 connector |
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Term
Which display type takes more space on a desk: a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor? |
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Definition
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How many pins are in a serial port DB-9 connector? |
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Definition
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Term
How many pins are in a parallel connector? |
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Definition
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Term
Which type of connector is used to connect a joystick? |
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Definition
Game controller with 15 pins |
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Term
How many pins are in an AT keyboard connector, also known as a DIN 5 connector? |
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Definition
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Term
What are the three ways to connect a CRT or LCD panel to a computer system? |
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Definition
Add-on video cards, Video-only chipset on the motherboard, and motherboard chipset with integrated video |
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Term
What are the basic components that are included in all video display adapters? |
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Definition
Video BIOS, video processor, video memory,digital-to-analog converter (DAC), bus connector, and video driver |
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Term
What is used by video adapters to store video images while the images are processed by the video adapter? |
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Definition
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Term
Which type of removable storage media uses a solid-state memory chip that requires no power to maintain its contents? |
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Definition
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Term
Which memory technology is used by the Secure Digital (SD) card? |
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Definition
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Which flash memory device provides encrypted storage of data? |
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Definition
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Which flash memory device contains a mechanical write-protection switch? |
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Definition
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What is a flash memory (non-volatile) memory card format used in portable devices, including digital cameras? |
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Term
In which unit is the amount of power output from a power supply measured? |
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Definition
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Term
What are the typical voltages output by the power supply unit in a PC? |
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Definition
+3.3 volts, +5.0 volts, and +12.0 volts |
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Term
In addition to +3.3 volts, +5.0 volts, and +12.0 volts, which voltages are found on an ATX power supply? |
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Definition
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Term
Which PC devices use a voltage of +3.3 volts from a power supply? |
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Definition
Chipsets, DIMMs, PCI/AGP cards, and secondgeneration Pentium processors |
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Term
What is the maximum number of devices that can be daisy-chained together with a USB hub? |
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Definition
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Term
How many Interrupt Requests (IRQs) does a USB bus use if multiple devices are attached to the USB bus? |
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Definition
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Term
Which type of Universal Serial Bus (USB) hub should you use to avoid running out of power when connecting USB devices? |
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Definition
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Term
What is the maximum length for a cable using USB 2.0? |
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Definition
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Term
Which type of socket design has a lever that allows easy installation and removal of a CPU on a motherboard? |
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Definition
Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) |
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Term
Which types of CPU sockets are used for Intel Xeon processors? |
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Definition
Socket 603 and Socket 604 |
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Term
Which type of CPU socket eliminates the risk involved in installing or removing a processor by allowing you to install a CPU without requiring insertion force, and
to extract the CPU without requiring any tool? |
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Definition
Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) sockets |
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Term
Which compound should you use to improve the efficiency of a heat sink by up to 30 percent? |
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Definition
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Term
Which unit of measure is typically used to measure the amount of RAM in a computer? |
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Definition
megabyte (MB) or gigabyte (GB) |
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Term
Which RAM characteristic is expressed in
nanoseconds (ns)? |
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Definition
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Term
Which bus determines the amount of RAM that a processor can access? |
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Term
Which type of RAM uses capacitors that need to be refreshed? |
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Definition
Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) |
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