CompTIA - Hardware-intensive Mini-review
Strong focus on hardware elements, not specific to any particular A+ section.
- 1.When describing a CPU, what does "45 nm" refer to?
- A.
The energy wavelength that powers it.
- B.
The manufacturing process used to produce it.
- C.
The thickness of the silicon wafer it came from.
- D.
The factory in New Mexico (NM) where it was made.
- E.
The processor's "code-name".
- 2.What is the bus clock speed of PC8500 DDR2 SDRAM?
- A.
8500 MHz
- B.
266 MHz
- C.
533 MHz
- D.
1066 MHz
- E.
8.5 GHz
- 3.What type of cable, at a minimum, must be used for Gigabit ethernet?
- A.
Cat 3
- B.
Cat 4e
- C.
Cat 5
- D.
Cat 10e
- E.
Cat Stevens
- 4.In referring to computer components and materials, what is TIM short for?
- A.
Timing Interface Mode.
- B.
Transistor Impact Module.
- C.
Thermal Inversion Mainframe.
- D.
Thermal Interface Material.
- E.
The sorcerer from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
- 5.How many pins does a PCIe power connector have?
- A.
4
- B.
8
- C.
6
- D.
20
- E.
247
- 6.What is the advantage of using LCD monitors instead of CRT monitors?
- A.
Lighter weight.
- B.
Less heat.
- C.
Takes up less space.
- D.
Less power usage.
- E.
All of the above.
- 7.Which of the following is most likely to interfere with a home wireless network (WLAN)?
- A.
Convection oven.
- B.
TV remote.
- C.
Cordless phone.
- D.
Running car engine.
- E.
Background radiation from the Big Bang.
- 8.What kind of fire extinguisher is most appropriate for computer/electronics related fires?
- A.
Type C
- B.
Type A
- C.
Type F
- D.
Type 2
- E.
Type O-
- 9.Terms like SLI and CrossFire refer to which computer component?
- A.
The CPU.
- B.
The PSU.
- C.
The video card.
- D.
The memory.
- E.
The KGB.
- 10.The number "64", when used in reference to a processor, typically means:
- A.
You need 64 of them to run a computer.
- B.
You can't use it if you are over 64 years old.
- C.
The processor contains 64 million transistors.
- D.
The processor supports 64-bit computing mode.
- E.
It costs 64 times more than a typical processor.
- 11.What does ACPI stand for?
- A.
Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.
- B.
Alternate Control Processing Interface.
- C.
Awaiting Competent Procedural Instructions.
- D.
Accelerated Central Processing Initiative.
- E.
Anti Cow Personnel Invasion.
- 12.What is a Peltier cooler?
- A.
A home air-conditioning device that can be controlled by your computer.
- B.
A type of sub-zero quantum-computing device that speeds up your computer.
- C.
A thermoelectric cooling device that can cool a processor in a very efficient manner.
- D.
A heatsink made of a special alloy called 'Peltier metal'.
- E.
Someone named Peltier, who is much cooler than you.
- 13.Where is a PCIe 16x slot located, and what is it typically used for?
- A.
On the motherboard, on the back edge and close to the CPU socket, used for video adapter cards.
- B.
On the motherboard, near the bottom edge, used for TV tuner cards.
- C.
On the motherboard, near the top edge, used for a spare processor.
- D.
On the front panel of the computer case, used for inserting 16x CD and DVD media.
- E.
On your mailbox, used by postal employees to drop off your newest mail-order computer gadget.
- 14.Overclocking functions and features are located in your:
- A.
Motherboard.
- B.
Processor.
- C.
Memory modules.
- D.
Power supply.
- E.
Imagination.
- 15.Latency, in regards to computer technology, is typically measured in:
- A.
Nanometers.
- B.
Picoferads.
- C.
Nanoseconds.
- D.
Micrograms.
- E.
Milliamps.
- 16.Twisted Nematic (TN) is a type of:
- A.
Voltage regulation.
- B.
LCD panel technology.
- C.
Networking cable construction.
- D.
Comic-book supervillain.
- E.
Computer processor.
- 17.CFM, in regards to computer cooling technology, stands for:
- A.
Carbon Fluoride Matrix.
- B.
Cathode Flux Material.
- C.
Cool Flow Management.
- D.
Cubic Feet per Minute.
- E.
Cat Fuzz Monitor.
- 18.An example of an HID would be:
- A.
An all-copper heatsink.
- B.
An eight-core server-quality processor.
- C.
A surround-sound gaming audio system.
- D.
A multi-format optical disk burning drive.
- E.
A mouse.
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