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Name four typical motherboard form factors?
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ATX (most common), BTX, microATX, and NLX
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Name three things typically connected to the northbridge.
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CPU, RAM, and x16 PCIe
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Name eight items typically connected to the southbridge?
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PCI, PCIe x1, PATA/IDE, SATA, Legacy I/O, USB, IEEE 1394, Network Interface and Audio
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Name seven expansion buss types found on desktop motherboards.
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PCI, PCI Express (PCIe), IDE, AGP, AMR, CNR, and PC Card (PCMCIA)
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Can Core 2 processors have multiple cores?
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Yes
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Core 2 CPUs usually connect to what kind of socket?
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LGA775
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What are six common types of RAM?
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SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, RDRAM, and SODIMMS
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How do ATX power supplies connect to the motherboard?
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Via a P1 20-pin or 24-pin cable
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Are hard disk drives considered "nonvolatile"?
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Yes
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Name three common types of hard drives.
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PATA, SATA, SCSI
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What does PATA stand for?
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Parallel ATA hard disk drive
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What does SATA stand for?
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Serial ATA hard disk drive
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What does SCSI stand for?
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Small Computer System Interface
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What is the minimum and maximum through put (frequency) of a PATA drive?
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33MHz(MB/s) to 133MHz(MB/s) (Ultra ATA/33 to /133)
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What is the typical size of an internal hard drive?
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3.5 inches
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What kind of power connector does a PATA hard drive have?
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A Molex 4-pin connector
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Name three typical jumper settings for a PATA drive.
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Master, slave, and cable select
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What is the maximum data transfer rate for SATA 1.x?
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150MB/s
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What is the maximum data transfer rate for SATA 2.x?
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300MB/s
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What is the maximum data transfer rate for SATA 3.x?
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600MB/s
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Name an alternate power connector used in some older SATA drives.
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4-pin Molex connector
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How many pins are in the power connector for a SATA drive?
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15
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How many pins are in the data connector for a SATA drive?
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7
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What is the range of data transfer for SCSI devices?
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160MB/s to 640MB/s
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What does RAID stand for?
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Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives
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Is RAID 0 striping or mirroring?
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Striping
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What is RAID 1?
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Mirroring
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What is RAID 5?
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Striping with parity
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Is RAID 0 fault tolerant?
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No
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What kind of media do optical disc drives use?
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Removable
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What is the typical size of an internal optical disc drive?
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5.25 inches
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Name three types of optical disc drives?
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CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and BD-ROM (Blu-Ray)
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How much can a typical data CD hold?
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700MBs
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What is the typical maximum read and write speed for a CD-ROM drive?
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52x (7.8MB/s) (x=150KB/s)
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What is the typical maximum rewrite speed for a CD-ROM drive?
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32x (4.8MB/s) (x=150KB/s)
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What is the minimum and maximum capacity range for a DVD-ROM/
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4.7GB (DVD-5) to 17GB (DVD-18)
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Define the number of sides and layers of DVD-18 optical drives?
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Two sides and two layers
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What is the typical maximum capacity of a Blu-Ray drive?
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50GB
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What is the minimum and maximum speed of a BD-ROM?
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1x to 8x (36Mbps-288Mbps) x = 36Mbs
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Is SATA the only way a BD-ROM can connect?
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Yes
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What is the typical storage capacity of a Floppy drive?
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1.44MBs
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What is the typical size of a Floppy Disk?
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3.5 inches
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What kind of data cable is used to connect a Floppy Drive to the motherboard?
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A 34-pin ribbon cable
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What kind of power connector is used for a Floppy Drive?
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A 4-pin mini connector
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What does a LED that won't shut off indicate about a Floppy Drive?
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That the data cable is upside-down
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Name three common types of Solid-state media?
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USB flash drive, CompactFlash, and Secure Digital (SD) cards
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What is the main difference between the internal parts and pieces of desktop and laptop PCs?
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The laptop parts and pieces have been miniaturized in comparison to a desktop PC
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Name four commonly removable/replaceable items found in a laptop?
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SODIMM RAM, optical drives, batteries, and 2.5" hard drives
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What are the two parts that typically make up the display for a laptop?
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An LCD and it's inverter
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What is the the size of the internal hard drive of a laptop?
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2.5 inches
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Name three common external card expansion technologies found on a laptop.
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PC Card (PCMCIA), CardBus, and ExpressCard
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What laptop key is commonly used to access secondary key functions?
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Fn (Function) key
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What are three common expansion bus types that desktop video cards use? What color are they?
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Via x16 PCIe (black), AGP (brown), or PCI (white) expansion slots
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Name five different common external video connectors/ports.
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DVI, VGA, HDMI, S-Video and Component Video/RGB
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Name three typical video card color depths.
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16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit
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What is the resolution of XGA?
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1024x768
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What is the resolution of WXGA?
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1280x720
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What is the resolution of SXGA+?
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1280x1024
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What is the resolution of UXGA?
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1600x1200
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What is the resolution of WSXGA+?
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1680x1050
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What is the screen resolution of WUXGA?
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1920x1200
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Name two expansion buss types that are commonly used for sound cards that are not built-in to the motherboard.
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x1 PCIe and PCI
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What is the name of the color scheme specification used for the color-coded 1/8 inch mini-jacks commonly found on a sound card?
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PC 99
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What is the name of the optical I/Os found on a typical sound card?
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S/PDIF
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What does USB stand for?
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Universal Serial Bus
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How many devices can a Universal Serial Bus support?
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127
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What is the maximum speed (full speed) and cable length of USB 1.1?
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128Mbps and 3 meters
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What is the maximum speed (high speed) and cable length of USB 2.0?
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480Mbps and 5 meters
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What is the most common USB connector type found on computers?
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Type A
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What is another name for IEEE 1394a?
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FireWire 400
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What FireWire specifications are included in IEEE1394b?
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FireWire 800(800Mbps), S1600(1600Mbps), S3200(3200Mbps) and is backward compatible with FireWire400(400Mbps)
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How many devices can IEEE 1394 chains have?
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63
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Name four common printer types.
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Laser, inkjet, thermal and impact (dot-matrix)
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Name the first step in the laser printing process.
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1. Cleaning
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Name the second step in the laser printing process.
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2. Conditioning (charging)
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Name the third step in the laser printing process.
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3. Writing
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Name the fourth step in the laser printing process.
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4. Developing
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Name the fifth step in the laser printing process.
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5. Transferring
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Name the sixth and final step of the laser printing process.
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6. Fusing
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What does VGA stand for?
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Video Graphics Array
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What does SVGA stand for?
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Super VGA
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What does XGA stand for?
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eXtended Graphics array
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What does the S in SXGA stand for?
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Super
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What does the W in WXGA stand for?
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Widescreen
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What does the U stand for in UXGA?
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Ultra
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What is the screen resolution of VGA?
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640x480
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What is the screen resolution of SVGA?
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800x600
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