IT1 - Final Review

What unit is used tomeasure voltage?

In which component does allof the processing and storage take place?

Which connector type has aslight D-shape?

A ____ is a circle where data is stored on a drive.

What is applied to the CPUbefore attaching the heat-sink/fan assembly?

What type of failureresults in the PC failing to boot?

What type of power connector is L-shaped?

How many clock cycles doesthe CPU require to act on a command?

How many pins are on a typical FireWire connector?

System management utilities such as Disk Defragmenter can be accessed from the _____ menu.

What class of fire extinguisher should be used on an electrical fire?

The main problem with formfactors such as LPX and NLX was their ____.

Where does the system swapprograms from RAM to when the PC starts running out of real RAM 

Windows combines almost all of the snap-ins into an applet in the Control Panel called _____.

Which type of socketpackage do AMD chips use?

Which is the latest ATX power supply standard?

supported by some chipsets,works like dual-channel before it, but with three sticks of RAM?

Every device soldered tothe motherboard is designed to run at the speed of which component?

Which of the followingconnector types is most commonly used in the back of a PC?

Which of the following doesnot require jumper settings?

Where can applets be found?

What add-on board might youalso find a SSD hard drive attached to?

Internal SCSI devicesconnect to the host adapter with a ____-pin ribbon cable.

NICs usually have a single_____ connection.

A(n) ____ power supply converts energy efficiently.

Modern PCs are showing up w/what special type of port for external hard drives & optical drives

One billion cycles persecond is equivalent to ____.

32-bit versions of Windows are designed to run on which architecture?

What provides support toUSB and FireWire on computers?

Where can applets be found?

Which one of the following operating systems is covered on the current CompTIA A+ exams?

What do nonvolatile flashmemory devices use to retain data when power is turned off 

Which OS is a stripped-down edition designed to complement the limited role of the netbook?

Which of the followingterms is used to define the first cache that the CPU uses?

What does excessive diskthrashing indicate?

Windows ? gives access to most of the maintenance, upgrade, & configuration utilities interface

Traditional external modemsplugged into a(n) ____.

A(n) ___ slot was designedto take specialized devices (modems, sound cards, and network cards).

All internal and external modemshave two _____ sockets.

How many ATA devices can be connected to most PCs?

ATA/66, ATA/100, andATA/133 require a ____ cable.

What can you use in  Vista to run a problem program that worked in a previous operating system?

What UL rating should you look for on a surge suppressor?

Which statement is not true?

RAM with a DDR2 PC speedrating of PC2-3200 has a core RAM clock speed of

Where do 32-bit programs go in 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7?

The panic button inside thePC is called ____.

The maximum dimensions of aFlexATX motherboard are ____ inches.

What Control Panel applet is used to configure the overall appearance of the desktop in Windows

How is DC voltage represented on multimeters?

You have a 32-bit CPU & a 32-bit version of Windows. What is the max amount of RAM you can use?

Which power supply never turns off?

What unit is used tomeasure the capacity of RAM?

Windows Registry Editor displays _____ main root keys.

What is the most important thing you should do at the completion of any work?

Which newer port is foundon laptops and enables you to connect an internal drive to your laptop

Which of the following are not the proper video requirements for running the Aero desktop?

Expansion bays must be covered by the ____ to maintain proper airflowinside the case.

All of the following aregeneral-purpose CPU registers EXCEPT:

Which type of socketpackage do Intel processors use?

The P1 connector from the power supply is plugged into the ____ socket.

Which of the followingoptical media types is popular for today’s high-density movies?

What shows all the current network connections in Windows Vista?

Any Windows session begins with _____.

Each platter requires ____ heads.

What should be the outputs of the hot, neutral, and ground wires whentested with a multimeter?

AMR was quickly replacedwith the more advanced ____.

Some early versions of whatspecification used a 25-pin connector?

A coworker is taking a computer overseas and asks you what concerns heshould have. 

Which of the following hard drive geometry values is no longer relevant in today’s PCs?

Micro-A and micro-Bconnectors are what type of connectors, although less commonly seen?

What shows all the current network connections in Windows Vista?

The SATA 2.0 specificationhas a speed of:

How many watts of power does an Athlon64X2 CPU require at peakperformance?

The only dedicatedconnector on an AT motherboard is the ____ plug.

Which of the following has developed and sponsors A+ Certification?

SCSI ID numbers can rangefrom 0 to ____.

Which of the following wires carries no voltage?

Which one of the following is not a valid Windows Vista edition?

What is the process ofspreading data across multiple drives?

What do anti-static mats and wrist straps use to prevent anti-static charges?

The LPX and NLX formfactors provided an insertion slot for the ____ card.

Which of the following uses the soft power feature?

Motherboards use a connector to make ports accessible from front or back of the case. 

What type of keyboard connector is used by most modern PCs?

____ is a variant of themicroATX created by Intel.

In an IEC-320 plug, which wire carries electrical voltage?

The ______handles slow input and output devices such as the floppydrive and the keyboard.a. ECC

How many pins are on a VGAconnector?

Which of the following does not require jumper settings?

Large sags in electricity are also known as:

How many pins does an EIDE(ATA) drive have?

Where do 32-bit programs go in 64-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows 7?

What newer technologyautomatically configures CPU multipliers and speeds?

What hot-pluggable externalhard drive technology uses shielded cable w/lengths up to 2 meters

Which of the following is a correct statement?

What two parts of your PCare much more sensitive to ESD than others?

Power supplies are protected from spikes of AC current with the use of a____.

Shorter wires can easilyhandle double or quadruple the ____ speed of the motherboard.

Edition of Windows can only be purchased directly from Microsoft?

What type of RAM is used inthe CPU’s cache?

The drive technology that supports only a single device percontroller channel is known as ____.

What type of hardwareusually uses a three-wire connector supplied by most motherboards?

What is it called when power cuts out completely?

How is hard drive spindlespeed measured?

The ___ power supply has a 24-pin main motherboard that resembles a20-pin P1 connector.

Modern PATA drives use a ____ connector for power.

If a power supply is smoking or heating up, what is the best action totake?

What type of CPUs are x64 operating systems and software primarily designed for?

The notches in the Molex connector that guide installation are called____.

How much RAM can a 64-bit processor address?

What is the unit of measuring current?

A surge suppressor should be rated at a minimum of ____ joules.

How many pins does an EIDE (ATA) drive have?

What are the minimum systemRAM requirements for Windows Vista (32-bit)?

Since any SCSI device mightbe on the end of a chain most manufacturers build SCSI devices that 

Which version of Windows uses “pinned” applications instead of Quick Launch?

All unused RIMM slots on anRDRAM motherboard should have a device called a ? installed on them.

In Windows, where are hives stored?

The ____ interface enables non–hard drive devices to connect to the PC via the ATA controllers.

One of the main jobs of the taskbar is to show the _____.

Which types of videoconnectors are common today?

Older power supplies with 12V rails previously only supplied how muchpower?

Which industry group came up with a non-ATX standard motherboard andpower supply called EPS12 V

Which one of the following is not an assertive fact-seeking question?

____ are the lights thathave positive and negative sides.

Modern power supplies have multiple:

What type of floppy driveis used in modern PCs?

Most case fans have standard ____ connectors that are easy to plug in.

A PC doesn’t work. What should you check first?

The ____ type ofmotherboard has a large keyboard and a split P8/P9 style of power socket.

How do you show users the error of their ways without creating anger or conflict?

How many pins are on atypical FireWire connector?

What is the most commongeneral-purpose connection for PCs?

Which function key is for help?

As of today, what is thefastest, most popular expansion bus in use?

The icons in the Control Panel of a Windows system are links to files with the extension _____.

Which one of the following does not accurately describe a tested domain for the CompTIA A+ exam

How many devices aresupported per SATA controller channel?

How is a problem shown in Device Manager?

There are 20 wires in a CPU’s address bus, what is the max amount of RAMthe CPU can handle?

RAM storage is not measuredin which of the following types of units?

Which of the following units is used to measure resistance?

What hard drive technologytypically implements a 1.8-, 2.5-, or 3.5-inch form factor?

Microsoft Management Console is a shell program that holds individual utilities called _____.

____ stores data in a unique pattern of 1s and 0s.

How many ATA devices can beconnected to most PCs?

How much RAM can a 64-bitprocessor theoretically access?

Power supplies come with a standard ____ for the motherboard andinterior devices.

Which one of the following statements is true?

What can Windows Vista use to run a problem program that worked in a older operating system?

A(n) ____ symptom is themost difficult symptom to diagnose.

Which statement is nottrue?

Who should you contact if you notice dangerous cables or hazardous materials at a customer site

In Windows, the _____ root key contains the system’s nonuser-specific configuration data.

What’s the minimum numberof drives needed for RAID 5?

Which one of the following is not a valid Windows 7 edition?

Power supplies are rated in ____.

How many drives can be supported with ATA-2 (sometimes called EIDE)?

RJ-11 jacks are almost exclusively used for ____.

To show that you are dependable and responsible, what should you always be?

RJ-11 jacks are almostexclusively used for ____.

What is the amount of amps and volts needed by a particular device tofunction called?

Which statement is true of both the CompTIA A+ Essentials and Practical Application exams?

any system failing due to ashock of electrostatic discharge is often called a ____ failure.

Which interface requires a ribbon cable and a built-in controller on the drive itself?

Which of the followingstores the data that the CPU actively uses?

What version isn't able logon to a domain encrypt files and folders, and support multiple CPUs?

Electrical surges and ESDcan cause ____ failure.

Which of the following connector types is most commonly used in the back of a PC?

What kind of RAM is cachetypically made of?

What does pressing the Ctrl-Esc hot key combination produce?

What does pressing Ctrl-X do when working with a text document?

How much experience does CompTIA recommend before taking the Practical Application exam?

How many wires does the SATA interface have?

What technology requires anOS and applications be written to handle multiple threads?

System management utilities such as Disk Defragmenter can be accessed from the _____ menu.

Where are programs stored whenthey not running?

What motherboard slot wasspecifically created by Intel to support video cards?

What does pressing the F3 function key do?

Access to all drives and folders in Windows 2000 and XP is provided through _____.

What performanceenhancement is accomplished with jumpers, CMOS, or software configuration?

All internal and external modems have two _____ sockets.

Which SATA variety runs at6 GBPS?

How many wires does theSATA interface have?

Which of the following isnot a version of the Small Form Factor (SFF)?

What is process of asking questions after a person has described a situation called?

Which of the following isnot a type of USB connector?

Disk mirroring is alsoknown as _____.

64 bits make up a ____.

Most common type of connector used for devices that require 5 V or 12 Vof power?

The SCSI host adapter usesthe ____ to differentiate between devices.

Which operating system hasbuilt-in software for RAID 5?

Which RAID levels combineddedicated data drives with dedicated parity drives?

Which one of the following is not generally included in a typical technician toolkit?

The primary interface to the computer is the Windows _____.

How many watts of power does a typical hard drive in a PC require?

What type of voltage does a PC use?

The _______ determines thetype of processor and RAM required for a motherboard.

Which key can you press to access help from just about anywhere?