CompTIA A+ Practice Tests. Docter Quentin

Fan speeds

      ■ Intrusion detection/notification

      ■ Voltage

      ■ Clock

      ■ Bus speed

      ✔ 1.2 Explain the importance of motherboard components, their purpose, and properties.

      ■ Sizes

      ■ ATX

      ■ Micro-ATX

      ■ Mini-ITX

      ■ ITX

      ■ Expansion slots

      ■ PCI

      ■ PCI-X

      ■ PCIe

      ■ miniPCI

      ■ RAM slots

      ■ CPU sockets

      ■ Chipsets

      ■ Northbridge

      ■ Southbridge

      ■ CMOS battery

      ■ Power connections and types

      ■ Fan connectors

      ■ Front/top panel connectors

      ■ USB

      ■ Audio

      ■ Power button

      ■ Power light

      ■ Drive activity lights

      ■ Bus speeds

      ■ Reset button

      ✔ 1.3 Compare and contrast various RAM types and their features.

      ■ Types

      ■ DDR

      ■ DDR2

      ■ DDR3

      ■ SODIMM

      ■ DIMM

      ■ Parity vs. non-parity

      ■ ECC vs. non-ECC

      ■ RAM configurations

      ■ Single channel vs. dual channel vs. triple channel

      ■ Single sided vs. double sided

      ■ Buffered vs. unbuffered

      ■ RAM compatibility

      ✔ 1.4 Install and configure PC expansion cards.

      ■ Sound cards

      ■ Video cards

      ■ Network cards

      ■ USB cards

      ■ Firewire cards

      ■ Thunderbolt cards

      ■ Storage cards

      ■ Modem cards

      ■ Wireless/cellular cards

      ■ TV tuner cards

      ■ Video capture cards

      ■ Riser cards

      ✔ 1.5 Install and configure storage devices and use appropriate media.

      ■ Optical drives

      ■ CD-ROM/CD-RW

      ■ DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD-RW DL

      ■ Blu-ray

      ■ BD-R

      ■ BD-RE

      ■ Magnetic hard disk drives

      ■ 5400 rpm

      ■ 7200 rpm

      ■ 10,000 rpm

      ■ Hot swappable drives

      ■ Solid state/flash drives

      ■ Compact flash

      ■ SD

      ■ MicroSD

      ■ MiniSD

      ■ xD

      ■ SSD

      ■ Hybrid

      ■ eMMC

      ■ RAID types

      ■ 0

      ■ 1

      ■ 5

      ■ 10

      ■ Tape drive

      ■ Media capacity

      ■ CD

      ■ CD-RW

      ■ DVD-RW

      ■ DVD

      ■ Blu-ray

      ■ Tape

      ■ DVD DL

      ✔ 1.6 Install various types of CPUs and apply the appropriate cooling methods.

      ■ Socket types

      ■ Intel: 775, 1155, 1156, 1366, 1150, 2011

      ■ AMD: AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+

      ■ Characteristics

      ■ Speeds

      ■ Cores

      ■ Cache size/type

      ■ Hyperthreading

      ■ Virtualization support

      ■ Architecture (32-bit vs. 64-bit)

      ■ Integrated GPU

      ■ Disable execute bit

      ■ Cooling

      ■ Heat sink

      ■ Fans

      ■ Thermal paste

      ■ Liquid-based

      ■ Fanless/passive

      ✔ 1.7 Compare and contrast various PC connection interfaces, their characteristics and purpose.

      ■ Physical connections

      ■ USB 1.1 vs. 2.0 vs. 3.0

      ■ Connector types: A, B, mini, micro

      ■ Firewire 400 vs. Firewire 800

      ■ SATA1 vs. SATA2 vs. SATA3, eSATA

      ■ Other connector types

      ■ VGA

      ■ HDMI

      ■ DVI

      ■ Audio

      ■ Analog

      ■ Digital (Optical connector)

      ■ RJ-45

      ■ RJ-11

      ■ Thunderbolt

      ■ Wireless connections

      ■ Bluetooth

      ■ RF

      ■ IR

      ■ NFC

      ■ Characteristics

      ■ Analog

      ■ Digital

      ■ Distance limitations

      ■ Data transfer speeds

      ■ Quality

      ■ Frequencies

      ✔ 1.8 Install a power supply based on given specifications.

      ■ Connector types and their voltages

      ■ SATA

      ■ Molex

      ■ 4/8-pin 12v

      ■ PCIe 6/8-pin

      ■ 20-pin

      ■ 24-pin

      ■ Specifications

      ■ Wattage

      ■ Dual rail

      ■ Size

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