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A+ Guide to Hardware
Definition of the Inside and Outside of the Computer
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Undergraduate 1
11/26/2011

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Cards

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An AGP slot is normally used for a(n) ______ expansion card.
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video

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ROM BIOS or firmware chips that can be upgraded without replacing the chips are  called _______.
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flash ROMs

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BIOS setup allows a technician to change configuration settings on a motherboard stored in ______.
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BIOS

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A _____ diagnostic card is useful when troubleshooting startup errors caused by hardware.
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POST

Term
_______ level the AC to reduce brownouts and spikes.
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Line conditioners

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A surge suppressor protects a computer against damaging spikes in _______ ______.
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electrical voltage

Term
Two or more video cards installed on a motherboard use ______ or _______ technology.
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NVIDIA SLI and ATI Crossfire

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The _____ setup program is used to change the settings in ______.
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BIOS and CMOS RAM

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Case fans help to draw ____ into and out of the case.
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air

Term
______ _______ ______ are sometimes used by hobbyists when overclocking a system.
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Liquid cooling systems

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The _____ multiplier is the ____ the system bus speed is multiplied by to get the processor speed.
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processor and value

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_____ can have gold or tin edge connectors.
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DIMMs

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_____ are installed in banks of four or two modules.
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SIMMs

Term
Match ____ to the ____ used in the memory slot.
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metal and metal

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Two file systems used for hard drives are ____ (the older system) and ____ (the newer system).
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FAT32 and NTFS

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A hard disk drive (HDD) comes in two sizes: ____ for desktop computers, and _____ for laptops.
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3.5" and 2.5"

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_____ is an interface standard for high-end hard drives used in servers.
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SRCI

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After a floppy disk drive is _______, you must configure the drive in ____ setup.
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installed and BIOS

Term
Use _____ _____ under _____ to manage hardware devices.
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Device Manager and Windows

Term
Serial ports use a _____ or _____ connector.
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DB9 and DB25

Term
Parallel ports can support ____ or ____.
Definition
EPP and ECP
Term
____ is faster and requires a ____ channel.
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ECP and DMA

Term
____ is a version of _____ compression used for audio files.
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MP3 and MPEG

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Two types of file formats used for images are ____ and ____.
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JPEG and TIFF

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_____ is a set of standards used to represent music in digital form.
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MIDI

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Avoid ____ ____ by moving cables out of the way or installing protective covers over the cables.
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trip hazards

Term
Never ship a ____ when the only copy of important ____ is on its hard drive.
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PC and data

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Protecting _____ and _____ documentation is an important preventive maintenance chore.
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software and hardware

Term
Networks are categorized in size as a ____, ____, wireless LAN, MAN, or WAN.
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PAN and LAN

Term
Performance of a network technology is measured in _____ and ______.
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bandwidth and latency

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A computer is configured to use ______ or ______ IP addresses.
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dynamic and static

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Hard drives use a _____ or 44-pin connection on a notebook.
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SATA

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