A+ Certification Hardware Midterm

Regarding an onsite accident, what kind of report should detail what happened and where it happened?

Incident

The AT form factor _.

is now obsolete

Each pair of wires between a PCIe controller and a device is called a(n) _.

lane

Newer CPUs process instructions and commands in what type of execution?

Parallel

What is the main utility launch point in a Linux Gnome 3 environment?

The System menu

How much RAM can a 64-bit processor theoretically access?

16 EB

In the past, how much power was supplied by power supplies with 12-V rails?

18 amps

How can you easily clear CMOS settings and change them back to factory defaults?

Change the positions of the CMOS clear wires.

How does a non-maskable interrupt (NMI) manifest itself?

By displaying a proprietary crash screen

The boot sequence be specified from the _.

Boot tab in UEFI setup

At what voltage do DIMMs running DDR4 run?

1.2 volts (V)

If a user or a technician becomes injured on the job, what should be done?

Create an incident report.

A surge suppressor should have a rating of at least _.

330-V

How many failures can RAID 0 withstand and remain functional?

Zero

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

Use assertive communication

The _ program checks out the system every time the computer boots.

POST

How much RAM can 32-bit processors access?

Up to 4 GB

How many tiny read/write heads service each platter in a traditional hard disk drive (HDD)?

Two

A PC does not work. What should you check first?

Whether the AC plug is plugged in

In today's computers, the CPU tells _ the clock speed it needs, and the clock chip then automatically adjusts for the CPU.

the motherboard

As an improvement of the ATX form factor over AT, shorter wires made it easier to shield them and made them capable of handling double or quadruple the _ speed of the motherboard.

clock

The computer is beeping constantly after you have booted it. What is the likely cause of the problem?

RAM

What are the three major components in a modern computer?

Hardware, operating system, and applications

CPUs typically run at some factor of the clock speed. What makes this possible?

Multipliers

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

15

How many watts of power does an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X require at peak performance?

200

In the acronym, SDRAM, what does the S represent?

Synchronous

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

Hot

Disk mirroring/duplexing is also known as _.

RAID 1

SATA drives come in three common SATA-specific varieties:

1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, and 6 Gbps

In macOS, what launch point provides access to the tools needed to perform services on a Mac beyond what's included in System Preferences, including Activity Monitor and Terminal?

Utilities folder

What enables you to acquire and download Windows apps directly from Microsoft?

The Microsoft Store

DDR3 can grab _ times as much data every clock cycle as DDR2 can.

2

To show that you are dependable, you should always be _.

on time

How many pins to DDR5 DIMMs have?

288-pin SO-DIMM

In Windows 11, which tool enables you to set up hard drives, manage devices, test system performance, and much more?

Windows Tools

Most desktop motherboards come with atleast one _ jack for attaching a network cable.

RJ-45

What is the first step of the troubleshooting methodology?

Identify the problem.

What is the background of Windows 11's default interface called?

The Desktop

A _ is made up of 64 bits.

quad word