Sunday, August 28, 2011

A+ certification Flash card emulator for studying.



I think both of these are phenomenal ways to study for your A+ certification. I have compiled a Q + A below with answers as a show of how to utilize these sites.



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

__F__        1.   A serial port transmits data in parallel and is most often used by an older printer.

__F__        2.   When data and instructions are not being used, they must be kept in permanent storage, sometimes called primary storage.

__F__        3.   Most PC support jobs require simply working with hardware and software.

__T__        4.   A help-desk call is the most difficult situation to handle when a customer is not knowledgeable about how to use a computer.

__F__        5.   The support technician decides when the work is done.

__T__        6.   The electrical requirements for motherboards change over time as new technologies make additional demands for power.

__T__        7.   When removing the motherboard, you’ll find a main power line, and maybe one auxiliary power line from the power supply to the motherboard.

__F__        8.   The power supply and monitor contain enough power to give you a strong shock except when they are unplugged.

__T__        9.   Today’s PCs have four or five buses, each with different speeds, access methods, and protocols.

__T__        10. PCIe is backward compatible

__F__        11. Electronic devices are more likely to fail than fans.

__T__        12. Excessive heat can damage the CPU and the motherboard.

__T__        13. A simple problem of replacing a bad memory module can become a complex research project if you don’t have a good grasp of current and past memory technologies.

__F__        14. Most often, placing memory on the motherboard and updating the BIOS manually is all that is necessary for installation.

__T__        15. For most SIMMs, the module slides into the slot at an angle.


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

__B__       16. To perform a computing task, software uses hardware for four basic functions: ____.
a.
input, storage, retrieval, and display
c.
input, storage, alteration, and output
b.
input, processing, storage, and output
d.
output, input, analysis, and viewing


__D__       17. Primary storage is provided by devices called memory or ____ located on the motherboard and on some adapter cards.
a.
ROM
c.
Flash
b.
BIOS
d.
RAM


__B__       18. Most ____ drives consist of a sealed case containing platters or disks that rotate at a high speed.
a.
Optical
c.
flash
b.
Hard
d.
solid state


__D__       19. USB ____ drives are compact, easy to use, and currently hold up to 64 GB of data.
a.
Worm
c.
hard
b.
Optical
d.
flash


__A__       20. The most important component of the computer’s electrical system is the ____, which is usually near the rear of the case.
a.
power supply
c.
drive cage
b.
cooling fan
d.
power bus


__D__       21. Data and instructions are stored on special ROM (read-only memory) chips on the board and are called the ____.
a.
Flash
c.
BIOS
b.
Microcode
d.
Symbols


__B__       22. The ____ interface between the subsystems in user mode and the HAL.
a.
Application
c.
primitive
b.
executive services
d.
non-privileged services


__D__       23. A ____ is a single task, such as the task of printing a file, that the process requests from the kernel.
a.
Fiber
c.
process
b.
Bundle
d.
Thread



__A__       24. Windows offers two ways to sync files: ____.
a.
Briefcase and Offline Files
c.
Synchronization Tasks and Online Files
b.
Network Neighborhood and Offline Files
d.
Briefcase and Synchronization layer


__C__       25. A ____ is responsible for the PC before trouble occurs.
a.
PC hardware technician
c.
PC support technician
b.
PC software technician
d.
technical support technician


__B__       26. The most significant certifying organization for PC technicians is the ____.
a.
Security+
b.
Computing Technology Industry Association
c.
Internet Engineering Task Force
d.
Computer Technology Information Association


__D__       27. ____ has industry recognition, so it should be your first choice for certification as a PC technician.
a.
Security+ Certification
c.
Hardware+ Certification
b.
Network+ Certification
d.
A+ Certification


__C__       28. One of the most important ways to achieve customer satisfaction is to do your best by being ____.
a.
Genial
c.
prepared
b.
on time
d.
courteous


__B__       29. ____ customers are those where you both work for the same company, in which case you might consider the customer your colleague
a.
External
c.
Adjunct
b.
Partner
d.
Internal


__A__       30. To improve your attitude, you must do it from your ____.
a.
Heart
c.
intellect
b.
Head
d.
language


__D__       31. When you’re working with or talking to a customer, focus on ____.
a.
the amount of time
c.
the problem
b.
the solution
d.
him or her



__D__       32. Motherboards that support PCI Express and have the 24-pin P1 connector are sometimes called ____ boards.
a.
Advanced ATX
c.
Micro ATX
b.
Modified ATX
d.
Enhanced ATX


__D__       33. ____ is running a processor, motherboard, or video card at a higher frequency than the manufacturer recommends and is not considered a best practice.
a.
Overbuilding
c.
Overburning
b.
Overrunning
d.
Overclocking


__C__       34. A(n) ____ is a general-purpose tool that can measure several characteristics of electricity in a variety of devices.
a.
Voltmeter
c.
multimeter
b.
Ohmmeter
d.
ammeter


__D__       35. Older hard drives use a(n) ____-conductor IDE ribbon cable.
a.
20
c.
60
b.
40
d.
80


__B__       36. A system might have up to ____ types of ribbon cables.
a.
Two
c.
four
b.
Three
d.
five


__D__       37. A(n) ____ might solve the problem of intermittent errors caused by noise in the power line to the PC.
a.
uninterruptible power supply
c.
line manager
b.
line cleaner
d.
line conditioner


__C__       38. A ____ is the most complicated component in a computer.
a.
video card
c.
motherboard
b.
sound card
d.
modem


__C__       39. Throughput is sometimes called ____.
a.
Speed
c.
bandwidth
b.
Capacity
d.
Expandability



__D__       40. For Windows XP, Ntldr is responsible for loading the OS, and is, therefore, called the ____.
a.
link loader program
c.
boot interface program
b.
partition management program
d.
boot loader program

__A__       41. Most likely when you first install a hard drive or an operating system, you will want to have the BIOS attempt to first boot from a ____.
a.
CD
c.
floppy drive
b.
hard drive
d.
USB drive


__C__       42. Processor core frequency is measured in ____.
a.
Hertz
c.
gigahertz
b.
Megahertz
d.
terahertz


__A__       43. Memory on the processor die is called ____ cache.
a.
Level 1
c.
Level 3
b.
Level 2
d.
Level 4


__C__       44. ____ hold counters, data, instructions, and addresses that the ALU is currently processing.
a.
Logic units
c.
Registers
b.
Caches
d.
Shifters


__D__       45. The cooler sits on top of the processor and consists of a fan and a heat ____, which are fins that draw heat away from the processor.
a.
Dump
c.
pump
b.
Pipe
d.
sink


__B__       46. The temperature inside the case should not exceed ____ degrees C.
a.
27
c.
57
b.
38
d.
100


__A__       47. A(n) ____ gets its name because it has independent pins on opposite sides of the module.
a.
DIMM
c.
SIMM
b.
RIMM
d.
TRIMM


__D__       48. If the number of bits is not an odd number for odd parity or an even number for even parity, a ____ error occurs.
a.
Checksum
c.
word
b.
Flip
d.
parity

__B__       49. When Windows does not have adequate memory to perform an operation, it gives a(n)
“____” error or it slows down to a painful crawl.
a.
Out of memory
c.
Excess memory
b.
Insufficient memory
d.
Stack overflow


__C__       50. For ____ modules, small clips latch into place on each side of the slot to hold the module in the slot.
a.
DRAM
c.
DIMM
b.
RIMM
d.
SIMM