IT Foundations (CompTIA A+) Flashcards
(42 cards)
What will cause incorrect system dates and loss of bios settings
dying CMOS battery
what manages I/O interfaces for the computer such as PCI, PCIe, USB, serial, and IDE?
Southbridge chip
this was developed to replace PC Card PCMCIA and is used in laptops - provides additional connection ports for PCs
ExpressCard
Resides on the motherboard and is brown in color, used for connecting a video card to a computer
AGP slot
this CPU component performs arithmetic and logic operations
arithmetic logic unit
this CPU component fetches instructions from memory, decodes, and executes them
control unit
a UEFI feature that verifies an operating system’s boot loader is electronically signed by the vendor before it loads
secure boot
an international standard designed to secure hardware by integrating encryption keys into devices. Use RSA keys for hardware authentication and used by DoD
Trusted Platform Module
allows the operating system to control the amount of power given to each device and to power them down when not in use
Advanced Configuration Power Interface
enables the computer to discover and configure new hardware, and manage any hardware conflicts that arise when new hardware is added.
PnP
The computer accesses these while the firmware is in control of computer
boot services
The computer accesses these while the OS is in control of computer
runtime services
through what does the RAM connect to Northbridge or CPU itself?
memory controller on the chip and the memory bus on the motherboard
have additional circuits that hold data and manage electrical signals before the information is passed between RAM and the memory controller
buffered DIMMs
based on the memory bus’ clock signal to synchronize thwith the system bus clock speed
Double Data Rate memory
which is smaller DIMM or SODIMM
SODIMM
How to calculate DDR transfer rates
DDR-1234 * 8 (multiply by 8)
A process that allows to rewrite the information stored on the chip, instead of having to physically replace the chip.
Flashing
performs management functions such as specifying the memory’s clock signal
control bus
a physical interface standard that you can use to connect up to 127 peripheral devices to your computer
USB
the physical interface used to connect internal hard drives, solids state drives, and optical drives to the computer.
SATA
A general purpose serial bus that is more efficient for high speed storage and video connections
Firewire
Ethernet cable type rated for crawlspaces and behind walls
plenum
1: White/Green
2: Green
3: White/Orange
4: Blue
5: White/Blue
6: Orange
7: White/Brown
8: Brown
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