A+ 901 Test 7 Flashcards
As opposed to active cooling components such as cooling fans, heat sinks fall into the category of passive cooling components because they do not need to draw any electrical power in order to operate.
True
Which of the following answers describe the features of Socket FM2?
AMD CPU socket
PGA-ZIF packaging
904 contacts
A 64-bit CPU can be used either with a 32-bit or 64-bit version of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
True
What are the characteristic features of Socket FM2+?
906 contacts
AMD CPU socket
PGA-ZIF packaging
Which of the terms listed below refers to a situation where a single CPU appears as two virtual CPUs to the operating system?
Hyperthreading
What are the characteristic features of Socket AM3?
PGA-ZIF packaging
AMD CPU socket
941 contacts
The most notable difference between Pin Grid Array (PGA) and Land Grid Array (LGA) packaging relates to the placement of contact pins, which in case of PGA can be found on the socket, and in case of LGA on the CPU.
False
Which of the answers listed below refer(s) to solution(s) aimed at improving CPU heat dissipation?
Heat sink
CPU fan
Thermal paste
Liquid-based cooling
Which of the following built-in functionalities allows a CPU to take over tasks normally executed by a dedicated graphics card?
Integrated GPU
What are the characteristic features of Socket FM1?
AMD CPU socket
PGA-ZIF packaging
905 contacts
In CPU cooling, thermal compound is applied to fill in the narrow space between:
CPU and heat sink
Which of the answers listed below refers to the area of implementation of No-eXecute bit (NX bit)?
Malware protection
What are the characteristic features of Socket AM3+?
AMD CPU socket
PGA-ZIF packaging
942 contacts
A security feature used by CPUs for isolating areas of memory in order to prevent the execution of code from non-executable memory locations is known as:
No-eXecute bit (NX bit)
Which of the CPU models listed below are compatible with the LGA 775 socket?
Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron, Celeron D, Pentium XE, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Xeon
Which of the following statements list(s) data transfer rates of the USB 1.1 standard?
12 Mbps
1.5 Mbps
USB version 1.1 offers two data transfer speeds: 1.5 Mbps designed for low data rate peripherals such as joysticks (sometimes referred to as “Low-Speed USB”), and 12 Mbps designed for higher-speed devices such as disk drives (sometimes referred to as “Full-Speed USB”).
True
USB 2.0 (aka “Hi-Speed USB”) specifies the maximum data transfer rate of:
480 Mbps
Which of the following statements apply to the USB 3.0 standard?
Backward compatibility with all preceding USB standards
Speed of up to 5 Gbps
USB 3.0 is also commonly referred to as SuperSpeed USB
Maximum practical cable length of 3 meters
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard specifies that type A connectors can be attached to:
Devices that supply power
Host devices
What is the maximum number of USB devices that can be connected to a single USB host controller?
127
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard specifies that type B connectors can be attached to:
Target devices
Devices that receive power
What is the maximum allowable cable length for USB devices?
5 meters
Which of the statements listed below apply to USB?
Hot-pluggable devices
Bootable devices
Serial communication interface
