CORE 1 General Flashcards
TS Theory 1
Identify The Problem
TS Theory 2
Establish Theory
TS Theory 3
Test the Theory
TS Theory 4
Establish a Plan of Action
TS Theory 5
Verify Full Functionality
TS Theory 6
Documentation
GPU
Graphics Processing Unit
RAM
Random Access Memory
CPU
Central Processing Unit
VGA
Video Graphics Array
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
Intermittent Shutdowns caused by what?
Overheating
Heat sink does what?
Transfer heat from the CPU
Uses LGA (Land Grid Array)
Intel
Uses PGA (Pin Grid Array)
AMD
What is DDR4
Double Data Rate 4 - a type of RAM
What does Parity do?
Verifies information from RAM is correct
What is ECC
Error Correcting Code - Corrects issues found on RAM
SO-DIMM
Small outline Dual Inline Memory Module - Laptop memory
Virtual Memory
Extra memory stored on storage device as memory backup
BIOS
Basic Input / Output Services
What is the job of the BIOS
Allow communication and interaction with motherboard before OS startup
Difference between firmware, software, and hardware
Firmware burned onto chip, software copied to media, and hardware is the physical components
P.O.S.T.
Power on Self Test - tests hardware on startup
Post code - 1 beep
Reporting back good
Post code - continue to beep
No RAM
How to get into BIOS
DEL or F2
RTC
Real Time Clock
What does the CMOS Battery do?
Date / Time
ATX Motherboard
Largest Motherboard -
12” x 9.6”
mITX (Mini-ITX) motherboard
6.7” x 6.7” SMALL
mATX (MicroATX)
9.6” x 9.6”
Northbridge
Handles Fast Stuff
Southbridge
Slower Stuff (USB I/O functions)
230 Volts of AC (VAC)
European Outlets
120 Volts of AC (VAC)
North American
20+(P4) Connector
ATX Power Supply
Power Connector for Hard Drives
SATA
PSU
Power Supply Unit
5.25” form Factor
Optical Media
3.5” and 2.5” form factor
Hard Drives
1.8” form factor
SSD
ATA
Advanced Technology Attatchment
eSATA
external sata connector
NVMe
Non-Volatile Memory Express
RAID
Redundant Array of Independent Disks
Raid 0
Striping - minimum 2 drives. Data split between drives. Provides Speed.
Raid 1
Mirroring - 2-4 drives. Duplicates information. Redundancy.
Raid 5
Striping w/ Parity - Minimum 3 drives. Splits data and creates a copy.
Raid 10
2 pairs of drives - Splits data and mirrors data.
TPM
Trusted Platform Module
Causes Crashes and Reboots
Corrupt OS
Clicking in computer
Hard Drive mechanical failure
USB 1.0 Speed
1.5 Mbps
USB 1.1 Speed
12 Mbps
USB 2.0 Speed
480 Mbps
USB 3.0 Speed
5 Gbps
USB 3.1 Gen1 Speed
5 Gbps
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Speed
10 Gbps
USB A goes where?
Into Computer