Hardware

Question 1

M.2 Drive

Answer 1

Smaller, No SATA connection. PCI Express bus connection (Fast). B & M key

Question 2

HDD

Answer 2

Rapid Rotating Platters. Magnetic Storage

Question 3

RAID

Answer 3

Redundancy Array of inexpensive disks

Question 4

RAID 0

Answer 4

Striping: File blocks are split, High performance, no redundancy.

Question 5

RAID 1

Answer 5

Mirroring, File blocks are duplicated btwn two or more drives, Need lots of storage, High redundancy

Question 6

RAID 5

Answer 6

Striping with parity: File blocks are striped along with a parity block. Requires 3 disks, Efficient High redundancy. May affect performance

Question 7

Raid 1 + 0

Answer 7

Striping Mirrors, Speed of striping, redundancy of mirroring, need a least 4 drives

Question 8

ATX

Answer 8

20/24 pin connector, standardized for intel

Question 9

MicroATX

Answer 9

Limited expansion slots, similar mounting points

Question 10

ITX

Answer 10

Low power, Single purpose, streaming media

Question 11

USB 1.1

Answer 11

1.5 - 12 Mbps

Question 12

USB 2.0

Answer 12

480 Mbps

Question 13

USB 3.0

Answer 13

5 Gbps

Question 14

USB 3.1

Answer 14

10 Gbps

Question 15

USB 3.2

Answer 15

10 Gbps - 20 Gbps

Question 16

IAAS

Answer 16

Outsource your equipment, If you purchase a server in the cloud and then install and manage the operating system and software, this is Iaas.

Question 17

PAAS

Answer 17

Platform as a Service (PaaS) is a cloud computing service that enables consumers to rent fully configured systems that are set up for specific purposes

Question 18

SAAS

Answer 18

enables a service provider to make applications available over the Internet to end-users. This can be a calendar, scheduling, invoicing, word processor, database, or other programs. For example, Google Docs and Office 365 are both word processing SaaS solutions.

Question 19

Plenum rated cable

Answer 19

Low smoke and low flame characteristics

Question 20

Single beep POST

Answer 20

BIOS completed POST

Question 21

Digitizer

Answer 21

Convert touch events into digital signals

Question 22

Repeater

Answer 22

Receives, Regenerates and resends

Question 23

Hub

Answer 23

Multi Port Repeater, Going in one port and repeated to every other port. Less efficient When network increases

Question 24

Switch

Answer 24

Forwards traffic based on data link address. Remembers each MAC address

Question 25

Category 3 Copper Cable

Answer 25

10 Base-T, 100 Meters

Question 26

Cat 5 Copper Cable

Answer 26

100 Base-TX, 1000 Base-T, 100 Meters

Question 27

Cat 5e Copper Cable

Answer 27

100 Base-TX, 1000 Base-T, 100 Meters

Question 28

Cat 6

Answer 28

10GBase-T, 37 to 55 meters

Question 29

Cat 6A

Answer 29

10GBase-T 100 Meters

Question 30

Thermal Printer

Answer 30

Quiet, Turns black when heated. Sensitive to light. Cash registers, credit card terminals and quiet areas.

Question 31

Laser Printers

Answer 31

High Quality, Fast, very complex. Image drawn onto drum and painted with a laser. Transfer toner to paper.

Question 32

Inkjet

Answer 32

Quiet, High Res, Ink cartridge, Places drops of ink onto a page

Question 33

Impact Printers

Answer 33

Dot matrix, small matrix of pins press against ribbon to make a mark on paper. Noisy

Question 34

Adhoc

Answer 34

Direct connection between wireless devices