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Hardware Flashcards

1
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What performs a hash calculation on the data value for each transfer and stores it as an 8-bit checksum

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ECC

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2
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This form factor doubles the memory output for a desktop module

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DIMM Dual Inline Memory Module

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3
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For windows, this us the extended memory space of a disk

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Pagefile

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4
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The form factor that is normally aligned with a labtop for RAM memory

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SODIMM Small outliine dual inline memory module

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5
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When an ECC supplies to a memory module it is this specific device

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RDIMM Regitered Dual inline Module Memory

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6
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Spillover area if there is insufficient RAM space

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Swap space

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7
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Max size of 8 GB, transfer rate of 6.4 to 17.066 GB per second

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DDR3

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8
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Max size of 32 GB, transfer rate of 12.8 to 25.6 GB per second

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DDR4

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9
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Max size of 128 GB, transfer rate of 38.4 to 51.2 GB per second

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DDR5

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10
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Terminates cabling and does not establish any connections between the cable segments to any networks or internet to provide connectivity

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Patch panel

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11
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Logical security control that manages network communications by allowing traffic that a sysadmin or an authorized individual only permits

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Firewall

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12
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Hardware networking appliance acting as a concentrator or connector for cable segments to a modem, patch panel, or router port

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Switch

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13
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Where is the physical connection to the cable made in the computer using a transceiver port?

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Network Interface Card (NIC)

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14
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Power over Ethernet (PoE) 802.3bt installations run distribution system cables to wireless access points with which cable?

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Cat 6A

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15
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Reduces clutter, to improve airflow and allow for better cooling necessary for high performance graphics cards?

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Modular PSU (Power Supply Unit)

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16
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Initially PCI connectors were 5V, the dual voltage cards that have become more prevalent are this voltage?

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3.3V

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17
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Power adapters for computers come in?

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110-120V and 220-240V

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18
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Yellow wires are for this voltage?

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12V

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19
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Orange wires are for this voltage?

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3.3V

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20
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Red wires are for this voltage?

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5V

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21
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What color is the ground wires?

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Black

22
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For a modern computer, the output rating of rail (or rails) is the most important factor and the most heavily used in terms of voltage?

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12V

23
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This may indicate a problem with the power supply, the motherboard problem, or a faulty onboard speaker

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No beeps

24
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Repeating short beeps would indicate?

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Power supply fault or a motherboard problem

25
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Would indicate a keyboard issue?

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Three long beeps

26
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Would indicate a video adapter error?

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One long, three short beeps

27
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A problem with a memory controller is expressed by this range of sound?

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Continuious beeps

28
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Some most likely causes are software, disk/file corruption problems, or malware issues of this?

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Application crashes

29
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This printer uses a stepper motor, pulley, and belt (to move the print head) along with a guide shaft (to keep the print head stable) and sensors (to detect the position of the print head)

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Inkjet Printer

30
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Which of the following components will the administrator need to calibrate for every print job manually?

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Print bed

31
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This mechanical portion of a image drum applies a uniform -600V electrical charge across the drum’s surface.

A

Primary charge roller

32
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This enables programmers and application administrators to ensure that the application used by clients is always updated with the latest code

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Application Virtualization

33
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This is a lab and testing environment that enables a means to test software and applications under different resource constraints and operating systems.

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Cross-platform Virtualization

34
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Typically based on a guest operating system hypervisor, is designed to run on regular desktops and workstations while supporting legacy software and operating systems

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Client Side Virtualization

35
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What issue is occurring when there is no light-emitting diode (LED) lit on a hard drive disk (HDD)

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Faulty disk

36
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Will provide clues on whether the disk initiated and formatted properly for Windows to use it.

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Windows disk management

37
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Which of the following signs would indicate an overworked hard drive disk (HDD) due to insufficient system random access memory (RAM)?

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Constant LED activity

38
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Which redundant array of independent disks (RAID) volume type will immediately fail if one hard disk drive (HDD) fails?

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RAID 0

39
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The DNS uses root servers at the hierarchy top, represented by a trailing dot at the end of this

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FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name

40
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This software can convert scanned text into digital documents, ready for editing

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Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

41
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This is a device-independent page description language (PDL) often used for professional desktop publishing and graphical design output

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Adobe Postscript (PS)

42
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This indicates that the primary charge roller is dirty or damaged or that the high voltage power supply to the developer unit is malfunctioning

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Black stripes

43
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Virtual Desktop Infastructure VDI in the cloud is also known as

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Desktop as a Service DaaS

44
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Is a means of provisioning IT resources, such as servers, load balancers, and storage area network (SAN) components, quickly

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Infastructure as a Service IaaS

45
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Deploys servers and storage network infrastructure

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Platform as a Service Paas

46
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One advantages of cloud storage is automated sharing between different device which is known as

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File Synchronization

47
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Is a model of provisioning software application

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Software as a Service SaaS

48
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Means that the service experiences very little downtime. For example, a service with “Five Nines” or 99.999% availability experiences only 5 minutes and 15 seconds annual downtime

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High Availability

49
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Where several organizations share the costs of either a hosted private or fully private cloud.

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Community Cloud

50
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Refers to the system’s ability to handle changes to demand in real-time. A system with high elasticity will not experience loss of service or performance if demand suddenly doubles.

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Rapid Elasticity

51
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Provides resources between SaaS and IaaS.

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Platform as a Service PaaS

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