Computer hardware A+

24 July 2022
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What is not a feature of a Processor?
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Multi core Processing
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What is the general name of the processor feature that AMD calls Hyper Transport?
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Multi Threading
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Which type of processor memory is located on the processor chip or processor die?
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Level 1 cache
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What is not a component of a processor?
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Device Drivers
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Which Intel processor technology interconnects the processor and chip-set and wireless network adapter as a unit, improving laptop performance?
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Centrino
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What is TRUE about installing a processor on a motherboard?
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after replacing the processor in the socket, you need to lock down the lever
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What is the most likely result of a correctly installed processor, but an incorrectly installed cooler?
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Boot process begins, but system suddenly turns off after a short period
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Which type of memory is the main memory installed as DIMMs on a motherboard?
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D RAM
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Which type of memory can support quad and triple and dual channels?
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DDR3
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What unit of measurement is used for DIMM read and write times?
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nanoseconds
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What is TRUE about DIMM technologies?
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S D RAM runs synchronized with the system clock
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which is true about Dimm slots?
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color coding is used to identify the channel
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what is not true when setting up dual channeling?
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if you have two pairs installed in two channels, all four DIMMs must match
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what is the transfer rate of a 64-bit module running at 1600 Megahertz?
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12800 Mega bites per second
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DIMMs used in servers can provide additional reliability if they use what technology?
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Error Correction Code also called E C C
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A DIMM that holds data and amplifies a signal before the data is written to the module uses what technology?
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it uses registers
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Which memory technology that is no longer used has a 32 bit data bus and 232 pins and requires a placeholder in empty slots?
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RIMM
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What technology in a DIMM informs the BIOS of the module's size and speed and voltage and data path width?
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SPD
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Which of the following memory configurations definitely will not work when populating a motherboard with DIMMs
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mixing unbuffered with registered
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Which of the following is not a necessary precaution when installing memory modules?
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test the motherboard for residual electrical charges
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What is the ability of a processor to execute 2 instructions at the same time.
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Multi processing
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The speed at which the processor operates internally is called the processor what?
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the processor frequency
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The family of AMD processors has processors that run up to 3.2 giga hertz and have up to 6 cores and use the AM3 socket, what AMD processor family is this?
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Phenom
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After you install a processor you should check the what to verify that the system recognized the processor correctly?
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you should check the BIOS
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what measures memory access timing?
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CAS LATENCY
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an error checking technology used by DIMMs
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E C C
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A Rambus memory module?
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R D Ram
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double sided Dimm that provide more than one bank
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dual ranked
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an error checking technology used by Simms?
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Parity
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a technology that allows a processor to handle more than one group of instructions?
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Hyper- threading
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the number of clock cycles it takes to write or read a row of data?
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RAS Latency
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a task or group of instructions executed by the CPU?
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Thread
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a placeholder module used in Rambus memory configurations?
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C Rimm
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memory chips installed on one side of the module?
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single-sided
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the factor used to determine clock speed between the processor and FSB?
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Multiplier