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- 1Motherboard30W not including the CPU power
- 2Memory10 W per 2GB module
- 3CPU ChipUses AMD Phenom processors use 65-140W
Athlon 64 processors - 4Harddrive5-15W power
- 5Optical DriveUses New CD or DVD 5W-20W
- 6Floppy Drive5-10W
- 7Adapter Card5-30W
- 8What is Form Factor ?for power supply it refers to the size and shape pg.1-22
- 9ESDElectrostatic Discharge
occurs when the charges on separated objects are unequal or brought near each other - 10Names ways to prevent Static ElectricityDont shuffle your feet
Increase humidity in the room/building
Keep yourself grounded as you work
Wear cotton clothing
Remove carpeting
Use air ionization system pg 1-3 - 11Names ways to prevent static discargeUnplug equipment
Ground with an antistatic wrist band or touching metal so the charges won't build up
Be at equal discharge potential with device
ESD Toolkits - 12What does the computer runs on?Electricity
- 13Can you get an electrical discharge when the case is closed?NO, but you still have to be careful to keep yourself grounded, it is a higher risk when the case is open!
- 14What are the typical internal components you will find inside a computer case?System board- Motherboard
Hard drive
Removeable drives, floppy DVD, and CD-ROM
Power supply
Cooling Fan
Adapter Cards
Wires, cables, and connectors - 15Why is opening the case the right way is important?To prevent damage to the components
- 16Which side do you open?Open the side that gives you the most access to the components. pg.1-5
- 17Is it necessary to shut down your computer?Yes
- 18Class A Fire Extinguisher does...fire on fire wood or paper
- 19Class B Fire ExtingusiherPuts out fire with grease, oil, gasoline, or similar liquids. Label has a red square with a "B"
- 20Class C Fire ExtingquisherPuts out fire involving electrical equipment
- 21Class DFlammable metals, label shows a yellow star with a "D"
- 22Designed for putting out fires from multiple types of flammable materials by using an extinguishing chemical along with a nonflammable gas propellant.Dry Chemicals
- 23Interrupts the chemical reaction of burning materials. Use on electrical equipmentHalon
- 24Uses water along with compressed gas, as a propellant. ...You know this one :)Water!
- 25Fire extinguisher are designed for class b, class C fire, and cools the item and the surrounding air.CO2
- 26You are working in an office and the office has a lot of Electrical overload circuits, how would you advise the office manager of Electrical safety?Avoid overloading electrical circuits
label the breakers in the electrical box
Use surge protectors and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)
avoid overloading power strings
power cords should be encased along the walkway
Good ventilation
secure all cables - 27Voltageis the force of electricity caused by a difference in charge or electrical potential
- 28What is the main circuit board in a personal computer?The Motherboard
- 29Flow of electronsElectricity
- 30a measure of flow of electrons, there must be a complete circuit or pathCurrent
- 31Flow of electricityConductor
- 32A complete circuit is called a ...Closed
- 33an incomplete circuit is calledOpen
- 34What causes the current to stop?An interruptions
- 35Current that flows in a single direction at a constant voltage through a circuit is called?Direct Current
- 36Current that flows repeatedly back and forth through the circuit at a constantly varying voltage level is called?Alternating Current
known as (AC) - 37a force that opposes the flow of DC through a conductor is called?Resistance
- 38Impedancea force that opposes the flow of AC, it is converted into heat or some other force of energy
- 39What is electrical power measured in?Watts
- 40What is measure in OHMS?Resistance & Impendance
- 41The human body has a resistance of about how many Ohms?500,000
- 42Yellow wire color and how many pins?12V
13, 14, 15 - 43ATX9.6 by 12 created by Intel in 1996 most popular form, this one is the much larger
- 44Mini ATX8.2 by 11.2
- 45Micro ATX9.6 by 9.6 released in 1996 offered few slots than the standard ATX for mother board
- 46MiniATX6.7 by 6.7 created by VIA 2003
motherboard size - 47Nano ITX4.7 by 4.7 created by VIA 2004
mother board size - 48Pico-ITX3.9 by 2.8 Created by VIA technologies in 2007
Motherboard - 49Daughter Boarda circuit board that connects to a circuit board. It often used with video cards to add more video-processing capabilities
- 50Tell me the different kinds of busAddress
Data
Expansion - 51Name two Microprocessor companiesIntel and AMD
- 52Expansion Busthe communication pathway over which non core components of your computer interact with the CPU, memory, and other core components
- 53What is Data?The bus transfer data between the CPU and the RAM also known as the system bus or data bus
- 54Addressthe bus transmits memory addresses between the CPU and the RAM
- 55PCI StandardDeveloped by Intel in 1992
supports bus speed of either 33MHz or 66MHZ and supports a 32 bit and a 64 bit bus design. In a 64 bit implementations at 66 MHz supports PCI bus slots peak of 533 MBPS - 56PCIxOnly used in Servers and slowly going away pg 2-8
- 57PCIeexpress uses serial communication instead of the parallel communication . It is also know as a link . Each link use a bidirectional, serial, point to point connection called a lane.
- 58AGPdeveloped in 1997 to improve video performance, also Pnp (Plug n Play) configurable, called more that a port rather than bus
The slots are typically brown, maroon or another dark color. - 59Chipsetis one or more chips packaged in a single unit and sold together. it performs a set of functions in a computer.
- 60What are the two most important Chipset?Northbridge & Southbridge
- 61Northbridgecontrols the interactions among the CPU, Memory and Cache, AGP and PCIe video control circuitry
- 62SouthbridgeControls PCI expansion bus, floppy drive controller, serial, parallel and PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports
- 63Controller HubUse to manage data transmission in the southbridge
- 64USBConnects peripherals such as USB drives, card readers , a wireless mouse, keyboard etc.
- 65Reset ButtonCauses immediate reboot, sometimes this button is behind the front panel
- 66What are the components of the CPU?A control unit
One or more execution unit
Registers - 67What does the Control Unit Do?It manages the flow of instructions and data. It is built from arithmetic logic
- 68ALU in the CPU does what?Calculates and compare numbers
- 69FPU in the Control Unite does what?Floating- point unit and is design to work with real numbers- with fractional components and are very large. Faster and more efficient
- 70Math coprocessoradd on chip. Intel 80386 and 80486 processors
- 71Corea single core processor has one execution unit
- 72Registersare very small, yet very fast, memory locations available on the CPU for holding instructions of data
- 73Microprocessorsmillions of instructions per second
- 74Addressable Ramtotal amount of memory accessible
- 75CacheHigh-speed temporary storage
- 76Graphics Processing UnitNewer processors, including Intel's Core I series and AMD's fusion. The unit speed video performance especially high-end gaming
- 77Hyper threadingan Intel technology that enables each single processor core to execute two streams of instructions at the same time sharing workload between two virtual processors when possible
- 78MultiprocessingThe use of more than one processor within a system, to speed programs execution Operating Systems
- 79Overclockingrunning the CPU at a higher speed than it was rated to run
- 80TCP/IPTransmission control protocol/internet Protocol
- 81IPX/SPXInternet Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange is a routable, proprietary protocol that was the native protocol in early versions of Novel Netware.
- 82Apple TalkA routable network protocol supported ty Apple Macintosh computers. Supports TCP/IP can connect to windows network without requiring Apple talk support
- 83Every device has to have a unique address what are those?Media Access Control
Ipv4 address
Ipv6 address
Character based names - 84MACMedia Access Control address uses a unique address permanently embedded in a NIC by manufacturer
- 85Ipv4 address32-bit address consisting of a series of four 8-bit numbers separated by periods
- 86IPv6 addressa 128-bit address, which can support a much bigger pool of available of address than IPv4
- 87MAC addressphysical address, adapter address or Ethernet address, identifies an LAN.
Only used by devices inside the LAN - 88IP AddressIPv4 & IPv6
- 89IPv4 address32- bit long made up of 4 bits, all address composed of two parts:
Hosts and Host ID - 90IANAInternet Assign Numbers Authority class ful IPv4 addresses
- 91APIPA addressingAutomatic Private IP addressing
used only on private network and can't be used on the Internet - 92Subnet Masksused to identify the network ID portion of an IP address
allows additional addresses to be implemented - 93Default gatewayis another term for the router. if the computer doesn't know how to deliver a packet, it five the packet to the default gateway to deliver
- 94What are the Major Wireless Standards?802.11b
- 95802.11a802.11g
- 96802.11n802.11n ==600Mbps
2.4 or 5 Ghz frequency
70 meters indoor & 250 meters outdoor
Not compatible with 802.11g, b,and a - 97802.11g20+ Mbps
2.4 Ghz
45 meter indoors
90 meters outdoors
Yes compatible with 802.11b - 98802.11a54 Mbps
5 Ghz
15 meters indoor
30 meters outdoor
No; not compatible with 802.11b - 99802.11b11 Mbps
2.4 GHz
50 meters indoor
300 Meters outdoor
Yes - 100WEPWired Equivalent Privacy
built into the 802.11 wireless connectivity standards that govern how data can be encrypted while in transfer on the wireless network. pg 11-4
least secured
uses a 64 bit or 128 bit symmetric encryption. - 101WPAWI-FI Protected Access Personal
developed to overcome WEP weakness
RC4 symmetric cipher 128 -bit key
Uses Pre-shared key (PSK)
Uses a secret Key or Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) - 102WPA2- AESfeatures from 802.11i
uses the advanced Encryption System (AES) cipher for stronger encryption (equivalent to IEEE802.11i)
counter mode to provide stronger security and eliminate eavesdropping to spot data patterens - 103NATcorrelates internal and external addresses
internal addresses often private,eternal are public
protects internal devices
reasons for nat
availability of address
security - 104Port AddressA device such as a router or firewall, preforms NAT service
- 105SATA15- pin connector; power SATA periphals
- 106MOLEX4-pin connector; powers hard drives; also called Optical drives
- 107Floppy4 - pin connector to power floppy drive; also called a Berg connector
- 1084/8 pinConnect PcI devices using 6 pins or a 6+2 pin configuration
- 10920 pin, 24 pinConnects to the motherboard, part of ATX standard
- 110When do we use the Voltage SwitchAllows you to select an operation voltage of 115 or 230 pg 1-25
- 111CPUThe chip that processes instructions, manipulate data, and controls the interaction of the other component in your computer
- 112Expansion SlotsSlots into which you can plug additional circuit boards to expand the capabilities of your computer
- 113AGP graphics adapter slotA slot into which you can plug an AGP graphics adapter card, which produces the output displayed on your monitor
- 114Hard Drive InterfaceA header into which you can plug calbes to connect hard drives, CD drives , and DVD drives to the system.
- 115Floppy DriveA header into which you can plug the cable to connect a floppy drive to the system
- 116Optical DriveIDE or SCSI connector to a CD or DVD to drive the system
- 117Random Access MemoryVolatile memory
- 118PS/2 mouse and keyboardPorts into which you can plug PS/2 style keyboard and mouse connectors.
- 119USB portOne or more ports into which you can plug cables to connect USB Drive to your PC
- 120Network InterfaceNetwork interface circuitry build into the motherboard to enable connections to a network without using add-on- adapter card
- 121Jumperssmall conductive sheaths and jumper pins are used to manually configure settings on the motherboard. Can also be used to clear or reset CMOS settings
- 122Audio/Modem Riser (AMR)Standard to support modems and audio cards. An AMR slots provides both audio and modem support. This slot moved analog input/output functions off the motherboard and onto an external card. AMR compatible motherboards are faster and cheaper to produce
- 123Communications and Networking Riser (CNR)Developed by Intel; an expansion slot of the AMR
supports specialized modems, audio cards and network cards. Located near the edge of the motherboard - 124What kinds of slots does the motherboard has?AMR or CNR
- 125Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)Intel Corp. developed in 1992, bus speed 33MHz or 66MHZ; supports both 32-bit and a 64 bit bus design. NOTE** in a 64 bit implementation of 66MHz the PCI bus supports a peak transfer of 533MBps
- 126DIMMDirect Memory Execute transfer all the AGP adapter.
- 127Dot PitchThe measurement between the same spot in two vertical adjacent color dots trios. Expressed in millimeters or dot per inch. It tells how sharp the image will be
- 128Resolutiondefined by how many software picture elements (pixels) are being used to draw the screen. higher resolution, means more image can be displayed on the screen. Disadvantage is that the image appears to be smaller
- 129Video CardUsed to store rendered screen images and are used to store images on a screen. The video card can affect the images on the screen if it doesn't have enough memory
- 130CSMA/CDset of rules determines how network responds when two devices attempt to use data channel simultaneously.
- 131What is CompTIA's A+ Troubleshooting model?Identify the problem
Establish a theory
Test the Theory to determine the cause
Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem or implement the solution
Verify Full system functions
Documents Finding - 132Identify the problemAsk Questions of the user and determining any changes the user has made to the computer. Perform a backup before making changes
- 133Establish a theory a probable causeAnalyze the problem, including potential causes to determine if its hardware or software
- 134Test the theory to determine actual causeTest components related to the problem. This process includes inspecting components for obvious things:
- 135Establish a plan of actionCreate a plan to resolve the problem and the implement the solution in your plan
- 136Verify full system FunctionsVerify the results and if necessary , take additional steps to correct the proble,
- 137Document the FindingsDocument actions you took to correct the problem, as well as outcome of those actions. ( Microsoft Help and Support)
- 138When you troubleshoot hardware what do you look for?Loose, broken, damage, or improperly wired cables
broken or malfunctioning network devices
to verify network activity by checking blinking LED or link lights on network devices such as routers or hubs - 139Event ViewerUse to monitor events
determine cause of problems with application, components of operating system, suspected security breach - 140What are the Event Viewer events?Application
Security
System
Warnings, aren't immediate a problem but it could become a problem - 141—
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