A+ Guide Chapter 1

What connector has 4 pins, is used for older IDE drives and some SATA drives, and can provide +5 V and +12 V power outputs?

• SATA connector

• Berg connector

• Molex connector

• PCIe connector

What is the component that usually has a dual-voltage selector switch and has cables that connect to the motherboard and drives called?

• HDD

• PSU

• DIMM

• PCIe

A micro-ATX motherboard will fit into a case that follows what minimum standard?

• ATX 1.0

• ATX 1.5

• ATX 2.0

• ATX 2.1

How many pins are used in a parallel port, also known as an LPT port?

• 9

• 15

• 25

• 40

What type of port is sometimes used by routers for management and configuration purposes?

• DB9 port

• LPT port

• PS/2 Port

• eSata port

What audio port connects to an external home theater audio system, providing digital audio output?

• S/PDIF

• FireWire

• Thunderbolt

• eSata

What is the most common pointing device on laptops

• a touch pad

• a mouse

• a touch screen

• a trackball

How many pins are in the power supply connector that is typically used on most motherboards today?

• 20 pin

• 8 pin

• 24 pin

• 15 pin

What component is most likely to be installed in a PC, is considered primary storage, and typically stores the operating system, as well as its applications?

• floppy drive

• tape drive

• hard disk drive

• optical drive

In a cellular network, each cell is controlled by a tower. What are these towers called?

• cell controllers

• cell hubs

• base controllers

• base stations