CompTIA A+ 220-1001 Chapter 5 - 8

On newer Apple computers, which physical interface has been replaced by Thunderbolt?

• FireWire
• HDMI
• Serial AT Attachment (SATA)
• USB

You're visually inspecting some computers to determine the USB versions they support, but they all have color coded ports without labels. Which of the following rules are generally true?

• All 3.x ports are blue.
• All blue ports are 3.x.
• If there are both black and white ports, the white ports are 2.0.
• If there are both black and white ports, the black ports are 2.0.
• Ports with red receptacles provide power when the computer is on standby.

What elements are different between an internal SATA cable and an eSATA cable?

• Connector shape
• Data rate
• Disk size capacity
• Electromagnetic shielding
• Number of pins

Which of the following video interfaces are analog only?

• DVI-A
• DVI-D
• DVI-I
• VGA

Which physical interface is used on sound cards to connect synthesizers and other electronic instruments?

• ⅛ inch (3.5 mm) colored ports
• FireWire
• MIDI
• S/PDIF

What video interfaces support 3D video?

• DisplayPort
• DVI-D
• HDMI 1.3
• HDMI 2.0
• VGA

Which short-range wireless interface is used with smartphone technology for point-of-sale payments?

• Bluetooth
• Infrared (IR)
• Near field communication (NFC)
• Radio Frequency (RF)

You're replacing the video card of an older computer that was originally purchased as a graphics design workstation. What expansion slot do you expect the old card might use?

• AGP
• PCI
• PCIe 4x
• PCIe16x
• USB dongle

What expansion interfaces are hot-swappable?

• ExpressCard
• Mini-PCIe
• PCI
• PCIe
• Thunderbolt

Your laptop's Wi-Fi adapter seems to be dead, so you're going to install a new one. What approaches should you consider?

• Add an ExpressCard
• Add a USB dongle
• Replace the AGP card
• Replace the Mini-PCIe card
• Replace the PCIe card