A+ Practice Questions Hardware 2

Which type of motherboard expansion slot has various speeds such as x8 and x16?

• AGP

• PCI

• PCIe

• CNR

You are helping a friend build a new gaming PC. To save on costs they have opted to buy a new motherboard but keep their existing DDR2 memory from their previous PC. After having some trouble getting the memory to fit into the motherboard you check the motherboard manufacturer's documentation and find they recommend their own DDR3 memory. How should you proceed?

• Enable the DDR downgrade feature using a jumper on the motherboard's pins

• Buy the recommended memory from the same manufacturer as the motherboard

• Purchase a DDR2 to DDR3 slot adapter

• Purchase DDR3 memory from any manufacturer

Of the following 4 options, which incorrectly describes the functionality of parity RAM or parity memory?

• Not all RAM offers parity checking

• Parity RAM has one extra bit per byte

• Parity RAM can self-correct detected errors

• Parity checking will halt a process when discovering an error

What type of connector is used for internal hard drives and has 40 pins?

• SATA

• DB-40

• RG-6

• IDE

What of the following is a true statement regarding NVMe?

• NVMe is a protocol for accessing data

• NVMe is significantly faster than M.2 based drives

• NVMe is a type of hard drive connector

• NVMe must use the M.2 form factor

What is the benefit of thermal paste?

• Thermal paste has no benefits in modern processors

• Reduces fire hazard by eliminating heat sink scorching

• Facilitates heat transfer between the heat sink and CPU

• Acts as a cooling gel to reduce CPU temperature

Data may be recovered after a drive failure in a RAID 0 configuration.

• True

• False

Which statement most accurately describes RAID 10?

• RAID 10 provides faster performance

• RAID 10 provides data redundancy

• RAID 10 provides data redundancy and faster performance

• RAID 10 provides multiple striped disk backups

What cooling mechanism provides the lowest temperatures for internal PC components?

• Thermal Paste

• Fans

• Heat Sinks

• Liquid Cooling

Which video cable can send both digital and analog signals?

• HDMI

• DVI-D

• Mini-HDMI

• DVI-I