WorksheetsA+ Practice Questions Hardware 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 15mins
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
