Memories...
Networking
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Pre-OS
Hardware and stuff...
100
This term describes the fact that RAM (Random Access Memory) only retains its content while powered.
What is volatility (or volatile)?
100
The 8 pin connector jack, used at the ends of an Ethernet cable.
What is RJ45?
100
This is the binary representation of the decimal number 11.
What is 1011 ?
100
This is the procedure by which your computer checks a few major components before it boots to an operating system.
What is POST (Power-On-Self-Test)
100
A digital audio and video connection.
What is HDMI?
200
This was the name of the first generation of DIMM modules.
What is SDRAM?
200
It is responsible for automatically assigned IP addresses on a local network.
What is DHCP?
200
Software that is a critical and embedded part of a piece of hardware.
What is firmware?
200
A chip in which individual BIOS settings are permanently stored.
What is CMOS?
200
The common port for a graphics card on modern motherboards.
What is PCIe x16 (or PCI Express x16)?
300
It is the memory that is closest to the CPU without being an actual part of it.
L1 Cache (Level 1 cache)
300
It is the 4th layer of the OSI model.
What is the Transport Layer?
300
A table that shows all possible outcomes of a logic gate.
What is a truth table?
300
The order in which BIOS or UEFI checks secondary storage devices for a bootable operating system.
What is the boot sequence?
300
This is the part in a laser printer that melts the toner and bonds it to the paper.
What is a fuser?
400
Very expensive type of RAM, that does NOT need to be constantly refreshed with electricity. Used as cache memory for CPUs.
What is Static RAM or SRAM?
400
A piece of hardware that connects devices on a computer network, forwarding data to a specific destination device.
What is a network switch?
400
An array of an even number (at least 2) of secondary storage devices, with the intent to provide full redundancy through mirroring.
What is RAID 1?
400
A standard for the layout of partition tables on computer storage devices. It is the successor of MBR and allows for much larger and many more partitions, due to its use of 64 bits for logical addressing.
What is GPT or GUID Partition Table?
400
This is a unique identifier of a networking piece of hardware, 'burnt' in by the manufacturer.
What is a MAC address?
500
This memory form factor is typically used in laptop computers.
What is SO-DIMM?
500
It is the layer of the OSI model, that is concerned with MAC addresses.
What is Layer 2, the Data-Link Layer?
500
This is a process which rearranges the data on a hard disk drive with the objective to place all data that belongs together in close proximity.
What is defrag or defragmentation?
500
A feature of UEFI which can prevent the loading of drivers or OS loaders that are not signed with an acceptable digital signature, thus providing higher security from rootkit infections.
What is Secure Boot?
500
The connector that delivers power to the CPU on an ATX motherboard.
What is a P4 power connector?