What is the most commonly used form of port for an input device?
100
SSD.
What is a storage device that is more expensive but operates much faster than a typical HDD?
100
PCIe expansion slot.
What is the most commonly used expansion slot for high end video cards?
100
An operating system.
What is a set of programs that acts as an interface between the applications that are running on a computer and the computer's hardware?
100
This is called a 'driver'.
What is something that allows the operating system to communicate with hardware devices.
200
A mouse.
What is an item that can be wired or wireless, optical or have internal motion sensors to pickup any movement, and are generally the easiest of the input devices to use.
200
Flash devices.
What are devices that have re-programmable memory, remain content without any power, very portable, and have a larger capacity than CDs and DVDs?
200
BIOS and UEFI.
What are the two firmware implementations that motherboards use?
200
ifconfig
What command on the Linux operating system displays the IP address and the subnet mask assigned to your current system?
200
I/O address.
What allows two devices in a system to send info to each other?
300
Barcode Reader.
What is a device that can scan barcodes?
300
10,000 RPM, 7,200 RPM, 5,400 RPM.
What are the three revolution speeds of HDD's, each becoming more expensive the larger the number?
300
Replace the CMOS battery.
What should I do if my date and time on my computer are all messed up?
300
Identify the Problem.
What would be the first step in solving a problem for a customer, a friend, etc.?
300
Most newer SATA drives.
What kind of internal storage device is capable of being a hot-swappable device?
400
Smart TV
A video device that has internet connectivity abilities and are basically integrated computer systems.
400
Disadvantages of an HDD.
What category would these conditions of an HDD fit into: only internal, unless you get an external enclosure, prone to failure, vulnerable to physical damage due to moving parts.
400
The removal of northbridge and southbridge chipset model.
What did the newer, more modern motherboards remove from a past model?
400
Power Supply.
What assists in thermal management, provides components with the correct levels of DC voltage and converts AC to DC power?
400
USB and Firewire
What two devices are specifically designed with hot swap support?
500
Set-top box (STB)
What is a special interface appliance that connects to a display device and converts an external signal source into audio/video content that can be displayed on the device's screen.
500
Tape Drive.
What is a storage device that stores data on magnetic tapes from around 10 GB to 800GB.
500
POST.
What is the power on self test routine that is executed immediately once the system is powered on?
500
2011.
What is the socket most commonly used for the more modern, and higher-end CPUs?
500
Interrupt Request.
What is the method used by different system devices to interact with the CPU?