CONCEPTS
COMPONENTS
CABLES
BINARY
OTHER
100
Define hardware and provide 5 examples
Tangibles parts of the computers (case, mouse, kboard, speakers,display )
100
What is Thermal paste and what is it used for?
You put thermal paste into the heat sink directly where it connects to the CPU for a better temperature transfer.
100
What cable is this?
HDMI
100
10000110 in decimal is.....?
134
100
What is an Operating System?
Main software that runs other applications and handles the interaction between those applications and the hardware.
200
What is software? Provide 5 examples
Programs, set of instructions (Chrome, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Firefox)
200
What Is a PCI used for and what types do we have?
Expansion slots, some examples are PCIx, PCI standard and PCIe
200
What is the difference between Rj11 and Rj45 and their uses?
Rj11 = 4 pins, telephony
Rj45 = 8 pins, ethernet network connections
200
01110110 in decimal is......?
118
200
What is bandwidth?
Amount of data that can be transferred on a specific amount of time.
300
What is Firmware? Provide 1 example
Software of Hardware
300
What is LGA and PGA?
LGA: Land Grid Array
PGA: Pin Grid Array
300
What cable is this?
SATA Cable
300
201 in binary is.....?
11001001
300
What is a byte?
8 bits of information.
400
What is Kernel?
Controls communication between OS and hardware components
400
What is NorthBridge and SouthBridge
NorthBridge is the component in charge of communication between CPU and RAM.
SouthBridge is the component in charge of the communication between CPU and Pheriferal devices
400
What cable is this?
Display Port
400
252 in binary is......?
11111100
400
What is a POST?
Power On Self Test, the first action that computers take after it turns on and before running the OS.
500
What is ASCII and how does it work along with Binary on computers?
ASCII is a 256 standard encoding system, computers use binary to represent numbers, at the same time they use the ASCII code to represent alpha-numeric characters.
500
What is the difference between RAM and Hard drive storage?
RAM is volatile, this is where programs run.
Hard drive is non-volatile, this is where programs are stored
500
Mention 5 types of USB connectors
Type A, B, C, mini and micro USB
500
66 in binary is.....?
01001101 in decimal is.....?
01000010 and 77
500
what is DDR2, DDR3, DDR4,....?
DDR is the RAM memory type we use nowadays, the number stands for its generation. Higher the number, the better the RAM.