CompTIA A+® Certification All-In-One For Dummies®, 2nd Edition

4.5. Prep Test

1. Which of the following components is not usually found on a motherboard?

   1. ^ BIOS chips

   2. ^ USB drives

   3. ^ Memory

   4. ^ I/O ports

2. What type of memory loses its contents when power is turned off on your computer?

   1. ^ CMOS memory

   2. ^ RAM

   3. ^ ROM

   4. ^ EPROM

3. A standard North American power supply converts 120V AC to which of the following? (Select all that apply)

   1. □ 3.5V DC

   2. □ 3.3V DC

   3. □ 6V DC

   4. □ 12V DC

4. What is the primary purpose of the processor?

   1. ^ To convert digital signals into analog signals

   2. ^ To process signals so that they can be displayed on your monitor

   3. ^ To carry out instructions from the operating system

   4. ^ To convert 16-bit data into 8- or 32-bit data

5. What unit is used to measure RAM speed?

   1. ^ Milliseconds

   2. ^ Gigaseconds

   3. ^ Picoseconds

   4. ^ Nanoseconds

6. Which two of the following represent hard drive architectures?

   1. □ PCI

   2. □ IDE

   3. □ CMOS

   4. □ SCSI

7. What standard do most current monitors follow?

   1. ^ VGA

   2. ^ SVGA

   3. ^ CGA

   4. ^ FLAT

8. Modems are usually attached to a computer through what type of port?

   1. ^ Serial

   2. ^ Sequential

   3. ^ Parallel

   4. ^ Modem

9. Firmware is composed of which of the following? (Choose two)

   1. □ Software

   2. □ Middleware

   3. □ Hardware

   4. □ Componentware

10. The programs that allow the POST to take place are stored in what?

    1. ^ BIOS

    2. ^ CMOS

    3. ^ RAM

    4. ^ POSTOS

11. What does CPU stand for?

    1. ^ Core predetermination utility

    2. ^ Complementary provider unit

    3. ^ Central processing unit

    4. ^ Co-primary uniprocessor

12. What does CMOS stand for?

    1. ^ Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor

    2. ^ Co-management of operating system

    3. ^ Configuration management and option semiconductor

    4. ^ Configuration memory option ...