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List 4 Primary Categories or main components of Personal Computer Components   show
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Main Component of a personal computer   show
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Component that enables users to view the text and graphical data output from a computer   show
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Display device terms   show
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show Input Device (Keyboard, mouse)  
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External devices are often called   show
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show cable or wireless connection  
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Power source for external devices   show
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Which computer components are part of the system unit? A. Chassis B. Monitor C. Internal Hard Drive D. Portable USB drive E. Memory   show
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show Speaker  
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show Printer  
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External devices are often called   show
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External devices are connected to the system unit via   show
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Power source for external devices   show
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Which computer components are part of the system unit? A. Chassis B. Monitor C. Internal Hard Drive D. Portable USB drive E. Memory   show
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External device that provides audio output   show
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show Printer  
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show External drive  
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External device that provides audio input   show
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show Scanner  
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show System Board or Motherboard  
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show System Board or Motherboard  
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show System Board or Motherboard  
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show Standard features that most users want  
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Common System Board I/O Interfaces   show
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CPU   show
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show CPU  
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CPU also called   show
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show CPU  
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What is Duo core and quad core processors?   show
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show They can share the workload more efficiently than a single processor  
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Is the component that provides the temporary workspace for the processor   show
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show Memory chip  
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show opened or closed  
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show Conducts electricity and represents the binary number 1  
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show Does not conduct electricity and represents the binary number 0  
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Constant source of electricity to keep track of the data stored in it   show
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show Non-Volatile Memory (an example of non-volatile memory is ROM)  
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show Bus  
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show System Bus  
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show System Bus  
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show frontside bus or local bus  
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show the system bus (also called frontside bus, backside bus, the memory bus, the processor bus, or the address bus) regardless of terminology the basic function is the same  
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A component, such as a hard drive, that enables users to save data for reuse at a later time, even after the personal computers is shut down and restarted   show
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They save data magnetically, optically, or electronically depending on design   show
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Single Channel vs. Dual Channel Architecture   show
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show Memory modules can be installed in a wide variety of configurations on the system board, and are accessed in series  
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show compatible system boards require pairs of memory modules be installed in color-coded memory slots and are accessed by the system bus in parallel, in order to double the data transfer rate  
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show Power Supply  
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show Power Supply  
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Contains the power cord plug and a fan for cooling   show
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show Another name for the power supply (Power Supply Unit)  
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show +/- 12 Volts, +/-5 Volts, +3.3 Volts  
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show 2.1 GBps  
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show Primary and extended  
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show Farads  
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Which of the following processors use socket 370?   show
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Choose the best statement that describes that stage in printing when an image is made permanent on the paper?   show
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UART stands for_______________.   show
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Socket A CPUs are manufactured by ____________?   show
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Which of the following virus can corrupt the hardware?   show
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Which of the following card types can slide into a cardbus slot of a laptop?   show
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What do you use to check for line-voltage sags?   show
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What is IRQ 3 used for?   show
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Given the below colour codes identify the colour dedicated for a ground wire usually?   show
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Which connector does the present day SVGA monitor connect?   show
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show Used in old IBM AT machines  
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show 9  
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When a specific part of a line does not print too well in a dot matrix printer, which of the following may help the situation?   show
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show SMD EXPLANATION = SMD (Surface Mounted Devices) are not field replaceable units. If problem exists in them, they need to be replaced and soldered back using special equipment, that cannot be done in the field. Assuming that a motherboard has a problemati  
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The speed of the CPU is measured in _____________?   show
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Which of the following is true of Firewire?   show
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show Serial ports  
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show Pin 1  
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show Resistors  
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show Drum  
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With reference to display resolution, the distance between dots on the screen is measured by___________.   show
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show Repeater  
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show A surface-mounted integrated circuit  
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How many pins do SCSI interfaces have?   show
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_________is a 32 bit expansion slot usually available on present day desktops.   show
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Which of the following types of storage devices can be used to configure hardware level RAIDs?   show
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show 30 and 72  
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show Ensure the CPU Fan is working  
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Which of the following describes current floppy disk drive specifications?   show
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show Intel Xeon  
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Which of the following present day CPUs use Slot 1?   show
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Which of the following statements correctly define a Flash memory?   show
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show Access Time  
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Which of the following is a power connector that is commonly found on an ATX system?   show
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show fixed-input power supplies  
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Voltage selector switches have two settings   show
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If the switch is set to higher voltage than supplied by the power source   show
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If the switch is set to lower voltage than supplied by the power source (ie switch 110V and connected to 220V outlet) What would happen?   show
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Computers that don't have a manual voltage switch are called   show
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System components can't use the 120-volt power coming directly from the electrical outlet.   show
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PSU Wires are color-coded   show
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PSU - Yellow Wire   show
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show -12  
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PSU - Red Wire   show
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show -5  
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show +/-12  
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Component - Circuitry   show
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Component - Processor   show
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show Cooling system  
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show one or more fans, and other components such as heat sinks or liquid cooling systems  
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Components that require cooling   show
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show Adapter cards  
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Adapter card is also known as   show
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