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CompTIA A Plus 220 1001 Test 3 (Hardware)

The CompTIA 220-1001 exam is one of two exams requires to obtain the CompTIA A+ (1000 series). This exam will focus on hardware like hard drives, motherboards, CPUs, memory and peripheral devices.

  • Questions: 20
  • Time: 60 seconds per question (0 hours, 20 minutes, 0 seconds)

Rank the following starting with the fastest and ending with the slowest: IDE, SATA, SCSI

  • SATA, IDE, SCSI
  • SCSI, IDE, SATA
  • IDE, SATA, SCSI
  • SCSI, SATA, IDE

How many pins are present in SATA data and power cables?

  • 15 for both power and data
  • 15 for power and 7 for data
  • 8 for data and 12 for power
  • 40 for data and 4 for power

You are helping a friend build a new gaming PC. To save on costs they have opted to buy a new motherboard but keep their existing DDR2 memory from their previous PC. After having some trouble getting the memory to fit into the motherboard you check the motherboard manufacturer's documentation and find they recommend their own DDR3 memory. How should you proceed?

  • Buy the recommended memory from the same manufacturer as the motherboard
  • Purchase a DDR2 to DDR3 slot adapter
  • Purchase DDR3 memory from any manufacturer
  • Enable the DDR downgrade feature using a jumper on the motherboard's pins

Which statement most accurately describes RAID 10?

  • RAID 10 provides multiple striped disk backups
  • RAID 10 provides faster performance
  • RAID 10 provides data redundancy and faster performance
  • RAID 10 provides data redundancy

What of the following is a true statement regarding NVMe?

  • NVMe is a protocol for accessing data
  • NVMe is significantly faster than M.2 based drives
  • NVMe must use the PCIe form factor
  • NVMe is a type of hard drive connector

What of the following is a true statement regarding M.2 drives?

  • M.2 drives can read CD, DVD and Blu-ray disks
  • M.2 drives have a higher Rotations Per Minute (RPM) than SATA based drives
  • M.2 drives connect directly to the motherboard
  • M.2 drives use a 3 pin SATA cable

Which USB standard supports up to 5 Gigabit per second transfer speeds?

  • 2.6
  • 3.0
  • 5.0
  • 2.0

What is the benefit of thermal paste?

  • Facilitates heat transfer between the heat sink and CPU
  • Thermal paste has no benefits in modern processors
  • Acts as a cooling gel to reduce CPU temperature
  • Reduces fire hazard by eliminating heat sink scorching

What connector type is usually used to provide power from a PCs power supply to an internal hard drive, CD or DVD drive?

  • USB-C
  • USB 3.0
  • DB-9
  • Molex

A technician is working on a PC that utilizes a RAID array. The user of the system has reported that random files are becoming corrupted on creation with no pattern to the activity. One drive in the array is likely failing and causing the read/write failures. Which of the following types of RAID is MOST likely in use?

  • RAID 5
  • RAID 0
  • RAID 1
  • RAID 10

Which video cable can send both digital and analog signals?

  • DVI-I
  • DVI-D
  • HDMI
  • Mini-HDMI

Of the following 4 options, which incorrectly describes the functionality of parity RAM or parity memory?

  • Parity RAM can self-correct detected errors
  • Parity RAM has one extra bit per byte
  • Parity checking will halt a process when discovering an error
  • Not all RAM offers parity checking

True or False:

> Data may be recovered after a drive failure in a RAID 0 configuration.

  • True
  • False

What cable type is used for internal hard drives of desktop PCs?

  • Lightning
  • USB C
  • SATA
  • PCIe

Your supervisor has asked you to bring her a DE-15 connector. Which of the following is she referring to?

  • DVI-A
  • HDMI
  • DVI-D
  • VGA

What type of connector is used for internal hard drives and has 40 pins?

  • IDE
  • SATA
  • RG-6
  • DB-40

Which type of motherboard expansion slot has various speeds such as x16 and x32?

  • PCIe
  • AGP
  • PCI
  • CNR

Which of the following options is a benefit of a multi-core processor?

  • Multiple cores allow more than one OS to be run virtually
  • Multiple threads can be handled simultaneously
  • Multiple CPU cores provides higher clock speeds
  • None of these are correct benefits of multi-core processors

What cooling mechanism provides the lowest temperatures for internal PC components?

  • Liquid Cooling
  • Thermal Paste
  • Heat Sinks
  • Fans

Which video cable type can carry video and audio signals?

  • Serial
  • SCSI
  • Mini-HDMI
  • VGA