This site is 100% ad supported. Please add an exception to adblock for this site.

A+ PC Core

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
Wide SCSI 2
Bus Width?
Data Transfer Rate?
16 bit

10 MBps
CDFS
Compact Disk File System
SCSI 1
Bus Width?
Data Transfer Rate?
8 bit
5 Megabytes per second
CPU
Central Processing Unit
Most external SCSI devices use what type of connector?
Centronics 50
or
Male DB-25
POST Error Code....4xx
Monochrome video problem
DTE
?
LIF
Low Insertion Force
SCSI 3
Bus Width?
Data Transfer Rate?
16 bit
20 MBps
ROM
PROM
EPROM
EEPROM
Read Only Memory
Programmable ROM
Erasable PROM
Electronic EPROM
Fast SCSI 2
Bus Width?
Data Transfer Rate?
8 bit
10 MBps
VESA
Local Bus (VL Bus)
A terminal sends a ___ ___ ___ when it transmits to a DCE device such as a modem.
RTS
Ready To Send signal
DIMM
Dual Inline Memory Modual
Parallel Port connector type?

Parallel ports are used for printers, scanners, and sometimes drives. It is a sends and receives an 8 bit word of data at one time.
25 pin female, "D" connector.
IRQ7
LPT1
Controllers control what?
The flow of data from sending and receiving devices.
IRQ10
Unused
Main types of interfaces for Tape Backup devices
Quarter Inch Cartage (QIC)
SCSI
LPT (printer port).
LPT
Printer Port
Keyboard connectors
DIN-5
or
PS/2. PS/2 is a smaller port and is often on newer computers.
IQR5
Available (often LPT2, sound cards, or network cards)
SCSI is advantageous over other ports because...
....of its high speed data rate and its ability to support up to seven devices (eight devices including the controller card).
IRQ
Interrupt Request
Controllers match the ____ between the devices and _____ ____between different ______.
speed
convert data
formats
IRQ3
COM2 and COM4
SCSI cable allows communication between...
a SCSI port and a SCSI device or between two SCSI devices.
IQR14
Hard Drive Controller
Fast-Wide SCSI 2
Bus Width?
Data Transfer Rate?
16 bit
20 MBps
IRQ12
Mouse
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
DMA
Direct Memory Address
Serial Ports connectors types?

Serial communication is used for modems, mice, and general communication uses. Sends and receives data one bit at a time.
25 pin male, "D" Connector
or
9 pin male, "D" Connector.
QIC
Quarter Inch Cartage
DCE
?
POST
Power On Self Test
A modem must have the ___ ___ ___ before it is able to receive.
Carrier Present signal
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture
RS232 is the standard for...
serial communication
FRU
?
Mouse connectors

9 pin serial, D-type connector
or
PS/2 smaller and round (newer)
CMOS
Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
Video connector
VGA & SVGA

HDA 15 pin female with 3 rows of pins.
DMA address of what Device?
00-0F
Device of what DMA address?
DMA Controller
MCA
Micro Channel Architecture
Most SCSI host adapters have to be set to what SCSI ID?
SCSI ID 7
IRQ1
Keyboard
Length a serial cable should be...
50 feet is the maximum length
PCMCIA
Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Null modem cable...
Cable used to communicate between two devices (such as computers).
DMA address of what Device?
40-43
Device of what DMA address?
Timer
network cable, twisted pair, uses...
RJ-45 connectors. This connector resembles a flat phone jack.
EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture
There are three main types of hard drives...
IDE, EIDE, and SCSI
IRQ11
Unused
Phone lines (some types of networks) use a jack which resembles a phone jack...
RJ-11
or
RJ-12
RAM
SRAM
DRAM
VRAM
Random Access Memory
Static RAM
Dynamic RAM
Video RAM
SCSI uses IDs to specify the device..
..which are numbered from 0-7.
PCI
Peripheral Component Interconnect
IDE
Integrated Device Electronics
ZIF
Zero Insertion Force
EIDE
Extended IDE
IQR6
Floppy Disc Controller
A DCE is a device such as a...
modem
IRQ4
COM1 and COM3
A DTE device is a...
computer or printer
SIMM
Single Inline Memory Modual
NIC
Network Interface Card
POST Error Code....3xx
Keyboard problem
IRQ0
Timer
IRQ2
Connected to IRQ9
POST Error Code....2xx
Memory related problem
POST Error Code....1xx
System Board problem
DMA address of what Device?
2E8-2EF
Device of what DMA address?
COM4 Serial Port
DMA address of what Device?
238-23B
Device of what DMA address?
Bus Mouse
DMA address of what Device?
278-27F
Device of what DMA address?
LPT2
POST Error Code....161
CMOS Battery Failure
DMA address of what Device?
300-30F
Device of what DMA address?
Ethernet Card
DMA address of what Device?
2F8-2FF
Device of what DMA address?
COM2 Serial Port
POST Error Code....164
Memory System Size error
DMA address of what Device?
20-21
Device of what DMA address?
Interrupt Controller
DMA address of what Device?
1F0-1F8
Device of what DMA address?
Hard Disk Controller
POST Error Code....5xx
Color video problems
POST Error Code....17xx
Hard disk problem
POST Error Code....6xx
Floppy Disk problem
IQR 15
Unused
IRQ13
CoProcessor
6 processes that occur in a laser printer.
1. Cleaning
2. Conditioning
3. Writing
4. Developing
5. Transferring
6. Fusing
IQR9
Connected to IQR2
IRQ8
Clock
DMA address of what Device?
3F8-3FF
Device of what DMA address?
COM1 Serial Port
DMA address of what Device?
330-33F
Device of what DMA address?
MIDI Port
DMA address of what Device?
378-37F
Device of what DMA address?
LPT1 Port
MBR
Master Boot Record
DMA address of what Device?
3E8-3EF
Device of what DMA address?
COM3 Serial Port
BIOS
Basic Input Output System
DMA address of what Device?
200-20F
Device of what DMA address?
Joystick Controller
ESD
Electro-static Discharge
CGA
EGA
VGA
SVGA
XGA
Color Graphics Adapter
Enhanced Graphics Adapter
Video Graphics Adapter
Super VGA
Extended Graphics Array
MAU
Multi-station Access Unit
LAN
WAN
MAN
Local Area Networks
Wide Area Networks
Metropolitan Area Network
NLQ
Near Letter Quality
DMA address of what Device?
3F0-3F7
Device of what DMA address?
Floppy Disk Controller
DBR
DOS Boot Record

Deck Info

104

permalink