CompTIA A+ Certification Exam 220-1101 Practice Test 13

Which type of RAID creates a striped set from a series of mirrored drives?

Which of the following answers refer to a popular portable storage device utilizing flash memory? (Select 3 answers)

Examples of flash memory card formats include: (Select all that apply)

Which of the terms listed below refers to a proprietary flash memory card format used mainly in older digital cameras?

Which of the following is a file system designed for optical media?

Which of the answers listed below refer to examples of optical disc drives? (Select 3 answers)

Due to size restrictions and compact nature of laptops devices, this type of storage media becomes less commonly found on new laptops.

A standardized specification of a motherboard (including its dimensions, supported power supply types, and layout of components) is known as the motherboard’s form factor.

What is the most common motherboard type used in desktop PCs?

Which of the following answers refers to a proprietary line of low-power consumption small form factor motherboard types for industrial and embedded PC applications?

What are the characteristic features of conventional PCI? (Select all that apply)

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (abbr. as PCIe) is a high-speed, serial expansion bus designed as a replacement for: (Select all that apply)

The PCIe labeling (×1, ×4, ×8, ×12, ×16 and ×32) refers to the number of communication links (a.k.a. lanes) available in different versions of the PCIe interface. The base value (x1) relates to the speed of a single lane expressed in MB/s. The multiplier (x) allows for easy calculation of the maximum throughput of the entire interface for a given PCIe variant.

A common connector type providing power to graphics cards, CPUs, older type of storage media, or cooling fans on the PC motherboard is generally referred to as:

Which of the answers listed below refers to the main power connector used in modern ATX power supplies?

Which motherboard connector features an L-shape design that prevents its improper insertion?

Adding an eSATA device to a PC can be done either by attaching the device cable directly to the motherboard’s integrated I/O panel, connecting it via eSATA port on a modular bracket mounted on the back of the PC case, or attaching it directly to a dedicated slot on the motherboard.

Inside a PC case, connector cables from a power switch, reset switch, or LEDs on the front/top panel of the case attach to their corresponding slots located on the PSU.

The installation of USB ports located on the front panel of a computer case requires plugging in internal USB cable connectors into compatible groupings of metal pins (a.k.a. headers) on the motherboard.

Which of the following dedicated expansion slots/ports on the PC motherboard enable(s) connecting an M.2 device? (Select all that apply)

Which of the answers listed below refer to the main CPU manufacturers for personal computers? (Select 2 answers)

High-end PC motherboards typically contain microprocessor sockets compatible with chips from different CPU manufacturers.

Which of the following answers refer to the characteristic features of a dedicated server motherboard? (Select 3 answers)

Which of the answers listed below can be used to describe the characteristics of a typical desktop motherboard? (Select 3 answers)

Motherboards used in laptops and mobile devices can be characterized by their proprietary design, which means that installing a new motherboard in such devices most often requires replacement part designed for specific make and model of the given device.