CompTIA A+ Mike Meyers All-In-One Chapters 1-10 Questions and Answers 100% Correct

CompTIA A+ Mike Meyers All-In-One
Chapters 1-10

Virtual Memory - answer Page/swap file on HDD used as RAM when PC runs out.
Slowest program when RAM runs out sent to virtual. Called PAGEFILE.sys.

Troubleshooting Methodology - answer1. Identify the problem
2. Establish a theory of probable cause
3. Research
4. Outside the case
5. Test the theory to determine cause
6. Verify and prevent
7. Document findings, actions, and outcomes

Windows Vista/7 GUI - answerAero

Windows 8/8.1 GUI - answerMetro

Windows 10 GUI - answerBlends Aero and Metro

Mac OS X Mission Control - answerZooms out to display open apps
Accessed by pressing F3

Mac OS X Spaces - answerMultiple desktops created with mission control
Control+ <-/-> to scroll thru spaces

Windows user files location - answerC:\User\(username)

Mac OS X user files location - answerHas a unique users folder

Linux user files location - answerUses "Home" as users folder

Windows Vista/7 Control Panel location - answerStart menu

Windows Vista/7 System Tools location - answerStart menu>Accessories>System
Tools

Windows 8/8.1/10 Control Panel location - answer1. Right-click start or Windows+X and
click control panel
2. Apps list

Windows 8/8.1/10 Administrative Tools location - answer1. In Control Panel

,2. Apps list

Windows 10 Settings location - answerStart menu on the left

Mac OS X System Preferences location - answerClick the Apple logo in the top left

Mac OS X Utilities folder location - answerOpen Finder and click go>utilities

Linux terminal shortcut - answerCtrl+Alt+T

Gnome 3 Settings - answerClick menu in the top right and click the wrench/screwdriver

Gnome 3 System Utilities - answer1. Click show apps to view apps list
2. Search from activities bar on far left

KDE Plasma System Utilities - answerClick on start menu and navigate to/search for
utilities folder

Mainstream desktop processor lines - answerIntel: Core i-
AMD: A-series, FX

Budget desktop processor lines - answerIntel: Pentium, Celeron
AMD: Sempron, Athlon

Portable/mobile processor lines - answerIntel: Core i-, Core M, Atom
AMD: A-series

Server processor lines - answerIntel: Xeon
AMD: Opteron

Stages of processing - answer1. Fetch-get data from EDB
2. Decode-figure out command to use
3. Execute-execute command selected
4. Write-send data back

Intel main socket type - answerLGA-Land Grid Array
Pins on socket

AMD main socket type - answerPGA-Pin Grid Array
Pins on chip

Intel processor nomenclature for:
Intel Core i7-5775C - answerIntel=brand
Core i7=product line
5=generation
775=socket type

, C=alpha suffix

AMD processor nomenclature for:
AMD FX-8350 - answerAMD=brand
FX=product line
8=series & # of cores
3=generation
50=model # (the higher the faster)

AMD processor nomenclature for:
AMD A10-6800K - answerAMD=brand
A10=product line
6=generation
800=model #
K=suffix

RAM DDR nomenclature - answerDDR(None,2,3,4)-(MHz speed)

RAM module name nomenclature - answerPC(1,2,3,4)-(MHz speed)(8 bytes)

DDR DIMM pins - answer184

DDR2 DIMM pins - answer240

DDR3 DIMM pins - answer240

DDR SO-DIMM - answer200

DDR2 SO-DIMM - answer200

DDR3 SO-DIMM - answer204

Windows 32-bit minimum RAM - answer2GB

Windows 64-bit minimum RAM - answer4GB

Mac OS X minimum RAM - answer4GB

Linux minimum RAM - answerDepends on distro

Northbridge - answerDeals with high speed interfaces, including RAM and PCIe

Southbridge - answerDeals with low speed interfaces, mainly I/O like USB, SATA,
Ethernet

BIOS access from Windows 8/8.1 - answer1. PC Settings