CHS 10 Reviewer

1. It is volatile: it holds the data when the power is off. RAM

2. What is I in the acronym DIMM? DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE
3. It is called DIMM because of the 2 independent rows of PINS
4. DDR 3 has how many pins? 240
5. In order for a program to run, what should you do? IT MUST LOAD INTO RAM
6. It is a storage device that stores the data permanently. HDD
7. It is a tough layer with lubricant to reduce wear. CARBON OVERCOAT
8. It is a critical component that is intended for writing and reading data. HEAD
9. It tells the head where exactly to read and write information HDD BOARD
10. DRAM: Installed in Main Memory; SRAM : CACHE MEMORY
11-12 2 compositions of head COIL AND FERROMAGNETIC CORE
13. Times per second where head can access the data 60 TIMES PER SECOND
14. The read and write head is located along what? ACTUATOR ARM
15. Actual spinning rate of HDD 7200 rpm
16. RPM stands for Revolution Per Minute
17. HDD stores data in what form? Binary form
18. A solid-state drive is a data storage device that uses what? Solid state memory
19. SSDs do not have any moving mechanical components
20. SSDs uses microchips that retain data in non-volatile memory chips.
21. SSDs uses non-volatile NAND Flash Memory which enables it to retain data when the power is removed.
22. It is developed in 1940s PUNCH CARDS
23. Magnetic Tapes are introduced in what year? 1950s
24-26. Structures of SSD NAND, Controller, Cache
27. Is an embedded processor that executes firmware-level software. Controller
28. It is for slower drives and it has a limit of 6Gbps
29-32. What is the speed for the following lanes:
- X1
- X4
- X8
- X16
33. Lance’s motherboard doesn’t support M.2. What do you need in order to support M.2.in your motherboard?
EXPANSION CARD
34. What physical interface does M.2 support? SATA
35. It uses PCIE x4 lanes U.2.
36. It is a logical interface PROTOCOL
37. NVIVie stands for
38. The Opcode for LOAD_ A is what?
39. It enables multiple threads to be run by each core to make the CPU run more efficiently. HYPER THREADING
40. If the CPU can’t find the data it needs in LVL 1 cache, then it what?
41. MS Config stands for what?
42. This boot configuration utility allows you to set the programs that will run at startup GENERAL TAB
43. This tab shows how the computer will start NORMAL STARTUP
44. It starts windows in the usual manner. NORMAL STARTUP
45. A firmware that is built into the computer’s motherboard
46. BIOS settings are stored on the motherboard.
47. UEFI stands for what?
48. Boot priorities for opening BIOS
49. What tab on BIOS you can see all the boot options?
50. If you are finished changing the drives; what key you should press?