COMPTIA A+ WGU Final Exam Questions
with complete solutions.
What chip, in modern CPUs, optimizes the flow of information into and out of the CPU?
- CORRECT ANSWER - IMS (Integrated Memory Controller)
What technology requires that the OS and applications be written specifically to handle
multiple threads? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyperthreading
What size DIMM is used by laptop DDR2 SDRAMs? - CORRECT ANSWER - 200-pin
SO-DIMM
SDRAM made its debut in 1996 on a stick called a(n) _______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module)
After a computer is turned on and power supply circuitry tests are completed, which
electrical component "wakes up" first? - CORRECT ANSWER - CPU
Flashing the BIOS entails running a small command-line program to write a new BIOS
in the flash _______________ chip. - CORRECT ANSWER - ROM (Read Only
Memory)
Which type of wire carries no voltage? - CORRECT ANSWER - Neutral
The largely extinct 3.5-inch floppy disk drive uses the _______________ connector. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mini
When configuring controllers, if the controllers are enabled and the drive is properly
connected, the drive should appear in CMOS through a process called
_______________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Autodetection
In Windows, each _______________ is assigned a drive letter from C: to Z:. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Partition
What are the capacities of single-layer and dual-layer Blu-ray discs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25 GB for Single, 50 GB for Dual
Which component of a video workstation is important due to the large size of video
files? - CORRECT ANSWER - Storage
Processes are usually referred to by their _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process identifier (PID)
with complete solutions.
What chip, in modern CPUs, optimizes the flow of information into and out of the CPU?
- CORRECT ANSWER - IMS (Integrated Memory Controller)
What technology requires that the OS and applications be written specifically to handle
multiple threads? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyperthreading
What size DIMM is used by laptop DDR2 SDRAMs? - CORRECT ANSWER - 200-pin
SO-DIMM
SDRAM made its debut in 1996 on a stick called a(n) _______________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module)
After a computer is turned on and power supply circuitry tests are completed, which
electrical component "wakes up" first? - CORRECT ANSWER - CPU
Flashing the BIOS entails running a small command-line program to write a new BIOS
in the flash _______________ chip. - CORRECT ANSWER - ROM (Read Only
Memory)
Which type of wire carries no voltage? - CORRECT ANSWER - Neutral
The largely extinct 3.5-inch floppy disk drive uses the _______________ connector. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Mini
When configuring controllers, if the controllers are enabled and the drive is properly
connected, the drive should appear in CMOS through a process called
_______________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Autodetection
In Windows, each _______________ is assigned a drive letter from C: to Z:. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Partition
What are the capacities of single-layer and dual-layer Blu-ray discs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 25 GB for Single, 50 GB for Dual
Which component of a video workstation is important due to the large size of video
files? - CORRECT ANSWER - Storage
Processes are usually referred to by their _______________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
A process identifier (PID)
