ITF+ Ch1 - Core Hardware Components

Which components in your computer store data? (Choose three.)

• RAM

• SSD

• PCI

• PSU

• BD-ROM

What type of expansion card allows your computer to talk to other computers without wires?

• Modem

• NIC

• PSU

• PCIe

Which of the following optical discs will store the most data?

• CD-ROM

• DVD-ROM DL

• DVD-ROM DS

• BD-ROM

Which type of expansion slot provides the fastest data transfer speeds?

• PCI

• PCIe x1

• PCIe x16

• PCIe x64

What is the name of the component that controls communication between the processor and memory?

• Motherboard

• Chipset

• CPU

• Expansion bus

Your friend Joe wants to add another hard drive to his computer. What should he check to make sure that his system will support it?

• PSU

• Expansion slots

• CPU

• RAM

Which of the following devices is most likely to have a joystick port on it?

• Video card

• Sound card

• Network card

• Modem

You want to upgrade your computer to give it a faster boot time and more space for your files. What should you purchase?

• RAM

• HDD

• SSD

• CPU

If your computer runs low on RAM, what will it use instead?

• Cache

• SSD

• Optical drive

• Virtual memory

Which of the following are hard drive connector types? (Choose two.)

• PATA

• SATA

• PCIe

• AGP