Exam 3: The Visible PC

Less commonly seen,mini-A,micro-A,and micro-B are what type of connectors?

How many pins are on a VGA connector?

List the four stages through which a computer functions.

Modern PCs are showing up with what special type of port for external hard drives and optical drives?

How do SATA drives connect to the motherboard?

Which optical media drive can write to a disk multiple times?

A(n)____________________ component is inside the system unit.

Most generic desktop PCs have only ____________________ hard drive,but most accept more.

NICs usually have a single _____ connection.

A mouse typically uses a(n)____________________ connector.

Many PCs have two round mini-DIN connectors.What are these for?

Digital cameras using USB connection often use the smaller ____________________-style connector.

Which components are considered part of the system unit?

What is the display device that provides a visual output for the computer called?

What are the two RJ-11 sockets on modems used for?

What are some characteristics of SCSI drives?

Expansion cards plug into ____________________.

A(n)____________________ is a thin,flat piece of circuit board often slightly larger than a piece of paper.

CD-ROM and DVD drives are actually ____________________-type drives and connect with a ribbon cable.

FireWire devices are ____________________,meaning you can remove them while power is still on.