A+ Certification/Exam Objectives/Hardware/Basics

A+ Certification/Exam Objectives/Hardware/Basics

Identifying hardware components

One of the essential requirements for A+ Certification is identifying names, purposes, and characteristics of specific hardware components, including the following:

• Floppy disk drive
• Hard disk drive
• Optical disc drive
• Motherboard
• Northbridge
• Southbridge
• Power supply
• Cooling system
• CPU
• RAM
• Display devices
• Adapter card
• Ports
• Cables

These are not devices:

• BIOS
• IRQ
• DMA

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