GIAC GFACT EXAM REVIEW BOOK 1 ,2&3/2024 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS ) A GRADE.
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GIAC GFACT EXAM REVIEW BOOK 1 ,2&3/2024 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS ) A GRADE.
GIAC GFACT EXAM REVIEW BOOK 1 ,2&3/2024 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS ) A GRADE.
GIAC GFACT EXAM REVIEW BOOK 1 ,2&3/2024 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS ) A ...
GIAC GFACT EXAM REVIEW BOOK 1 ,2&3/2024 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS(VERIFIED ANSWERS ) A GRADE..
Motherboard - ANSWER-A circuit board that contains all of the
computer system's main components.
Sizes:
E-ATX: The largest size, known as 'extended ATX'.
ATX: The 'standard' size.
micro-ATX: Smaller than ATX. mini-ITX:
Even smaller still.
Type 1 Hypervisor - ANSWER-where the virtualization occurs at the
firmware level
Type 2 Hypervisor - ANSWER-where the virtualization is done by a
software program that runs on an operating system
Socket - ANSWER-kind of connector that the CPU processor has
Buses - ANSWER-responsible for moving data btw components
CPU (Central Processing Unit) - ANSWER-The internal operating unit
or "brain" of a computer.
Cores - ANSWER-responsible for executing instructions
,Clock Speed - ANSWER-dictates how many instructions the CPU can
process each second
* processor that can execute one instruction per second has a clock
speed of 1 Hz (hertz)
Context Switching - ANSWER-moving programs in and out of the CPU
RAM (Random Access Memory) - ANSWER-stores the computer's
programs and data temporarily while power is on.
Factors:
DDR# stands for double data rate
*3
*4
*5
GPU (graphics processing unit) - ANSWER-A processor on a video
card used to create graphics. It takes the load off the CPU.
Heat Sinks - ANSWER-A device used to absorb and pull away
excessive or unwanted heat.
Power supply or Power Supply Unit (PSU) - ANSWER-responsible for
taking power from either the mains power supply or a battery (in the
,case of laptops) and converting then delivering it to the computer
components.
SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) data cable -
ANSWER-used for powering hard drives
ATX (Advanced Technology Extended) cable - ANSWER-runs to the
motherboard
PCI Express (PCIe) - ANSWER-runs to the graphics card
Bits - ANSWER-the smallest unit of data in a computer
All data in a computer system is made up of bits:
1 byte is 8 bits.
1 kilobyte (kB) is 1000 bytes.
1 megabyte (MB) is 1000 kilobytes.
1 gigabyte (GB) is 1000 megabytes.
1 terabyte (TB) is 1000 gigabytes.
Oh, and 4 bits (half a byte) is called a nibble...
1024 Byte - ANSWER-1 byte is 8 bits.
1 kibibyte (KiB) is 1024 bytes.
1 mebibyte (MiB) is 1024 kibibytes. 1
gibibyte (GiB) is 1024 mebibytes.
1 tebibyte (TiB) is 1024 gibibytes.
, Notation:
0d - ANSWER-denary
Notation:
0b - ANSWER-binary
Notation:
0x - ANSWER-hexadecimal
d10 is 10 in denary 0b10
is 10 in binary
0x10 is 10 in hexadecimal - ANSWER-10 representation
Encoding - ANSWER-a mechanism enabling us to take data in one
format, e.g. binary and then 'package' it in another, e.g. ASCII
Proposition (Boolean Statement) - ANSWER-one which can only be
true or false
Logical AND - ANSWER-Used to only execute the following statement
or block of statements if both conditions are true; represents as &&
AND is considered to be a connective. A connective is used to
connect two or more propositions. The AND connective specifically is
called a conjunction.
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