Chapter 2Expansion Cards, Storage Devices, and Power Supplies

THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA A+ 220-1101 EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

  • 3.3 Given a scenario, select and install storage devices.
    • Hard drives
      • Speeds
        • 5,400rpm
        • 7,200rpm
        • 10,000rpm
        • 15,000rpm
    • Form factor
      • 2.5
      • 3.5
    • SSDs
      • Communications interfaces
        • Non-volatile Memory Express (NVMe)
        • SATA
        • Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)
      • Form factors
        • M.2
        • mSATA
    • Drive configurations
      • Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) 0, 1, 5, 10
    • Removable storage
      • Flash drives
      • Memory cards
      • Optical drives
  • 3.4 Given a scenario, install and configure motherboards, central processing units (CPUs), and add-on cards.
    • Expansion cards
      • Sound card
      • Video card ...

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