901 - Motherboard

Another name for motherboard is _______.

A newer CPU sits on the motherboard and in a socket that requires little effort to add and take out. This socket is called a ______ socket.

Line up the processors on the left with the slots they can use on the right. Pentium 4. Intel Core i5. Intel Core i7.

ZIF sockets are used for _______. DIMM sockets are used for _______ .

DIMM memory cards must be installed in pairs. True. False.

Frequently used program code or data is stored in _____memory.

Line them up. Integrated Cache. Non-integrated cache.

In older machinnes, L2 cache is located near the _____ on the motherboard.

There are main 2 chips that run controlling on the motherboard chipset. These are the ______ and the ______.

Which chip is usually closest to the cpu and has a fan?. north bridge. south brige.

Line these up. north bridge chip. south bridge chip.

Older BIOS chips are ____ memory, but newer BIOS chips are _____ memory.

The motherboard contains a small watch sized battery for the _____. This ensure it doesn't lose power when shut down because it stores its information using RAM.

You use _______ slots on the motherboard to add functionality to a computer.

Serial Ports can be either ___ pin or ___ pin.

Another name for serial ports is ____ ports.

What is the official standard governs serial communications? You might see serial ports referred to as these.

The type of port used for a printer is a _____ port.

A standard printer cable has ___ connector on one end and a ____ pin centronics connector on the other.

The 15 pin hole plug on the back of the computer is for the ______.

Newer computers use USB to connect a keyboard and mouse. But older computers used a round _____ connector.

Network cards are also known as ___ cards.

Network cards use ____ ports. They look like an oversized telephone jack.

Line up the USB speeds below. 1.0. 2.0. 3.0. 3.1.

What does USB stand for?.

The final port, aside from USB, to know that is used for devices like digital video cameras has 2 names. What are they?.

A common newer motherboard is the ATX. For the latest power standard (ATX12V 2.), it uses a power connector that is: 24 pin. 18 pin. 40 pin. 10 pin.

Major types of hard drive technology are:

SATA connections are ______, which means they can be removed or added while the system is still running.

Motherboards and expansion cards have additional controls to turn on and off certain features. Name them.

An AGP slot on a motherboard would be used for what?. video card. RAM. Printer. sound card.

The most common motherboard used today is the: LPX. NLX. ATX. PCX.

Another version of the ATX motherboard that is slightly smaller is known as the: MicroATX. ATX Jr. ATX V2. ATXsub.

Regarding bus architecture, line these up below. PCI. PCIe. PCI-X. miniPCI. miniPCIe.

You have a free PCI expansion slot and a free PCIe expansion slot. You want to add a network card and a video card. Which should you do for best performance?. add video to PCIe and network card to PCI. add network to PCIe and video to PCI. add both to a PCI-X slot. add an additional daughter board.

Check which are best slots for video expansion. AGP. PCIe. PCI. PCI-X. miniPCI.

A ____ bus transfers data in a single file line. A _____ bus transfers the data simultaneously. Serial, Parallel. Parallel, Serial.

Line them up. L1 Cache. L2 Cache.

Each lane in a PCIe expansion card is _____. 250 MBps. 480 MBps. 1 GBps. 12 MBps.

A USB chain can support how many devices?. 127. 27. 64. 10. 255.

Which of the following is the BEST performer for video cards?. PCI. PCIe x16. AGP x8.

In terms of SATA ports on the motherboard for holding hard drives, line up the speeds below: SATA 1.0. SATA 2.0. SATA 3.0.

AGP slot technology has a direct path to the cpu to increase performance. True. False.

The type of port typically used with Modems is: COM1. LPT1. Parallel. USB.

Low Profile Extended (LPX) and New Low profile eXtended (NLX) are motherboard form factors known for the usage of a riser card (daughterboard) inserted into a slot near the edge of the board. The main advantage of this type of design is that expansion cards that plug into a riser card on the LPX/NLX motherboard are parallel with the board which saves space and allows for a smaller system case. True. False.

What are the characteristic features of conventional PCI? (Select all that apply). Serial interface. 32-bit bus width. Maximum throughput of up to 1064 MB/s. 64-bit bus width. Parallel interface. Maximum throughput of up to 533 MB/s.

The Peripheral Component Interconnect eXtended (PCI-X) is an advanced version of PCI which doubles the bandwidth of PCI and is intended for servers and high end workstations. true. false.

Which is the only PCI version that is serial communication?. PCI. PCI-X. PCIe. miniPCI.

In PCIe architecture, a single full-duplex point-to-point serial communication path consisting of two pairs of wires (where one pair is used for transmitting data and the other pair for receiving data) is known as: bus. lane. dual rail. duplex.

Which of the values listed below refers to the speed of a single-lane (x1) PCIe v1.x link?. 125 MB/s. 250 MB/s. 500 MB/s. 750 MB/s.

Which of the following integrated circuit types defines the core functionality and capabilities of a motherboard?. Northbridge. Southbridge. Chipset. Fusion Controller Hub (FCH). I/O Controller Hub (ICH).

Most modern motherboards have __ or __ pin power connectors.

A MicroATX can be used with an ATX motherboard case. True. False.

A very small form factor motherboard that uses low power and is used in a number of types of equipment is the ____.

The expansion bus crystal does what?. Runs data to expansion cards. Enables the expansion bus to run at a different speed than the frontside bus. Matches the speed of the expansion to that of the motherboard. Synchs all bus speeds during booting.

Metal connectors that attach a motherboard to a case are called: Catch hooks. Standouts. Loopback plugs. Board clips.

The North Bridge is now known as the _______. Memory Controller. Address Bus. Host Adapter. Main Chip.