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Question 1

Where is the information running on your computer stored when it is in use?

Answer 1

RAM

Question 2

How big is the data width of DIMM?

Answer 2

64 bit data width

Question 3

Which type of RAM has 184 pins?

Answer 3

DDR

Question 4

What types of RAM have 240 pins? (2)

Answer 4

DDR2 and DDR3

Question 5

What is SO-DIMM used for?

Answer 5

Laptops and Mobile Devices

Question 6

Which type of RAM does a laptop use?

Answer 6

SO-DIMM

Question 7

What types of RAM have 214 pins? (2)

Answer 7

DDR2 and DDR3 Mirco

Question 8

What does a jumper on a motherboard do?

Answer 8

Enables or disables certain features of a motherboard

Question 9

Which CPU layout puts pins onto the Processor?

Answer 9

Pin Grid Array (PGA)

Question 10

Which CPU layout puts pins on the motherboard?

Answer 10

Land Grid Array (LGA)

Question 11

What is the Northbridge also called?

Answer 11

Memory Controller Hub

Question 12

What is the Memory Controller Hub also called?

Answer 12

Northbridge

Question 13

What is the Southbridge also called?

Answer 13

I/O Controller Hub (ICH)

Question 14

What is the I/O Controller Hub (ICH) also called?

Answer 14

Southbridge

Question 15

Which bus deals with high bandwidth communications?

Answer 15

Northbridge

Question 16

What does the Northbridge deal with?

Answer 16

High bandwidth communications (GPU, CPU)

Question 17

What does the Southbridge deal with?

Answer 17

Low bandwidth communications, (PCI, USB, HDD,BIOS)

Question 18

How much bus width does PCI have? (2)

Answer 18

32 bit and 64 bit

Question 19

If all information is transferred at the same time what type of communication is that?

Answer 19

Parallel communication

Question 20

What is the PCI-X designed for?

Answer 20

Servers

Question 21

Which PCI is designed for servers?

Answer 21

PCI-X

Question 22

Does PCI-X have parallel communication?

Answer 22

Yes

Question 23

What does parallel communication mean?

Answer 23

All the information is transferred at the same time

Question 24

What type of communication does a PCI have?

Answer 24

Parallel communication

Question 25

How does the PCIe communicate?

Answer 25

Serially

Question 26

What does serial communication mean?

Answer 26

It sends a single bit one at a time

Question 27

What are the different types of PCIe? (6)

Answer 27

x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32

Question 28

What is faster Parallel or Serial communication?

Answer 28

Serial communication

Question 29

What is mini PCIe used for?

Answer 29

Mobile devices

Question 30

How many pin connectors are on ATX motherboards power source? (2)

Answer 30

20 pin or 24 pin with additional 4/8 pin connector

Question 31

Is the Mini-ITX screw-compatible with ATX?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

Which motherboard is 120mm x 120mm?

Answer 32

Nano-ITX

Question 33

Which motherboard is 170mm x 170mm?

Answer 33

Mini-ITX

Question 34

How many pins does a DDR have?

Answer 34

184

Question 35

What enables and disables features on a motherboard?

Answer 35

Jumpers

Question 36

What is a CLK wire?

Answer 36

The clock speed wire

Question 37

What is a Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)?

Answer 37

A PCI designed for only video cards

Question 38

What is a PCI designed only for video?

Answer 38

Accelerate Graphics Port (AGP)

Question 39

How do you describe the transfer rate for a PCIe?

Answer 39

Gigatransfers/s (Gt/s)

Question 40

Which is the most common PCIe slot?

Answer 40

PCIe x1

Question 41

What is the first resource should you go to if a expansion card isn’t working properly?

Answer 41

Device Manager

Question 42

What does a black downward arrow in Device Manager?

Answer 42

Device is disabled

Question 43

What is a standout?

Answer 43

Small connector that connects a motherboard to the case