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Chapter 1: Motherboards, Processors, Memory Flashcards

1
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Firmware is the name given to any software encoded in hardware. p24

A

The best example is the BIOS chip,and some expansion cards:SCSI cards.

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What is the BIOS. p24

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BASIC INPUTE/ OUTPUT SYSTEM, allows the operating system to interact with certain hardware in the compute.r.

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3
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What is the POST.P26

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It is a series of system checks performed by the BIOS and other components such as the SCSI BIOS and video bios.

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WHAT DOES THE CMOS DO??P28

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It overrides the default information in the BIOS.

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Wen u flash the BIOS, what are you doing?p27

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Giving it an upgrade.

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What does the POST take care of? p26

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Verifies the intergity of the BIOS,and confirms the size of primary memory.

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7
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What does DIP stand for? p28

A

dual inline package.

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8
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what is hyperthreading? p32

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a form of simultaneous multithreading.

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9
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what another name for the core. p33

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a die

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10
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what is cpu throttling? p33

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reading the operating frequency of the cpu.

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11
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what does the reset button do? p29

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a way to reboot the computer.

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12
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whats a jumper for? p28

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more ancillary purposes, such as clearing the CMOS.

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13
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whats on the front panel of the computer? p29

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a power button,power light,reset button, drive activity lights,etc.

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14
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does the motherboard supply the connectivity to the Drive activity light, YES OR NO. p30

A

yes

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15
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what is throttling? p34

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it reduces the operating frequency(MHZ or GHZ)

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16
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WHATS virtualization support?p35

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eases the burden on the system that software-based virtualization.

17
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does the BIOS allow the operating system to interact with certain hardware. Yes or No p24

A

yes

18
Q

What does CMOS stand for? p28

A

complementary metal oxide semiconductor.

19
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Is there a CMOS battery? yes or no

A

yes

20
Q

CMOS p27

A

it keeps the setting for the time,date, memory,cpu setting as overclocking.

21
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CPU purpuse.p31

A

it controls and directs all the activities of the computer using both external and internal buses.

22
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CPU two kinds. p31

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PGA:ping grid array, and LGA: land grid array.

23
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USB CONNECTIVITY. P30

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flash drives, cameras etc.

24
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audio jacks.p30

A

todays motherboards have 10-position pin headers designed to connect to standardized front panel audio modules.

25
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GPU? P36

A

Graphics processing units

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