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Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Any I/O bus designed to interact closely with a processor or its throughput is called a _________________ I/O bus

A

local

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2
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A microATX board can be mounted in an ATX case

A

true

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3
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The author recommends getting a processor that includes integrated video and a motherboard with a video slot when purchasing a processor and motherboard.

A

true

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4
Q

Making __________ cache a part of the processor caused manufacturers to move from sockets to slots in the late 1990s(use acronymn)

A

L2

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5
Q

Name 6 improvements of the ATX motherboard over the motherboard standards it replaced.

A 
Built in double high io connector
single main keyed internal power supply connector
relocated cpu and memory
relocated internal io connectors
improved cooling
lower cost to manufacturing
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6
Q

Because the PCI bus adds another layer to the bus configuration of the computer, it is often called a _______________________ bus.

A

mezzanine

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7
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Devices attached to the lowest-numbered interrupt have the highest priority

A

true

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8
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What is the purpose of DMA?

A

communications devices that must communicate at high speeds (Direct Memory Access)

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9
Q

What three differences exist between a microATX and an ATX board?

A

Reduced Width
Fewer IO bus expansion slots
smaller power supply (optional)

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10
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Name 4 architectures and busses that the PCIe is expected to replace

A

Intel hub architecture
HyperTransport
AGP
PCI

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11
Q

Which of the motherboards listed has the smallest physical size?

A

Pico-ITX

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12
Q

What was included in the 82C206 chip?

A 
Friggin' everything.
Clock controller
system timer
bus controller
dual 8259 interrupt controller
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13
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HyperTransport is a popular technology supported by Intel for connecting processors and chipset chip

A

false

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14
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The author spends the most time analyzing the processor when deciding on a motherboard

A

false, chipsets

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15
Q

When using a dual-color LED as a power indicator, a steady yellow LED power indicator indicates that the PC is ___

A

sleeping

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16
Q

What are the 3 official versions of the ATX standard?

A

ATX
microATX
flexATX

17
Q

What are the advantages of the Hub Architecture?

A

faster
reduced PCI loading
reduced board wiring

18
Q

What two advantages did the first chipset bring to the motherboard building when it was introduced in 1986?

A

Made building a pc cheaper

made designing a motherboard easier

19
Q

The PCIe standard is essentially a serial bus

A

true

20
Q

When was the standard for front panel connections published and by what company?

A

oct 2000

intel

21
Q

FlexATX motherboards have the __________________physical standard dimensions of any of the ATX standard motherboard and might not even include expansion slots on the motherboard.

A

smallest

22
Q

Which two obsolete form factors is the ATX form factor based upon?______________ AT [x] and ___________[y] Is it compatible with them(Yes/No)__________[z]?

A

Baby AT

LPX

23
Q

Hub architecture chipsets have narrower busses that actually have higher data rates than North/South architecture chipsets

A

true

24
Q

It is very easy to run out of I/O addresses (ports) on a computer

A

false

25
Q

How do you tell, without opening the case, that an ATX motherboard is installed in a computer

A

Expansion boards plug directly into the motherboard

no riser card (perpendicular to motherboard)

26
Q

For the ATX standard, match the port to the corresponding color

A

MIDI - gold

DVI - white

27
Q

The PnP standard was later replaced by__________________

A

ACPI (Advanced Control and Power Interface

28
Q

What two components control the speed and width of the processor bus on a motherboard?

A

processor snd chipset combo

29
Q

The EISA bus was NOT designed to be backward compatible with the ISA bus

A

false

30
Q

PCIe permits data to move both directions simultaneously ( full-duplex ) on each of its lanes

A

true

31
Q

Match the terms associated with the North/South Bridge architecture with its definintion

A

North Bridge - connects the processor bus to AGP and PCI busses
South Bridge - bridges PCI and ISA busses
Super IO Chip - commonly used peripheral items in a single chip

32
Q

Name 3 reasons why I/O bus speed must keep increasing

A

Faster CPUs
increasing software demands
greater multimedia requirements

33
Q

Major computer vendors stopped using proprietary motherboard designs for their computers (true/false)?

A

true

34
Q

PCI was the first PC bus to automatically configure adapters by using the ________________ specification (use acronym)

A

pnp

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