Chp 9 Custom PC Config Flashcards

1
Q

Red Wire

A

+5v

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2
Q

Yellow

A

+12v

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3
Q

Orange

A

+3.3v

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4
Q

Black

A

Ground

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5
Q

Purple

A

+5v (standby)

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6
Q

Gray

A

Power Good

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7
Q

White

A

No Connection (24 pin); -5v (20 pin)

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8
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Blue

A

-12v

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9
Q

Power Supply

A

A power converter that changes, high-voltage alternating current (AC) to low-voltage direct current (DC).

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10
Q

Dual Rail

A

A power supply with two separate +12v rails.

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11
Q

Dual Voltage

A

A power supply designed to support different voltage ranges

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12
Q

Molex

A

used primarily for case fans that dont connect to the motherboard.
+5v
+12v

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13
Q

Berg

A

Used for floppy drives, some add-on cards use this connector for power
+5v
+12v

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14
Q

SATA

A

Use Molex to SATA power connector if power supply lacks adequate SATA connectors
+5v
+12v
optional +3.3v

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15
Q

PCIe 6-pin

A

Mid-range PCIe video cards

+12v

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16
Q

PCIe 8-pin

A

High-performance PCIe video cards

+12v

17
Q

ATX12v

A

Most recent and current motherboards except those using EPS12v
+12v

18
Q

EPS12V

A

Split into two
ATX12V-compatible sections
+12v

19
Q

LCD (CCFL)

A

Liquid Crystal Display (cold cathode fluorescent lamp)

Liquid crystal cells to polarize light passing through the display to create the image.

20
Q

LED (LCD-LED)

A

Light Emitting Diode

Use a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) as the lighting source

21
Q

Plasma

A

Use small cells that contain electrically charged ionized gases; effectively, these are fluorescent lamps. Mostly used for Television sets.

22
Q

Data Projectors

A

Used in place of a primary display or can be used as a clone of the primary display to permit computer information and graphics to be displayed on a projection screen or a wall.

23
Q

OLED

A

Organic Light Emitting Diodes

Use organic semiconductor material usually in the form of polymers.

24
Q

TN

A

Twisted Nematic

LCD displays that provides short response time and high brightness, making them highly suitable for gaming.

25
Q

IPS

A

In Plane Switching
LCD displays that has a slower response time and uses as much as 50% more power than a TN display. However, an IPS display has a wider viewing angle without distorted colors or loss of contrast.

26
Q

Resolution

A

Described as the amount of pixels on a screen, measured horizontally by vertically.

27
Q

Common Resolutions and Aspect Ratios

A
4:3
640x480
800x600
1024x768
1600x1200
16:9
1280x720
1366x768
16:10
1920x1200
28
Q

Refresh Rate

A

Refers to how quickly the monitor redraws the screen and is measured in hertz(Hz), or times per second.
Default is usually 60Hz

29
Q

Frame Rate

A

Refers to the frames per second(fps) speed of 3D rendering during games.