Chp 9 Custom PC Config

Question 1

Red Wire

Answer 1

+5v

Question 2

Yellow

Answer 2

+12v

Question 3

Orange

Answer 3

+3.3v

Question 4

Black

Answer 4

Ground

Question 5

Purple

Answer 5

+5v (standby)

Question 6

Gray

Answer 6

Power Good

Question 7

White

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Blue

Answer 8

-12v

Question 9

Power Supply

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Dual Rail

Answer 10

A power supply with two separate +12v rails.

Question 11

Dual Voltage

Answer 11

A power supply designed to support different voltage ranges

Question 12

Molex

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Berg

Answer 13

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

Question 14

SATA

Answer 14

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

Question 15

PCIe 6-pin

Answer 15

Mid-range PCIe video cards

+12v

Question 16

PCIe 8-pin

Answer 16

High-performance PCIe video cards

+12v

Question 17

ATX12v

Answer 17

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

Question 18

EPS12V

Answer 18

Split into two
ATX12V-compatible sections
+12v

Question 19

LCD (CCFL)

Answer 19

Liquid Crystal Display (cold cathode fluorescent lamp)

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

Question 20

LED (LCD-LED)

Answer 20

Light Emitting Diode

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

Question 21

Plasma

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Data Projectors

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

OLED

Answer 23

Organic Light Emitting Diodes

Use organic semiconductor material usually in the form of polymers.

Question 24

TN

Answer 24

Twisted Nematic

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

Question 25

IPS

Answer 25

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.

Question 26

Resolution

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Common Resolutions and Aspect Ratios

Answer 27

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

Question 28

Refresh Rate

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Frame Rate

Answer 29

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