Devices, Setups And Installs (Chapter 1) Flashcards
Motherboards sizes
ATX
- 305 x 244mm
- 7 expansion slots
Micro-ATX
- 244mm
- 4 expansion slots
Mini-ITX
- 170mm
- 1 expansion slot
RAM
Random Access Memory
Fast memory that is used to store functions that the CPU will calculate.
- volatile memory
Virtual Ram
An area on the systems memory drive that is allocated as backup RAM incase the system needs more RAM.
Referred to as pagefile/swap space
Chipset
Provides communications between different components by implementing various controls
Bus
Connects components on the motherboard
- Carries data to be processed and addresses of memory
-Powers components
-Timing signals
PCIe
Serial communication that connects expansion cards with other components
- different PCIe slots
– x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, x32
- provides 75W via motherboard
PCIe3 = 1Gbps
PCIe4 = 2Gbps
PCIe5 = 4Gbps
System Clock
A microprocessor responsible for synchronizing the operations of all components on the system and provides basic signal for CPU
Interface
The point at which two devices connects and communicates with each other
Port
A device connection through which data can be sent and recieved
USB
Universal Serial Bus
- a standardised hardware interface design to provide high performance connection for multiple peripherals
- can connect up to 127 devices for a singular port
USB Speeds
USB 3.0 (Superspeed)
-5Gbps
USB 3.1 (Superspeed+)
- 10Gbps
USB 3.2
- 20Gbps (USB-c)
Thunderbolt
-40Gbps (USB-c)
Lightning
- 480Mbps (Apple)
I/O Ports
a hardware interface on the systems motherboard that allows external peripheral to be connected
DVI
Digital Visual Interface
- only supports video signal no audio
DVI-A = Analog signal
DVI-D = Digital Signal
DVI-I = Digital & Analog signal
