Hardware: Explain the importance of motherboard components, their purpose, and properties

Question 1

What data transfers does PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) support?

Answer 1

32 and 64 bit

Question 2

How many expansion slots can an ATX motherboard support at most?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

What power connector does an ATX motherboard support

Answer 3

20 pin

Question 4

Which chip connects the system bus to the AGP and PCIe buses?

Answer 4

Northbridge

Question 5

These slots contain ejection clip notches on either side, and are usually located close to the CPU

Answer 5

RAM/Memory slots

Question 6

What are the dimensions of an Advanced Technology Extended (ATX) motherboard?

Answer 6

12 inches wide and 9.6 inches deep

Question 7

Which of the following are you LEAST likely to see as a front panel connector on a motherboard?

a. drive activity lights
b. SCSI port
c. reset button
d. USB port

Answer 7

b. SCSI port

Question 8

Which component on an ATX motherboard supports communication between the CPU and RAM?

Answer 8

Northbridge

Question 9

Which component on an ATX motherboard supports slower devices, such as expansion slots, IDE drives, Parallel ATA drives, and USB ports

Answer 9

Southbridge