Hardware Study Guide Flashcards
what are the three PC tower sizes
full, mini, macro
how many storage devices can attach to a SATA port
one
OLD PC CPUs had a chipset that is split into ____ sections
two
ATX new form factor was designed in…
1995
FRU =
Field Replaceable Unit
Bios is a type of…
Firmware
AIT =
Advanced Intelligent Tape can hold up to 200 GB of data
DVDs can hold…
4.75 GB of data
DVD-RW media allows for…
double-layer recording
POST =
Power on self-diagnostic test
When upgrading components on the motherboard you should change the position of the jumpers. True or False
True
Transistors and Capacitors store…
electrical signal
Form factor refers to
the shape and layout of a motherboard and case.
RAM is called…
working memory
The basic timing signal for the CPU is…
the system clock which synchronizes the operation of all part of the PC
Linear tape-Open (LTO) Tapes have
up to 2.5 TB of uncompressed capacity.
what do sound cards provide connections for?
audio input (microphones and MDI and output (speakers and MIDI).
How many DDR standards are there
4
A System firmware setup program will contain information on
CPU, RAM, and Hard drives
If you add SDRAM to your PC with a bus speed of 70 MHz
the bandwidth for the system will be 560MB per second.
If a program or files are actively being used or are open by the user, they are being used in system memory. T or F
True
If you add an odd number of RAM modules or you mismatch DIMM cards, there will be an error and the system might not work properly. T or F
True
The boot sequence is very important in the system setup. T or F
True
Symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) involves
a multiprocessor computer hardware and software architecture where two or more identical processors are connected to a single shared main memory.