motherboard

Question 1

on a motherboard, network cards, audio cards, video cards, USB, and FireWire connections are considered to be _______ components

Answer 1

onboard

Question 2

on a motherboard, power supplies, fans, and LED light are considered to be _______ connectors

Answer 2

internal

Question 3

this chipset connects the CPU, GPU, and memory to the motherboard

Answer 3

northbridge

Question 4

this chipset connects the PCI, USB, ethernet, IDE, BIOS, onboard graphics, serial I/O-port, parallel port, floppy disk, keyboards, and mouse

Answer 4

southbridge

Question 5

the connector used to power a motherboard is the

Answer 5

24 pin connector

3.3 V, 5 V ,and 12 V

Question 6

the connector(s) used to powers the processor is the

Answer 6

4-pin or 8-pin ATX connector

12 V

Question 7

legacy components such as hard drives, case fans, and other accessory devices uses a ____ connector

Answer 7

4-pin peripheral power

5 V and 12 V

Question 8

optical drives and hard drives uses a ____ connector to the motherboard

Answer 8

15 pin sata

3.3 V, 5 V and 12 V