Motherboard Housing

Question 1

Most common board

Answer 1

atex

Question 2

North Bridge contains

Answer 2

memory
cpu
agp
pcle

Question 3

South Bridge contains

Answer 3

usb
PCI
IDE

Question 4

What is cache

Answer 4

most frequently accessed data

Question 5

Lev

Answer 5

built into a processor
independent memory
shared

Question 6

Ram slots are used to ___

Answer 6

add additional memory

Question 7

Dimm

Answer 7

duel inline memory module.
install memory
send and receive

Question 8

WHat colors are Dimm

Answer 8

blue black or white

Question 9

Bios chips are read____

Answer 9

read only

Question 10

ROM

Answer 10

read only memory

Question 11

PCi 5 devices

Answer 11

PCIMICA - laptops
AGP - graphic
PCI - x data lanes
PCI Express data lanes
AMR add modemn
CNP audio and modemn

Question 12

Serial Ports

Answer 12

1 send data in serials 1 at a time

parellel 8 bits at a time

Question 13

Parellel ports are for

Answer 13

printers

Question 14

Technicians need to know the operations and configurations of the motherboard and components. When installing processor chips, how is a chip installed in a “zero insertion force” (ZIF) socket?

Answer 14

pull up the insertion lever

Question 15

Serial and parallel ports are used to communicate with the motherboard. Which type of port would be identified as serial?

Answer 15

Communication Ports

Question 16

Motherboard ____________ describe the dimensions of the motherboard and the layout of the motherboard components. This is important because motherboards are not interchangeable.

Answer 16

form factors

Question 17

How many megahertz do PCI adapters run at?

Answer 17

33mhtz

Question 18

Hot swapping

Answer 18

the replacement or addition of components to a computer system without stopping, shutting down, or rebooting the system;

Question 19

Which serial communication standard is most widely used?

Answer 19

RS232

Question 20

SATA

Answer 20

Serial ATA is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices

Question 21

Michael is a new IT professional in your shop. He is troubleshooting a laptop and finds he needs to enter the date and time every time the system boots up. He asked you what you think the problem may be. How do you reply?

Answer 21

Replace the CMOS Battery

Question 22

The A+ examination requires you to understand bus architectures. As you work you will be installing a number of network cards, sound cards, and video cards. Which of the following is a downfall of Peripheral Component Interconnect?

Answer 22

fixed width of 32bits