Motherboards Flashcards
1
Q
motherboard
A
printed circuit board that contains computer components and provides connectors
2
Q
ATX
A
full size motherboard
- 12” by 9.6 inches
3
Q
mini ATX
A
11.2 x 8.2 “
- smaller than ATX but not much smaller
3
Q
micro ATX
A
9.6 x 9.6 inches
- has 4 expansion card slots instead of 7
3
Q
ITX/ mini ITX
A
designed as replacement for ATX but never produced
- mini = 6.7 “ squared
3
Q
CPU
A
- brains of computer
- executes code, performs basic operations
4
Q
x86
A
- intel
- 8 bit, 16 bit, 32 bit
- max 4 GB ram
5
Q
x64
A
64 bit instruction set
- modern
6
Q
ARM
A
advanced RISC machine
- used for low power devices
- extended battery life, produces less heat
7
Q
ZIF
A
- insert CPU without pressure
8
Q
LGA
A
- land grid array
- pins connected to socket
9
Q
PGA
A
- pin grid array
- processor has pins and socket has holes
10
Q
SMT/hyperthreading
A
- single stream of instructions being sent by a software application to a processor
11
Q
virtualization
A
run multiple systems in single physical host
- EPT (intel) and RVI (AMD)
12
Q
PCIe
A
- connects to the bus to get data to and from the motherboard for external devices
- x1 - much slower than x16
