Motherboards & CPUs Flashcards
Directly installed on the motherboard but also replaceable?
CMOS Battery
Which of the following motherboard components is used to take data from input/output devices and pass it on to the CPU? Choose the best response.
Southbridge chip
Which of the following ports installed on the motherboard can be used to connect a display device to the computer? Choose all that apply.
- DVI
- HDMI
- VGI
Which expansion standard will you only find on very old computers? Choose the best response.
ISA
Which is the most popular motherboard form factor for desktop computers? Choose the best response.
ATX
Designed to match notches in the card so that a card is inserted in correct slot. Used for input/output devices and are of a standard length.
PCI slot
Used to add an internal card to a laptop computer. Have a dimension of 59.6 × 50.95 mm.
Mini-PCI slot
Developed to replace PC Card (PCMCIA) and is used in laptop computers. Used to provide additional connection ports for a computer.
ExpressCard
Resides on the motherboard of a computer and is brown in color. Used for connecting a video card to the computer.
AGP slot
An ATX board which measures 11.2 inches by 8.2 inches
Mini-ATX
An ATX board which measures 9.6 inches square or smaller
Micro-ATX
An ITX board derived from micro-ATX which measures 9 inches by 7.5 inches
Flex-ATX
An ITX board which measures 6.7 inches square and has a single expansion slot
Mini-ITX
An ITX board which measures 4.7 inches square and only supports mini-PCIe and laptop RAM slots
Nano-ITX
Designed to hold a display monitor and lay horizontally instead of vertically.
Slim line
Designed to hold Micro-ATX or smaller boards with a height of 12 to 18 inches.
Mini-tower
Designed to support ATX boards with a height between 18 and 22 inches.
Mid tower
Designed to hold ATX or smaller boards with a height of 22 inches or more.
Full tower
Designed to be compact and minimize the space it takes up.
Small form factor
Which CPU feature simulates two logical processors on one physical processor by using registers to overlap two instruction streams?
Hyperthreading
A computer you’re evaluating has a 64-bit quad-core CPU with hyperthreading. What can you be sure of from that fact alone? Choose all that apply.
- It can run both 32-bit and 64-bit software
2. It can process up to eight threads simultaneously
You have a Ryzen CPU and want to find a motherboard for it. What kind of socket should you look for? Choose the best response.
AM4
If your CPU is overheating, it will fail to boot. True or False
False
What passive cooling device is more efficient than a simple heat sink? Choose the best response.
Heat pipe
How many pins does a B socket have?
1366
Supports: Core i7 Xeon 3500 series Xeon 3600 series Xeon 5500 series Xeon 5600 series
How many pins does an H socket have?
1156
Supports: Celeron Dual-core Pentium Dual-core Core i3 Core i5 Core i7 Xeon 3400 series
How many pins does an H2 socket have?
1155
Supports: Core i3 Core i5 Core i7 Celeron G series Pentium G series Xeon E3 series
How many pins does an R socket have?
2011
Supports:
Core i7
How many pins does an H3 socket have?
1150
Supports: Celeron G1800 series Core i3 Core i5 Core i7 Pentium Dual-core Xeon E3 series
How many pins does an H4 socket have?
1151
Supports: Celeron G3900 series Core i3 Core i5 Core i7 Pentium Dual-core Xeon E3 series
How many pins does an AM3 socket have?
941
Supports:
Athlon II
Phenom II
Sempron
How many pins does an FM1 socket have?
905
Supports: A series (A4, A6, etc) Athlon II E2 Sempron
How many pins does an AM3+ socket have?
942
Supports:
Bulldozer (A series)
How many pins does an FM2 socket have?
904
Supports:
A series
How many pins does an FM2+ socket have?
906
Supports:
A series
Athlon X4
How many pins does an AM4 socket have?
1331
Supports:
Excavator (A series)
Ryzen (R series)
An aluminum or copper cooling device that conducts heat from the processor to the thin metal fins to radiate it into the air.
Heat sink
A form of “active cooling” that uses an air cooler to blow air and improve heat dissipation.
Cooling fan
A hollow device filled with a special fluid which helps to carry heat away from the processor to the fins.
Heat pipe
A device that uses water or some other fluid pumped through tubes to a heat sink away from the CPU.
Liquid cooler
A heat conducting pad placed in a thin layer to improve the heat transfer by eliminating air gaps.
Thermal paste
Steps to replace a CPU:
- Identify the CPU socket used by the motherboard.
- Determine what CPU models are supported by the motherboard.
- Remove the CPU cooler from the motherboard.
- Carefully remove the CPU.
- Insert the new CPU, or replace the old one.
- Apply a thin layer of thermal paste to the top of the CPU.
- Install the CPU cooler.
- Close the case and power on the computer.
A set of integrated circuits that routes communication between computer components and the CPU.
Chipset
A silicon microchip that processes all instructions, whether they be entered through user input or submitted by a computer program.
CPU (Central Processing Unit)
A video display interface used to connect a display device to the computer.
DVI (Digital Visual Interface)
A six-pin interface used to connect older keyboards and pointing devices to a computer.
PS/2
An ATX motherboard with an extended length to accommodate four graphics cards with dual-slot coolers.
XL-ATX
What component connects hard disk drives and optical drives to the circuitry of the motherboard?
IDE connector
Which of the following allows the CPU to directly control displays, provided the motherboard has a display port?
GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
Which of the following allows the processor to execute instructions and to read and write data at a higher speed than the regular RAM?
Cache Memory
