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Motherboards & CPUs Flashcards

1
Q

Directly installed on the motherboard but also replaceable?

A

CMOS Battery

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2
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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.

A

Southbridge chip

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3
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Which of the following ports installed on the motherboard can be used to connect a display device to the computer? Choose all that apply.

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  1. DVI
  2. HDMI
  3. VGI
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4
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Which expansion standard will you only find on very old computers? Choose the best response.

A

ISA

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5
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Which is the most popular motherboard form factor for desktop computers? Choose the best response.

A

ATX

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6
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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.

A

PCI slot

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7
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Used to add an internal card to a laptop computer. Have a dimension of 59.6 × 50.95 mm.

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Mini-PCI slot

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8
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Developed to replace PC Card (PCMCIA) and is used in laptop computers. Used to provide additional connection ports for a computer.

A

ExpressCard

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9
Q

Resides on the motherboard of a computer and is brown in color. Used for connecting a video card to the computer.

A

AGP slot

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10
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An ATX board which measures 11.2 inches by 8.2 inches

A

Mini-ATX

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11
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An ATX board which measures 9.6 inches square or smaller

A

Micro-ATX

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12
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An ITX board derived from micro-ATX which measures 9 inches by 7.5 inches

A

Flex-ATX

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13
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An ITX board which measures 6.7 inches square and has a single expansion slot

A

Mini-ITX

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14
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An ITX board which measures 4.7 inches square and only supports mini-PCIe and laptop RAM slots

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Nano-ITX

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15
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Designed to hold a display monitor and lay horizontally instead of vertically.

A

Slim line

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16
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Designed to hold Micro-ATX or smaller boards with a height of 12 to 18 inches.

A

Mini-tower

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17
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Designed to support ATX boards with a height between 18 and 22 inches.

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Mid tower

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18
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Designed to hold ATX or smaller boards with a height of 22 inches or more.

A

Full tower

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19
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Designed to be compact and minimize the space it takes up.

A

Small form factor

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20
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Which CPU feature simulates two logical processors on one physical processor by using registers to overlap two instruction streams?

A

Hyperthreading

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21
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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.

A
  1. It can run both 32-bit and 64-bit software

2. It can process up to eight threads simultaneously

22
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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.

A

AM4

23
Q

If your CPU is overheating, it will fail to boot. True or False

A

False

24
Q

What passive cooling device is more efficient than a simple heat sink? Choose the best response.

A

Heat pipe

25
Q

How many pins does a B socket have?

A

1366

Supports:
Core i7
Xeon 3500 series
Xeon 3600 series
Xeon 5500 series
Xeon 5600 series
26
Q

How many pins does an H socket have?

A

1156

Supports:
Celeron Dual-core
Pentium Dual-core
Core i3
Core i5
Core i7
Xeon 3400 series
27
Q

How many pins does an H2 socket have?

A

1155

Supports:
Core i3
Core i5
Core i7
Celeron G series
Pentium G series
Xeon E3 series
28
Q

How many pins does an R socket have?

A

2011

Supports:
Core i7

29
Q

How many pins does an H3 socket have?

A

1150

Supports:
Celeron G1800 series
Core i3
Core i5
Core i7
Pentium Dual-core
Xeon E3 series
30
Q

How many pins does an H4 socket have?

A

1151

Supports:
Celeron G3900 series
Core i3
Core i5
Core i7
Pentium Dual-core
Xeon E3 series
31
Q

How many pins does an AM3 socket have?

A

941

Supports:
Athlon II
Phenom II
Sempron

32
Q

How many pins does an FM1 socket have?

A

905

Supports:
A series (A4, A6, etc)
Athlon II
E2
Sempron
33
Q

How many pins does an AM3+ socket have?

A

942

Supports:
Bulldozer (A series)

34
Q

How many pins does an FM2 socket have?

A

904

Supports:
A series

35
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How many pins does an FM2+ socket have?

A

906

Supports:
A series
Athlon X4

36
Q

How many pins does an AM4 socket have?

A

1331

Supports:
Excavator (A series)
Ryzen (R series)

37
Q

An aluminum or copper cooling device that conducts heat from the processor to the thin metal fins to radiate it into the air.

A

Heat sink

38
Q

A form of “active cooling” that uses an air cooler to blow air and improve heat dissipation.

A

Cooling fan

39
Q

A hollow device filled with a special fluid which helps to carry heat away from the processor to the fins.

A

Heat pipe

40
Q

A device that uses water or some other fluid pumped through tubes to a heat sink away from the CPU.

A

Liquid cooler

41
Q

A heat conducting pad placed in a thin layer to improve the heat transfer by eliminating air gaps.

A

Thermal paste

42
Q

Steps to replace a CPU:

A
  1. Identify the CPU socket used by the motherboard.
  2. Determine what CPU models are supported by the motherboard.
  3. Remove the CPU cooler from the motherboard.
  4. Carefully remove the CPU.
  5. Insert the new CPU, or replace the old one.
  6. Apply a thin layer of thermal paste to the top of the CPU.
  7. Install the CPU cooler.
  8. Close the case and power on the computer.
43
Q

A set of integrated circuits that routes communication between computer components and the CPU.

A

Chipset

44
Q

A silicon microchip that processes all instructions, whether they be entered through user input or submitted by a computer program.

A

CPU (Central Processing Unit)

45
Q

A video display interface used to connect a display device to the computer.

A

DVI (Digital Visual Interface)

46
Q

A six-pin interface used to connect older keyboards and pointing devices to a computer.

A

PS/2

47
Q

An ATX motherboard with an extended length to accommodate four graphics cards with dual-slot coolers.

A

XL-ATX

48
Q

What component connects hard disk drives and optical drives to the circuitry of the motherboard?

A

IDE connector

49
Q

Which of the following allows the CPU to directly control displays, provided the motherboard has a display port?

A

GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)

50
Q

Which of the following allows the processor to execute instructions and to read and write data at a higher speed than the regular RAM?

A

Cache Memory

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