Quiz 2 Flashcards
What are the factors modern motherboards are differentiated by?
1- Form Factor.
2- Chipset.
3- Components.
What are the form factors of a motherboard?
1- AT. (Advanced Technology)
2- ATX. (Advanced Technology Extended)
3- Micro ATX.
What are the difference between ATX & Micro ATX?
Micro ATX is smaller than ATX.
What is a Chipset?
Set of controller chips that monitor and directs the traffic between motherboard’s components.
What does the Northbridge chipset handle in (Intel) based Motherboards?
Handles communication between the CPU with RAM.
What does the Northbridge chipset handle in (AMD) based Motherboards?
Provides communication with Video card rather then memory, because the memory controller is built into the CPU.
What does the Southbridge chipset handle?
Handles some expansion devices & mass storage drives. (All the computer I/O Functions)
What is (PCI) ?
Peripheral Component Interconnect.
What does the CMOS jumper do?
Allows you to clear the CMOS setting.
What is CMOS?
Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor
What does the CMOS battery do?
Lets the CMOS chip Keep its setting when the PC is turned off.
What is IDE?
Integrated drive electronics./
