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Name four typical motherboard form factors?
ATX (most common), BTX, microATX, and NLX
Name three things typically connected to the northbridge.
CPU, RAM, and x16 PCIe
Name eight items typically connected to the southbridge?
PCI, PCIe x1, PATA/IDE, SATA, Legacy I/O, USB, IEEE 1394, Network Interface and Audio
Name seven expansion buss types found on desktop motherboards.
PCI, PCI Express (PCIe), IDE, AGP, AMR, CNR, and PC Card (PCMCIA)
Can Core 2 processors have multiple cores?
Yes
Core 2 CPUs usually connect to what kind of socket?
LGA775
What are six common types of RAM?
SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, RDRAM, and SODIMMS
How do ATX power supplies connect to the motherboard?
Via a P1 20-pin or 24-pin cable
Are hard disk drives considered "nonvolatile"?
Yes
Name three common types of hard drives.
PATA, SATA, SCSI
What does PATA stand for?
Parallel ATA hard disk drive
What does SATA stand for?
Serial ATA hard disk drive
What does SCSI stand for?
Small Computer System Interface
What is the minimum and maximum through put (frequency) of a PATA drive?
33MHz(MB/s) to 133MHz(MB/s) (Ultra ATA/33 to /133)
What is the typical size of an internal hard drive?
3.5 inches
What kind of power connector does a PATA hard drive have?
A Molex 4-pin connector
Name three typical jumper settings for a PATA drive.
Master, slave, and cable select
What is the maximum data transfer rate for SATA 1.x?
150MB/s
What is the maximum data transfer rate for SATA 2.x?
300MB/s
What is the maximum data transfer rate for SATA 3.x?
600MB/s
Name an alternate power connector used in some older SATA drives.
4-pin Molex connector
How many pins are in the power connector for a SATA drive?
15
How many pins are in the data connector for a SATA drive?
7
What is the range of data transfer for SCSI devices?
160MB/s to 640MB/s
What does RAID stand for?
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Drives
Is RAID 0 striping or mirroring?
Striping
What is RAID 1?
Mirroring
What is RAID 5?
Striping with parity
Is RAID 0 fault tolerant?
No
What kind of media do optical disc drives use?
Removable
What is the typical size of an internal optical disc drive?
5.25 inches
Name three types of optical disc drives?
CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and BD-ROM (Blu-Ray)
How much can a typical data CD hold?
700MBs
What is the typical maximum read and write speed for a CD-ROM drive?
52x (7.8MB/s) (x=150KB/s)
What is the typical maximum rewrite speed for a CD-ROM drive?
32x (4.8MB/s) (x=150KB/s)
What is the minimum and maximum capacity range for a DVD-ROM/
4.7GB (DVD-5) to 17GB (DVD-18)
Define the number of sides and layers of DVD-18 optical drives?
Two sides and two layers
What is the typical maximum capacity of a Blu-Ray drive?
50GB
What is the minimum and maximum speed of a BD-ROM?
1x to 8x (36Mbps-288Mbps) x = 36Mbs
Is SATA the only way a BD-ROM can connect?
Yes
What is the typical storage capacity of a Floppy drive?
1.44MBs
What is the typical size of a Floppy Disk?
3.5 inches
What kind of data cable is used to connect a Floppy Drive to the motherboard?
A 34-pin ribbon cable
What kind of power connector is used for a Floppy Drive?
A 4-pin mini connector
What does a LED that won't shut off indicate about a Floppy Drive?
That the data cable is upside-down
Name three common types of Solid-state media?
USB flash drive, CompactFlash, and Secure Digital (SD) cards
What is the main difference between the internal parts and pieces of desktop and laptop PCs?
The laptop parts and pieces have been miniaturized in comparison to a desktop PC
Name four commonly removable/replaceable items found in a laptop?
SODIMM RAM, optical drives, batteries, and 2.5" hard drives
What are the two parts that typically make up the display for a laptop?
An LCD and it's inverter
What is the the size of the internal hard drive of a laptop?
2.5 inches
Name three common external card expansion technologies found on a laptop.
PC Card (PCMCIA), CardBus, and ExpressCard
What laptop key is commonly used to access secondary key functions?
Fn (Function) key
What are three common expansion bus types that desktop video cards use? What color are they?
Via x16 PCIe (black), AGP (brown), or PCI (white) expansion slots
Name five different common external video connectors/ports.
DVI, VGA, HDMI, S-Video and Component Video/RGB
Name three typical video card color depths.
16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit
What is the resolution of XGA?
1024x768
What is the resolution of WXGA?
1280x720
What is the resolution of SXGA+?
1280x1024
What is the resolution of UXGA?
1600x1200
What is the resolution of WSXGA+?
1680x1050
What is the screen resolution of WUXGA?
1920x1200
Name two expansion buss types that are commonly used for sound cards that are not built-in to the motherboard.
x1 PCIe and PCI
What is the name of the color scheme specification used for the color-coded 1/8 inch mini-jacks commonly found on a sound card?
PC 99
What is the name of the optical I/Os found on a typical sound card?
S/PDIF
What does USB stand for?
Universal Serial Bus
How many devices can a Universal Serial Bus support?
127
What is the maximum speed (full speed) and cable length of USB 1.1?
128Mbps and 3 meters
What is the maximum speed (high speed) and cable length of USB 2.0?
480Mbps and 5 meters
What is the most common USB connector type found on computers?
Type A
What is another name for IEEE 1394a?
FireWire 400
What FireWire specifications are included in IEEE1394b?
FireWire 800(800Mbps), S1600(1600Mbps), S3200(3200Mbps) and is backward compatible with FireWire400(400Mbps)
How many devices can IEEE 1394 chains have?
63
Name four common printer types.
Laser, inkjet, thermal and impact (dot-matrix)
Name the first step in the laser printing process.
1. Cleaning
Name the second step in the laser printing process.
2. Conditioning (charging)
Name the third step in the laser printing process.
3. Writing
Name the fourth step in the laser printing process.
4. Developing
Name the fifth step in the laser printing process.
5. Transferring
Name the sixth and final step of the laser printing process.
6. Fusing
What does VGA stand for?
Video Graphics Array
What does SVGA stand for?
Super VGA
What does XGA stand for?
eXtended Graphics array
What does the S in SXGA stand for?
Super
What does the W in WXGA stand for?
Widescreen
What does the U stand for in UXGA?
Ultra
What is the screen resolution of VGA?
640x480
What is the screen resolution of SVGA?
800x600