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20 Cards in this Set
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BIOS |
Basic Input Output System |
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CMOS Battery |
-CR2032 -Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor -Saves bios/Memory setting -Powered by onboard power -Can alter device boot process -Date/time -CPU settings -Security - |
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BIOS-What does it do? |
-Most important chip on motherboard -Allows OS to interact with certain hardware -Boots the system -Controls input/output -Set of computer instructions in firmware |
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Types of Memory |
-SDR SDRAM single data rate, 168 Pins -DDR SDRAM double data rate, 184 Pins -DDR2 SDRAM double data rate, version 2, 240 Pins -DDR3 SDRAM Double data rate version 3, 240 pins -ROM (read only memory) |
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POST |
-Power On Self Test -series of system checks performed by bios - |
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Firmware |
Any software encoded in hardware, usually a ROM (read only memory) |
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ATX |
-Advanced Technology Extended -20 Or 24 pin |
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Frontside Bus |
-Communication between CPU + Memory |
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Northbridge |
-Subset of motherboards chipsets -management of high speed communications -Next to processor -Communication between CPU and system memory and PCIe |
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Southbridge |
-Provides support to slower onboard peripherals -PCI -Onboard Audio -USB connections |
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CPU Manufacturers |
AMD and Intel |
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DIMM |
-Dual Inline Memory Module -used as a package for the SDRAM family(SDR, DDR, DDR2, DDR3) |
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SDR #pins |
168 |
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DDR #pins |
184 |
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DDR2 #pins |
240 |
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DDR3 #pins |
240 |
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How many pins does a fan have? |
3 |
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Type of expansion slot used for high performance graphics |
PCIe |
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CPU |
Central Processing Unit |
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SATA Connections |
-L shaped -Hard Drives -CD/DVD drives |
