Deck 2: All About Motherboards

Question 1

Which motherboard slot should you install a new high-end graphics card in?

A) PCI Express 3.0 x16 slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)
B) PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot (PCIE4: x4 mode)
C) PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
D) PCI slot

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What configuration can you find for PCIe slots?

A) x1
B) x4
C) x16
D) x8
E) All of these

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Brandon purchased a new processor online as an upgrade. When he purchased the processor, he made sure that it used the same socket his computer's motherboard used. But he did not check to see whether the motherboard chipset was compatible. What will happen if you install a processor on a motherboard that can fit the socket but is the wrong chipset?

A) Damage to both the processor and the motherboard.
B) The computer will work fine.
C) The computer will power on but will fail POST.
D) You will not be able install the processor in the wrong motherboard.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The LGA1151 socket and latest Coffee Lake chipset support what type of RAM?

A) DDR3
B) DDR3 (only if low voltage)
C) DDR4
D) DDR5

Question 5

The PCI Express Version 4.0 can provide up to what amount of throughput with 16 lanes for data?

A) 8 GB/sec
B) 16 GB/sec
C) 32 GB/sec
D) 64 GB/sec

Question 6

Where do today's computers store almost all motherboard configuration data?

A) BIOS/UEFI ROM
B) CMOS RAM
C) DIMM RAM
D) HDD

Question 7

What is the set of rules and standards that any two entities use for communication?

A) Bus
B) Protocol
C) Traces
D) Lanes

Question 8

What must your motherboard have to use BitLocker Encryption in Windows 7/8/10 which will ensure that your hard drive cannot be used in another computer?

A) LoJack
B) BIOS/UEFI password
C) Encrypted USB
D) TPM chip

Question 9

Which statement is NOT true regarding Coffee Lake chipsets?

A) The Coffee Lake LGA1151 socket is backwards compatible with earlier generation processors.
B) The Coffee Lake LGA1151 socket uses the same number of pins, but pin usage is different
C) The Coffee Lake LGA1151 socket provides more wattage for processors.
D) The Coffee Lake LGA1151 socket supports only DDR4 memory.

Question 10

At what point during the motherboard installation should you install the motherboard drivers?

A) After Windows successfully boots without errors
B) Before applying power for the first time
C) After the POST successfully completes
D) Only if you get a blue screen of death when Windows boots

Question 11

What is a possible remedy if your system hangs at odd times or during the boot?

A) Install new CMOS RAM
B) Remove the TPM chip
C) Flash the BIOS/UEFI
D) Format the hard disk

Question 12

What has occurred if you see the message, "Chassis Intruded! System has halted." the next time you start your computer?

A) The hard drive has failed
B) Windows has not been activated
C) The case has been opened
D) The POST test has failed

Question 13

When you build a computer from parts, you usually start by deciding on which two parts listed below?

A) video card
B) processor
C) motherboard
D) RAM
E) case

Question 14

Where must virtualization be enabled for VM (virtual machine) software to work?

A) Windows Control Panel
B) BIOS/UEFI
C) TPM chip
D) Jumper

Question 15

What socket do Coffee Lake processors use?

A) LGA2011
B) LGA1151 version 2
C) LGA1150
D) LGA1151 version 1

Question 16

Which setting can be configured via the BIOS/UEFI screen?

A) Windows driver status
B) Set desktop background
C) Screen saver timeout value
D) Change the boot sequence

Question 17

Motherboards may contain which of the following ports on the I/O panel?

A) Multiple USB ports
B) PS/2 mouse and keyboard ports
C) RJ-45 LAN port
D) Video ports (HDMI, DVI, or DisplayPort)
E) All of these

Question 18

What should you do if you want to be able to locate your laptop in the event of loss or theft and give it a command through the Internet to lock it or delete data?

A) Subscribe to LoJack for Laptops
B) Set a BIOS supervisor and user password
C) Enable the GPS module in the BIOS/UEFI
D) Enable the TPM chip in the BIOS/UEFI

Question 19

What type of socket ensures that even force is applied when it is being installed in the socket?

A) ZIF
B) FM2
C) LGA
D) AM3

Question 20

Which of the following represents a method for accessing the BIOS/UEFI setup program?

A) Boot Windows and go to Control Panel
B) Set a motherboard jumper and start the computer
C) Press a key or combination of keys during the BIOS/UEFI POST
D) Boot to the BIOS setup floppy disk

Question 21

What are the two different methods for partitioning hard drives?

A) Extended Partitioning Scheme (EPS)
B) Master Boot Record (MBR)
C) Standard Partition Layout (SPL)
D) GUID Partition Table (GPT)

Question 22

What two different passwords can be set to lock down a computer from unauthorized access?

A) supervisor password
B) email password
C) screen saver password
D) user password