Deck 5: All About Motherboards

Question 1

Today's PCs have four or five buses,each with different speeds,access methods,and protocols.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

For Windows XP,Ntldr is responsible for loading the OS,and is,therefore,called the ____.

A)link loader program
B)partition management program
C)boot interface program
D)boot loader program

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The ____ have a lever that is used to lift the processor up and out of the socket.

A)minimal insertion force sockets
B)zero insertion force sockets
C)zero effort sockets
D)zero tolerance sockets

Answer 3

B

Question 4

____ buses have been improved several times; there are currently three major categories and within each category,several variations of the bus.

A)AGP
B)Express
C)ISA
D)PCI

Question 5

A(n)____ boot involves turning on the power with the on/off switch.

A)hard
B)warm
C)soft
D)absolute

Question 6

The process of upgrading or refreshing the ROM BIOS chip is called ____ BIOS.

A)flashing
B)flushing
C)refurbishing
D)cloning

Question 7

Many brand-name computer manufacturers,such as IBM,Dell,and Gateway,use the same standard setup screens.

Question 8

Some cases have ____,also called spacers,which are round plastic or metal pegs that separate the motherboard from the case,so that components on the back of the motherboard do not touch the case.

A)picks
B)clubs
C)standoffs
D)columns

Question 9

The fast end of hub in the Intel i800 series chipsets,which contains the graphics and memory controller,connects to the system bus and is called the hub's ____.

A)North Bridge
B)South Bridge
C)Middle Bridge
D)North Gate

Question 10

Earlier Pentiums used a ____ socket,with pins aligned in uniform rows around the socket.

A)ball grid array
B)differential grid array
C)pin socket array
D)pin grid array

Question 11

The slower end of the hub in the Intel i800 chipsets,called the ____,contains the I/O controller hub.

A)North Bridge
B)North Gate
C)South Hub
D)South Bridge

Question 12

Throughput is sometimes called ____.

A)speed
B)capacity
C)bandwidth
D)expandability

Question 13

A ____ is the most complicated component in a computer.

A)video card
B)sound card
C)motherboard
D)modem

Question 14

With any installation,remember the importance of using a ground strap (ground bracelet)to ground yourself when working inside a computer case to protect components against ____.

A)EDS
B)ESD
C)NSD
D)ASD

Question 15

Later sockets used a ____,with pins staggered over the socket to squeeze more pins into a small space.

A)vertical pin grid array
B)keyed pin grid array
C)staggered pin grid array
D)linear pin grid array

Question 16

At the beginning of the boot drive (usually drive C)is the OS ____ record.

A)loop
B)boot
C)strap
D)master

Question 17

The ____ and the chipset determine which processors a board can support.

A)processor socket
B)processor chip
C)processor brand
D)peripheral interface

Question 18

PCIe is backward compatible

Question 19

The motherboard configuration stored in BIOS setup needs to be changed when a new floppy drive is installed.

Question 20

Generally when shopping for a motherboard for a gaming system,you'd need to pay attention to form factor,processor sockets,chipsets,buses and number of bus slots,and other connectors,slots,and ports.

Question 21

Most likely when you first install a hard drive or an operating system,you will want to have the BIOS attempt to first boot from a ____.

A)CD
B)hard drive
C)floppy drive
D)USB drive

Question 22

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Has 1366 pins that touch pads on the processor

Question 23

A motherboard ____________________ determines the size of the board and its features that make it compatible with power supplies,cases,processors,and expansion cards.

Question 24

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Has a 39 x 39 SPGA grid

Question 25

Sometimes documentation marks pin 1 as a ____ pin in the diagram,rather than round like the other pins.

A)triangle
B)key
C)post
D)square

Question 26

On the motherboard,the ____ controls power to the motherboard and must be connected for the PC to power up.

A)Reset
B)Power SW
C)Speaker
D)Power P1

Question 27

The most reliable way to restore settings is to keep a written record of all the changes you make to ____.

A)BMOS ROM
B)CMOS RAM
C)BMOS RAM
D)DMOS ROM

Question 28

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Key(s)to press during the boot process to access the Newer Phoenix BIOS

Question 29

A(n)____________________ is a command to the processor to wait for slower devices to catch up.

Question 30

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Has 771 pins that touch pads on the processor

Question 31

If the startup password has been enabled and set in BIOS setup,the startup BIOS asks for the password during the ____________________ just before the BIOS begins searching for an OS.

Question 32

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
The order in which the system tries to boot from certain devices

Question 33

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Uses a dense micro PGA (mPGA)

Question 34

The CMOS battery on the motherboard is considered a(n)____________________ replaceable unit.

Question 35

Access to a computer can be controlled using a ____ password.

A)generic
B)general
C)startup
D)recover

Question 36

Beginning with the Intel i800 series of chipsets,a(n)____________________ is used to connect buses.

Question 37

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Key(s)to press during the boot process to access the Dell computers using Phoenix BIOS

Question 38

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Has 775 lands or pads

Question 39

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.LGA775 or Socket T
f.Socket 478
b.F2 or F1
g.Del
c.LGA1366 or Socket B
h.LGA771 or Socket J
d.Socket 423
i.Ctrl+Alt+Enter
e.boot sequence
Key(s)to press during the boot process to access the AMI BIOS

Question 40

The ____ menu in BIOS setup allows you to configure automatic power-saving features for your system,such as suspend mode or a sleep state.

A)power
B)peripheral
C)boot
D)general

Question 41

Discuss the mainstream desktop chipsets.

Question 42

List and describe the four kinds of cargo that the embedded wires on the bottom of the motherboard carry.

Question 43

Describe the AMD Socket A.

Question 44

Discuss what you should do while you are in BIOS set up in order to make sure the setting are set to default while installing a motherboard.

Question 45

List the significant chipsets by AMD.

Question 46

Discuss the high-performance chipsets.

Question 47

Discuss the PCI-X.

Question 48

Discuss why Intel currently dominates the chipset.

Question 49

Discuss the value desktops.

Question 50

Discuss setting password protection to BIOS setup and to the system.