Deck 9: Motherboards

Question 1

A brand new system failing due to manufacturing defects and any system failing due to a shock of electrostatic discharge is often called a ____ failure.

A) burn-out
B) burn-in
C) ESD
D) system

Answer 1

B

Question 2

____ are the lights that have positive and negative sides.

A) Power buttons
B) Reset buttons
C) LEDs
D) Chips

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The main problem with form factors such as LPX and NLX was their ____.

A) big size
B) incompatibility
C) inflexibility
D) low speed

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The LPX and NLX form factors provided an insertion slot for the ____ card.

A) bus
B) network
C) riser
D) installation

Question 5

What type of failure results in the PC failing to boot?

A) Burn-in failure
B) Catastrophic failure
C) Component failure
D) Ethereal failure

Question 6

The __________ handles slow input and output devices such as the floppy drive and the keyboard.

A) ECC
B) MCC
C) I/O controller
D) Super I/O chip

Question 7

A (n)____ symptom is the most difficult symptom to diagnose.

A) RAM
B) catastrophic
C) ethereal
D) component

Question 8

____ is a variant of the microATX created by Intel.

A) AT
B) FlexATX
C) LPX
D) NLX

Question 9

Electrical surges and ESD can cause ____ failure.

A) component
B) RAM
C) catastrophic
D) connection

Question 10

Which of the following is not a version of the Small Form Factor (SFF)?

A) Mini-ITX
B) Nano-ITX
C) Pico-ITX
D) micro-ATX

Question 11

The _______ determines the type of processor and RAM required for a motherboard.

A) chipset
B) cache
C) CPU
D) form factor

Question 12

The function of each LED wire is usually printed on the ____.

A) monitor
B) switch
C) connector
D) LED

Question 13

Some ____ chips on a motherboard handle the infrared connection.

A) Super I/O
B) RAM
C) Southbridge
D) Northbridge

Question 14

The ____ type of motherboard has a large keyboard and a split P8/P9 style of power socket.

A) NLX
B) WTX
C) AT
D) ATX

Question 15

ATX motherboards use a feature called ____ that allows software to turn the power on and off.

A) expended power supply
B) hibernate
C) soft power
D) standby

Question 16

____ is the smallest motherboard version in the ATX standard.

A) AT
B) FlexATX
C) MicroATX
D) LPX

Question 17

The maximum dimensions of a FlexATX motherboard are ____ inches.

A) 9.6 × 9.6
B) 9 × 7.5
C) 9 × 7
D) 9 × 5.6

Question 18

AMR was quickly replaced with the more advanced ____.

A) DDR3
B) CNR
C) AMD
D) ICH

Question 19

The only dedicated connector on an AT motherboard is the ____ plug.

A) printer
B) sound
C) keyboard
D) monitor

Question 20

A (n)__________ slot was designed to take specialized devices (modems,sound cards,and network cards).

A) AMR
B) PGA
C) LGA
D) AGP

Question 21

All the data transfer and commands flow through the ____________________ wires embedded in the motherboard.

Question 22

The ____________________ is also called the Southbridge.

Question 23

What determines the type of case a motherboard needs and provides a maximum expansion slot limit?

A) Chipset
B) Component
C) Expansion slot
D) Form factor

Question 24

The motherboard mounts to the case via small connectors called ____.

A) fire wires
B) LEDs
C) nylon bolts
D) standouts

Question 25

Most modern chipsets are composed of two primary chips: the ____________________ and the ____________________.

Question 26

What type of hardware usually uses a three-wire connector supplied by most motherboards?

A) Power supply fan
B) CPU fan
C) Case fan
D) Hard drive fan

Question 27

As of today,what is the fastest,most popular expansion bus in use?

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

Question 28

Shorter wires can easily handle double or quadruple the ____ speed of the motherboard.

A) connection
B) RAM
C) clock
D) performance

Question 29

The AT type of motherboard has a split ____________________ style of power socket.

Question 30

What motherboard slot was specifically created by Intel to support video cards?

A) PCI
B) AGP
C) ISA
D) PCI-X

Question 31

The form factor of the ____________________ motherboard replaced the rear panel with all the necessary ports built in.

Question 32

What are the dimensions of a microATX motherboard?

A) 9.6 by 9.6 inches
B) 12 by 9.6 inches
C) 6.7 by 6.7 inches
D) 4.7 by 4.7 inches

Question 33

Many motherboards use a simple connector called a ____ to make some physical ports accessible from the front or back of the case.

A) port
B) cable
C) dongle
D) connector

Question 34

Old-style motherboards followed a form factor called ___________________.

Question 35

The ____________________ defines the type of the processor and RAM required for the motherboard.

Question 36

Every device soldered to the motherboard is designed to run at the speed of which component?

A) the MCC
B) system RAM
C) the CPU
D) the system crystal

Question 37

The ____________________ determines the type of case a motherboard needs and provides a maximum expansion slot limit.

Question 38

What provides support to USB and FireWire on computers?

A) The case
B) The chipset
C) The motherboard
D) The power supply

Question 39

The ____________________ chip helps the CPU to work with the RAM.

Question 40

Modern chipsets contain ____________________ chips to provide legacy support to the systems.

Question 41

The ____________________ often handles communication expansion devices and some mass storage drives such as hard drives.

Question 42

On an Intel-based machine,the Southbridge is referred to as the ______________.

Question 43

If you plug in LED wires backward,the LED will _________________________.

Question 44

The ____________________ provides the foundation for the personal computer.

Question 45

A buggy device driver may cause ____________________ symptoms.

Question 46

The ____________________ handles expansion devices and mass storage drives.

Question 47

If your motherboard suffers a catastrophic failure but occasionally works,what would you do to resolve it?

Question 48

The ____________________ has a maximum size of only 6.7 by 6.7 inches.

Question 49

____________________ failures are responsible for displaying blue screens in the midst of heavy computing.

Question 50

On AMD systems,the ____________________ provides the communication with the video card.

Question 51

A ____________________ failure can be avoided by wearing an anti-static wrist strap while working with a device.

Question 52

The ____________________ determines the initial built-in device support for a motherboard.

Question 53

A ____________________ failure prevents a PC from booting.

Question 54

____________________ motherboards enable companies to create systems that stand out from generic systems.

Question 55

The ____________________ and ____________________ form factors provided a central riser slot to enable the insertion of a special riser card.

Question 56

If you need to upgrade the memory,it is best to know how many __________ the new RAM interface supports.

Question 57

The ____________________ determines the physical size of the motherboard as well as the general location of components and ports.

Question 58

A ____________________ failure arises due to faulty connections between a device and the motherboard.

Question 59

The ____________________ chip in the chipset gets hot enough that it needs a cooling fan,while the ____________________ doesn't need a fan.

Question 60

The ____________________ book contains all the technical information about motherboards.

Question 61

USB and FireWire support is determined by the ____________________.

Question 62

Intel,NVIDIA,and AMD manufacture ____________________.

Question 63

The first Slimline form factor LPX was replaced by the ____________________ form factor.

Question 64

FlexATX systems use a special ____________________ power supply.

Question 65

Most FlexATX motherboards have maximum dimensions of just ____________________ inches.

Question 66

The first ____________________ form factor was known as LPX.

Question 67

Expansion slots connect to the rest of the PC through the __________.

Question 68

All versions of Windows offer the _________,allowing the user to revert to previous drivers after an installation or driver upgrade.

Question 69

AT and Baby AT motherboards lacked ____________________ ports.

Question 70

__________ uses a point-to-point serial connection instead of PCI's shared parallel communication.

Question 71

Many motherboards have a port for connecting to __________ on the front of the case.

Question 72

The video-only version of PCI was called the __________.

Question 73

The original __________ was 32 bits wide and ran at 33 MHz.

Question 74

Case fans almost always use only __________ connectors.

Question 75

Every device soldered to the motherboard is designed to run at the speed of the __________.

Question 76

In addition to the Northbridge and Southbridge,most motherboard manufacturers add a third chip called a _____.

Question 77

Hardware and drivers that make it through Microsoft's rigorous testing process are branded with the __________ logo.

Question 78

A user needs to load proper chipset ____________________ to create a stable and fully functional PC.

Question 79

A central riser card is sometimes called a ____________________.

Question 80

The __________ is a 64-bit-wide bus,with enhanced speed,and is fully backward compatible.