1-1_deck_4514205 Flashcards

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Q

____ expansion slots are known mostly for legacy video card use and have been supplanted in new installations by PCI Express slots and their adapters.

A

Accelerated Graphics Port(AGP)

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_____ has the advantage of being faster than AGP while maintaining the flexability of PCI.

A

PCIe .

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___________ slot that can be found on some older Intel motherboards was a replacement for Intel’s even earlier audio modem riser (AMR) slot, each which appeared in quantities of no more than one per motherboard.

A

CNR expansion slots

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4
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What are the most notable slots on a motherboard?

A

RAM(Random Access Memory)

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5
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Laptops memory comes in a smaller form factor s known as _______ and ______?

A

SoDIMMS AND MICRO DIMMS

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How many pins does a SODIMM have?

A

144 pin. and 72 pin.

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7
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The brains of the computer is called_____? page 20

A

Central Processing Unit.(CPU)

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8
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For CPU’s based on the PGA concept, _____(ZIF) sockets are exceedingly popular page 21

A

ZERO Insertion Force

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9
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The bottom socket is known as socket ___ or socket ____ ____.page 21

A

Socket T or Socket LGA 775

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10
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________ is the name given to any software that is encoded in hardware, usually a read-only memory(ROM) chip, and can be run without any extra instructions from the O.S. page 24

A

Firmware.

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The most important chip is the _______ chip. page 24

A

Basic Input/Output system chip (BIOS)

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_____ on the motherboard is known as external cache because it is external to the proccessor. page 20

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Cache.

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________ is internal cache because it is built in to the processor’s silicon wafer or die. die is often interchangeable with the word _____. page 20

A

level 1 cache and “core”.

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A _____ has 168 pins. page 18

A

DIMM.

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T/F. PCI slots are manufactures in 3.3v and 12v versions.

A

False 3.3v and 5v

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