901-1 Flashcards
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Explain the process of flashing the BIOS
Download the newest version of the BIOS, and the current version being used from the manufacturers website.
Burn copies to a cd and boot to CD.
This process depends on the manufacturers steps to flash
What component information can be found in the BIOS
RAM
HDD
Optical Drive
CPU
What configurations can be made in the BIOS
- Boot Sequence
- Enabling and Disabling Devices
- Date/Time
- Clock Speeds
- Virtualization Support
- BIOS Security *
What security features can a BIOS have
Passwords Drive Encryption TPM - Trusted Platform Module LoJack Secure Boot
What is the POST
Power on Self Test
runs to determine if the computer keyboard, random access memory, disk drives, and other hardware are working correctly.
What components can be monitored within the BIOS
Temperatures Fan Speeds Intrusion Detection Voltages Clock and Bus Speed
In computers, what does a bus refer too
A communication system that transfers data between components inside a computer, or between computers.
What is the internal data bus?
The internal bus connects all the internal components of a computer, such as CPU and memory, to the motherboard. This bus is typically rather quick and is independent of the rest of the computer operations.
What other names is the internal bus known as?
- internal data bus
- memory bus
- system bus
- Front-Side-Bus,
- Local Bus
What is the back side bus
was a computer bus used to connect the CPU to CPU cache memory, usually L2.
What speeds do PCI slots run at?
133 MB/s (32-bit at 33 MHz – the standard configuration)
266 MB/s (32-bit at 66 MHz or 64-bit at 33 MHz)
533 MB/s (64-bit at 66 MHz)
What speeds to PCI-X slots run at
Essentially all PCI-X cards or slots have a 64-bit implementation and vary as follows: 66 MHz 100 MHz 133 MHz 266 MHz 533 MHz
What is the importance of PCIe
PCIe can scale from one to 32
backward compatible
higher maximum system bus throughput
What speeds does PCIe v. 1.x achieve
v. 1.x (2.5 GT/s):
250 MB/s (×1)
4 GB/s (×16)
What speeds does PCIe v. 2.x achieve
v. 2.x (5 GT/s):
500 MB/s (×1)
8 GB/s (×16)
What speeds does PCIe v. 3.x achieve
v. 3.x (8 GT/s):
985 MB/s (×1)
15.75 GB/s (×16)
What speeds does PCIe v. 4.x achieve
v. 4.0 (16 GT/s):
1. 969 GB/s (×1)
31. 51 GB/s (×16)
What speeds does PCIe v. 5.x achieve
v. 5.0 (32 GT/s):
3.9 GB/s (×1)
63 GB/s (×16)
What is mini-PCI
a small version of the PCI Express peripheral interface for laptop computers and other portable devices.
What is the Northbridge responsible for
- connected directly to the CPU via the front-side bus
- responsible for tasks that require the highest performance
- Manages communications between RAM, and PCI Express, CPU, and the southbridge
- Integrated Graphics
What is the Southbridge responsible for
Intel = I/O Controller hub
AMD = Fusion Controller Hub
- not directly connected to the CPU
- handles all of a computer’s I/O functions, such as USB, audio, serial, the system BIOS, the ISA bus, the interrupt controller and the IDE channels
What is the CMOS battery and what is its purpose
complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor
Mac equivalent to CMOS is PRAM
CMOS is usually powered by a CR2032 cell battery
What power connections will you find on a motherboard
ATX uses a 20-pin connector or 24 pin connectors
four pin ATX 12 volt connector
auxiliary 6-wire connector
Molex connector used for many different components
What other small pins will you find on the motherboard
Fan connectors USB Power/Reset Drive activity Audio
