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Core 1 (9/20-11/14) Flashcards

Lessons: 2-5, 8-9, 11, 15-17 (74 cards)

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1
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What are the motherboard form factors?

A

ATX
Micro-ATX
Mini-ITX

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2
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micro-ATX

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9.6in square
4 expansion slots

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3
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ATX

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12x9.6in
7 expansion slots

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4
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mini-ITX

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6.7in square
1 expansion slot

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5
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Motherboard connectors

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CPU socket
Memory slots
Disk drives
I/O ports
Adapter card slots
Front panel headers
USB headers
Audio headers

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6
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What two factors do you keep in mind to decide on a system performance?

A

Chipset
System memory

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7
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When do you replace a CMOS battery?

A

When the time/date resets

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8
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Local bus

A

The connection between core components (CPU, memory, system controllers)

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9
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Expansion bus

A

External connections like peripherals or adapter cards

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10
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System clock

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Syncs the operations of all parts of the PC to time signals for the CPU

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11
Q

How is 3.3V PCI and 5V PCI slot differentiated?

A

Insertion has different keyed positions

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12
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PCIe

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-has a dedicated link to any other component
-upgrade from regular PCI
x16
x8
x1

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13
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Storage bus

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Connection to storage devices with SATA
(Legacy: IDE, EIDE, SCSI)

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14
Q

How many pins on USB connector?

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9 pin = 2x4 pins + 1 for orientation

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15
Q

How many pins on PC power connector?

A

24 pins (black/white)

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16
Q

How many pins on power supply connector?

A

4 pins Molex

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17
Q

How many pins on fan connector to motherboard? (2 types)

A

3 pins Molex
4 pins Molex (1 is to control speed of fan)

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18
Q

What do jumpers do?

A

Drive hierarchy and completes a circuit in a motherboard

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19
Q

USB 2.0

A

480 Mbps
A/B/B-mini/B-micro
Shared bandwidth

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20
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USB 3.0 (blue port)

A

5 Gbps (SuperSpeed mode)
A/B/B-micro/C
Full duplex

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21
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USB 3.1 (blue port)

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10 Gbps (SuperSpeed+ mode)

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22
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USB 3.2 (blue port)

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20 Gbps (only in USB-C ports)

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23
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Thunderbolt (TB)

A

Apple workstation/laptop
Lightning bolt icon
DisplayPort and USB

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24
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Thunderbolt V2

A

20 Gbps
6 devices daisy-chained

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Thunderbolt V3
USB-C 40 Gbps
26
Lightning
reversible 8 pins Apple iPhone/iPad Lightning bolt icon
27
RS-232
legacy: transmits over one wire at a time (slow) used for external modems 25 pins 115 Kbps
28
DB-9
cheaper version of RS-232 9 pins COM port
29
SATA
connects internal storage devices to PC 1:1 7 pins
30
eSATA
for external storage drives only *cannot use for internal
31
SCSI
legacy: uses RS-232/DB-9 only used for large servers 320 MBps
32
PATA/EIDE
133 MBps
33
Molex
PC power supply connector 4 pins, white
34
RJ-45
twisted pair Ethernet cable LAN
35
RJ-11
smaller than RJ-45 2-3 pins, UTP phone cables modem
36
KVM switch
multiple computers controlled by one keyboard/mouse/monitor (servers) attached to a switch
37
LCDs
Liquid crystals changed by voltage to block light and create colors on Thin Film Transistor (TFT) 2 types: Twisted Nematic (TN), In-Plane Switching (IPS)
38
TFT Twisted Nematic (TN)
good response times Prone: motion blur, trails
39
TFT In-Plane Switching (IPS)
stretched viewing angles for better colors Prone: worse response times
40
VGA
analog signal 15 pins shielded coaxial wiring
41
backlight
CCFL bulb LCD 3 types: edge lit, backlit, color temperature
42
Edge lit
LEDs around screen evenly bright across screen
43
Backlit
LEDs in an array behind TFT dimming = power efficient thicker panel
44
Color temperature (LED)
uniform white light (WLED) combo of RGB/GB LEDs
45
OLED
used for smartphones and smaller screens thinner, lighter, power efficient
46
CRT
legacy dangerous
47
Resolution
of pixels to make an image color depth
48
"Native" resolution
recommended setting for resolution
49
aspect ratio
viewable screen area (4:3, 16:9)
50
refresh rate
speed to redraw the image (Hz) flickering = low Hz
51
frame rate
of times the image changes (fps)
52
response rate
amount of time for a pixel to change color (ms)
53
luminance
brightness of display screen (cd/m2)
54
contrast ratio
measure of luminance compared to black
55
illuminance
light projecting power (lumens) larger image = larger illuminance
56
privacy filter
prevents people from seeing a screen
57
analog
carries a continuous variable signal of RGB video
58
DVI
video cable legacy to DisplayPort/Thunderbolt/HDMI
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5 types of DVI
A D (single) I (single) D (dual) I (dual)
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DVI-A
analog only
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DVI single
3.7 Gbps 1920x1200 @ 60 fps
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DVI dual
7.4 Gbps HDTV @ 85 fps
63
DVI-I
both digital and analog
64
DVI-D
digital only
65
HDMI
graphics and source I/O video/audio streaming remote control digital content protection backwards compatible w/ DVI-D 19 pins Rating: Standard, High Speed
66
HDMI v1.4
4K 100 Mbps 19 pins micro-HDMI version
67
HDMI v1.3
mini-HDMI (camcorders)
68
HDMI 2.0
18 Gbps
69
HDMI 2.1
48 Gbps 10K @ 120 Hz
70
DisplayPort
royalty-free same as HDMI daisy-chain multiple monitors max 17.28 Gbps 20 pins
71
DVI -> HDMI
laptop to TV
72
DVI-I -> VGA
older to newer device analog only
73
HDMI -> VGA
older to newer device analog and digital
74
DisplayPort/Thunderbolt -> DVI
"certain age" device to newer device does not need signal conversion

Comptia PCS110 and 111 (3 decks)

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