Set A (General) Flashcards
(32 cards)
A type of RAM sends double the amount of data in each clock signal.
DDR
A type of RAM with 240 pins compared to DDR with only 184 pins.
DDR2
A type of RAM with 288 pins
DDR4
An older connector that was used to supply power to older hard drives and optical drives and case fans
Molex Cable
It converts electricity into specific voltages that the computer needs
PSU (Power Supply Unit)
It holds common data that it thinks the CPU is going to access over and over again because when the CPU needs
to access certain data, it always checks the faster cache memory first to see if a data is there
Cache memory
It is basically a large circuit board that fits into the computer case
Motherboard
It is memory that uses capacitors to store data and these capacitors have constantly and dynamically been
refreshed often with electricity for them to store data
DRAM
It is the common motherboard form factor that’s used today
ATX
It is the CPU’s internal memory work as to store copies of data and instructions from RAM that’s waiting to be
used by the CPU.
Cache
It is the main power connector that connects directly into the motherboard.
24 Pin Connector
It is the memory slots, and this is where the primary memory _ _ _ _ placed.
RAM
It is the primary storage of the computer but not permanent
RAM
Some motherboards will also have built-in video adapter, and this known as _ _ _ _ video because the video
adapter and the motherboard are essentially one unit.
Integrated video
The main component of the computer also known as “Backbone.”
Motherboard
The term 64- or 32-bit data path refers to the number of _ _ _ _ of data are transferred in 1 clock cycle
bits
These are used to install various components to add more capabilities to computer
Expansion Card
These connectors are used to supply high-end PCI-Express video cards that need additional power for them to
run.
PCI-e 6-pin or PCI-e 8-pin power connector (Peripheral Component Interconnect)
These drives have no moving parts, instead of using magnetic disks, these drives use flash memory chips to store
data very fast.
SSD
This cache used to catch recent data accesses from the processor that were not caught by the primary cache.
L2 Cache (Level 2 Cache)
This chipset was responsible for things like the standard PCI slots, SATA and USB ports.
Southbridge
This form factor of motherboard designed for smaller, space saving computers.
Mini-ITX (Information Technology Extended)
This form factor used in the late 1980’s and was developed by IBM.
AT
This HUB is the latest chipset architecture by intel that’s replaced the older architecture
PCH (Platform Controller Hub)
