A specification for a small slot on a motherboard to accommodate an audio or modem riser card. A controller on the motherboard contains some of the logic for the audio or modem functionality.
What is audio/modem riser (AMR)
100
Feeds small amounts of electricity to the CMOS ram to allow it to hold settings from BIOS.
What is Coin Battery
100
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The number of bits that can be processed by a CPU at one time.
What is word size
100
A card that plugs into a motherboard and allows for expansion cards to be mounted parallel to the motherboard. Expansion cards are plugged into slots on the riser card.
What is Riser card
100
The basic input output system on a motherboard
What is BIOS
200
A specification for a small expansion slot on a motherboard that accommodates a small audio, modem, or network riser card.
What is communication and networking riser (CNR)
200
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The factor by which the bus speed or frequency is multiplied to get the CPU clock speed.
What is multiplier
200
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A piece of metal, with cooling fins, that can be attached to or mounted on an integrated chip (such as the CPU) to dissipate heat.
What is heat sink
200
Two wires that stick up side by side on the motherboard and are used to hold configuration information. The ________ is considered closed if a cover is over the wires, and open if the cover is missing.
What is Jumper
200
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Running a processor at a higher frequency than is recommended by the manufacturer, which can result in an unstable system, but is a popular thing to do when a computer is used for gaming.
What is overclocking
300
Another term for spacers.
What is standoffs
300
Ports that are directly on the motherboard, such as a built-in keyboard port or on-board serial port.
What is on-board ports
300
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Two processors contained in the same processor housing that share the interface with the chipset and memory.
What is dual-core processing
300
The size and dimensions of a motherboard
What is Formfactor
300
A password that a computer uses to control access during the boot process.
What is power-on password
400
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The bus between the CPU and the L2 cache inside the CPU housing.
What is back-side bus (BSB)
400
Another term for power-on password.
What is startup password
400
Another term for standoffs.
What is Spacers
400
A switch on a circuit board or other device that can be set on or off to hold configuration or setup information.
What is dual inline package (DIP) switch
400
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A combination cooling fan and heat sink mounted on the top or side of a processor to keep it cool.
What is Cooler
500
A clock tick in which nothing happens, used to ensure that the microprocessor isn’t getting ahead of slower components.
What is wait state
500
An older slot on the motherboard used for slower I/O devices, which can support an 8-bit or a 16-bit data path. These slots were mostly replaced by PCI slots.
What is Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) slot
500
password enabling you to logon to the operating system.
What is user password
500
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A CPU that requires two different voltages, one for internal processing and the other for I/O processing.
What is dual-voltage processor
500
Round plastic or metal pegs that separate the motherboard from the case, so that components on the back of the motherboard do not touch the case.