RAM
Adapters and Devices
ROM
The IT Professional
Motherboards and Memory
100

The temporary working storage for data and programs that are being accessed by the CPU.

What is RAM?

100

A component that connects to the motherboard with a 24-pin connector.

What is the power supply?

100

The type of memory that is non-volatile. It is not erased when the computer is shut down.

What is ROM?

100

The connection that is necessary for adding an additional hard disk drive on an older computer.

What is PATA/SATA?

100

The integrated circuits of the motherboard that control how system hardware interacts with the CPU and the motherboard.

What is a Chipset?

200

Doing this in a computer will enhance the system performance.

What is adding more RAM?

200

The adapter a technician would install in a desktop computer to enable a video signal to be recorded from a video recorder to the computer hard drive.

What is a video capture card?

200

Non-volatile memory that can be erased by exposing it to strong ultraviolet light.

What is EPROM?

200

The reaction that can occur when there is a buildup of an electric charge that exists on a surface which comes into contact with another, differently charged surface.

What is ESD?

200

The part of the chipset that controls access to the RAM and video card.

What is the Northbridge?

300

This type of RAM runs at clock speeds of 800MHz and has a connector with 240 pins.

What is DDR3 SDRAM?

300

A device that allows users to tap and pay for their purchases.

What is an NFC device?

300

A ROM chip that cannot be erased and can only be programmed once.

What is PROM?

300

The device to use when a customer wants to share the monitor, mouse and keyboard between two computers.

What is a KVM switch?

300

The part of the chipset that interfaces directly with USB ports and the hard drive.

What is the Southbridge?

400

An individual memory chip that has dual rows of chips used to attach it to the motherboard.

What is a DIP?

400

This component provides 3.3, 5 and 12 volts to various components inside the computer.

What is the power supply?

400

This chip can have information written to it after it is manufactured and without removing it.

What is EEPROM?

400

A device that will help a customer work on an airplane while seeing and interacting with the repair manual at the same time.

What is an AR Headset?

400

The type of memory primarily used as cache memory.

What is SRAM?

500

A chip that can detect multiple bit errors and correct single bit errors in memory.

What is ECC Memory?

500

Two devices that use a magnetic medium for storing data.

What are tape drive and hard disk drive?

500

Not ROM, but a small circuit board that holds several memory chips and have 30-pin or 72-pin configurations.

What is SIMM?

500

A device that will allow access to the main doors of a company by swiping an ID card.

What is a magstripe reader?

500

This type of SDRAM is used in a conjunction with a dedicated GPU.

What is GDDR?

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