The test run by the BIOS to test hardware before boot.
What is Power on Self Test
100
This card enables a computer to connect to a network.
What is Network Interface Card
100
This power connector uses a 15-pin connector to connect to hard disk drives and optical drives.
What is SATA Power
100
This substance helps to conduct heat away from the CPU.
What is Thermal Paste
100
Drivers that are verified to be compatible with the OS are called these.
What is Signed Drivers
200
BIOS configuration data is stored here.
What is Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
200
These cards add functionality to a computer.
What is Adapter cards
200
This connector is most common in connecting external peripherals.
What is Universal Serial Bus
200
These plastic or metal pieces are used to mount the motherboard and to prevent it from touching the metal portions of the case.
What is standoffs
200
Monitors, printers, and speakers are consider these types of devices.
What is output devices
300
BIOS is also known as this.
What is Basic Input Output System
300
Two examples of expansion slots
What is PCI, PCIe, AGP
300
Keyboard and mouse with color coded connectors such as purple and green.
What is PS/2
300
This is used to clean and remove old thermal compound from the base of the heat sink.
What is Isopropyl Alcohol
300
This provides temporary data storage for the CPU while the computer is operating. It is volatile memory and the contents are lost when the computer is shut down.
What is Random Access Memory
400
This chip controls communication with the CPU, Ram and the video card
What is the Northbridge
400
This card enables a computer to connect to a wireless network.
What is a WiFi Card
400
This connects to the motherboard and supplies power to the CPU.
What is 4-pin 12v connector
400
This cable is sometimes called a ribbon cable and is wide and flat and can have either 40 or 80 conductors.
What is PATA cables
400
This storage drive reads and writes information to CDs or DVDs.
What is Optical Drives
500
These are two connectors used to connect hard drives to the motherboard
What is SATA and PATA
500
This is a card used to add adapter cards vertically to the motherboard
What is a riser card
500
This power connector supplies power to a floppy drive.
What is BERG
500
This power connector is used by hard disk drives and optical drives that do not have SATA power sockets.
What is Molex
500
You should always store computer parts in these when working on computers.