Big and Small
ATX size
What is 12" x 9.6"?
BIOS
What is the Basic Input-Output System?
USB
What is the Universal Serial Bus?
SATA
What is Serial Advanced Technology Attachment?
CPU
What is a Central Processing Unit?
This 4-pin connector connects a PATA drive to the power supply
What is a Molex connector?
This interface coordinates communication between the faster components of the computer
What is Northbridge?
Ribbon cable
What is the connector for a PATA drive?
PATA
What is Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment?
CMOS
What is the Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor?
microATX size
What is 9.6" x 9.6"?
UEFI
What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface?
VGA
What is Visual Graphics Attachment?
IDE
What is Integrated Drive Electronics, aka PATA drive?
Firmware
What is an instruction set for a silicon chip?
This coin-size battery supplies power to a critical startup component on the motherboard.
What is the CMOS (complimentary metal-oxide semiconductor)?
This interface coordinates communication between the slower components of the computer
What is Southbridge?
DVI
What is Digital Video Interface?
DVD
What is a Digital Video/Visual Disc?
ZIF
What is Zero-Insertion Force?
MiniATX size
What is a 6.7" x 6.7"?
Another name for the Southbridge
What is Platform Controller Hub?
S/PDIF
What is Sony/Philips Digital InterFace?
SSD
What is a Solid State Drive?
Chips or expansion cards working out of a socket
What is chip creep?