The device that allows PC to 'remember' the date, time and other settings while the power is off.
What is CMOS battery?
200
Expansion slot used in servers.
What is PCI-X?
200
microATX
What is a smaller version of the ATX motherboard?
200
The type of CPU that has pins which insert into the CPU socket.
What is a PGA CPU?
200
DDR
What is Double Data Rate?
200
Pins on motherboard that connect to the front panel of the PC case.
What are FPC or Front Panel Connectors?
300
The expansion slot that preceded PCIe and is now used in legacy systems.
What is PCI?
300
ITX motherboard form
What is motherboard series designed for mobile devices?
300
A collection of chips on the motherboard that assist the CPU in working with memory, expansion cards, and onboard peripherals.
What is the Chipset?
300
SIMM
What is Single In-line Memory Module
300
The number of pins in a standard ATX power connection.
What is 20 and/or 24?
400
Expansion slots
What is a way to add more functionality to your PC?
400
Standard mounting points and similar layout.
What do ATX and microATX motherboards have in common?
400
The chip that helps the processor interpret data going from RAM to the CPU.
What is the Northbridge chip?
400
Type of RAM that requires all slots to be filled.
What is RIMM or Rambus In-line Memory Module
400
A small plastic device with a metal strip inside for connecting 2 pins together to form a short and complete a circuit; typically used to set SATA spindle RPM speeds and configurations on the motherboard.
What is a Jumper?
500
Peripheral Component Interconnect express
What is PCIe?
500
The spine of the computer that contains all the pathways to connect the CPU to memory and expansion boards.
What is the motherboard?
500
One of the two CPU manufacturers discussed.
What are Intel and AMD?
500
RAM designed for mobile devices.
What is SO-DIMM?
500
The first software that is run when the computer is turned on; it contains the power on self-test for hardware components and then passes control of the computer over to an operating system.