Motherboard
It is one of the largest connectors inside a computer. It is the main power source of the motherboard from the power supply.
24pin ATX Motherboard Power Connector
A network device is used to regenerate or replicate a signal.
Repeater
Most commonly used type of cable
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
The first thing you should do before working on your computer.
Power off and unplug the computer
A computer that "serves up" information to other computers on a network.
Server
Is an integrated circuit on a computer motherboard that handles the slower and less prominent input/output devices.
It enable computers on a network to communicate, however, it can't identify the source or intended destination of the information it receives.
Hubs
A cable that is commonly used in home televisions, it is used in the transmission of video, communications, and audio.
Coaxial Cable
Small tools used for picking up objects too small to be easily handled with the human fingers.
Tweezers
An electronic device that maintains a constant voltage level to electrical equipment on the same load. It regulates voltage variations to deliver a constant, reliable power supply
Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)
Is a ROM chip found on motherboards
that allows you to access and set up
your computer system at the
most basic level.
BIOS
__________ provide wireless access to a wired Ethernet network.
Wireless Access Point
What are the two types of twisted pair cables?
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
Is a planned system of working to prevent illness and injury where you work.
Occupational Health and Safety Procedures
Converts direct current (DC) power that your motherboard, drives and other peripherals need.
Power Supply Unit
The Southbridge is an IC on the motherboard responsible for the __________, ___________ and ______________.
hard drive controller, I/O controller, and integrated hardware.
It can identify the intended destination of the information that they receive, so they send that information to only the computers that are supposed to receive it.
Switch
What do fiber optic cable uses to send and transfer data?
Pulses of light
____ is the sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an electrical short or dielectric breakdown.
Electrostatic discharge
It is an expansion card that generates a feed of output images to a display.
Graphics Card
It is an onboard, battery-powered semiconductor chip inside computers that stores information.
CMOS
_____ enable computers to communicate and they can pass information between two networks— such as between your home network and the Internet.
Router
_____ is the actual path over which an electrical signal travels as it moves from one component to another.
Network Media
Every member should recite 1 OHSP and briefly explain it.
OHSP for 50 points!
A component within a computer that transmits out instructions of a computer program by processing the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/out operations of the system
Central Processing Unit (CPU)