EASY
You have just purchased a motherboard LGA 775 for Intel Pentium 4 processor. What type of memory do you need?
A. SIMM
B. RIMM
C. DIMM
C. DIMM
Which socket type is required for an AMD Phenom that uses DDR3 RAM?
AM3
Which performs a restart of the computer without removing power?
A. Hibernate
B. Reset button
C. Power button
B. Reset button
Hibernate - removes power after saving contents of RAM to hard drive
Power - causes complete shutdown
Which component contains all the circuitry for the other devices to communicate with each other?
Motherboard
Which of the following terms refer to BIOS types that can be updated without removing the BIOS chip from a motherboard? (Select 2 answers)
A. EEPROM
B. ROM
C. Plug and Play (PnP)
D. EPROM
E. Flash Memory
A. EEPROM & E. Flash Memory
What type of expansion slot is preferred for high-performance graphics adapter?
A. PCIe
B. PCI
D. ISA
A. PCIe
Name the number of pins that can be found on DIMM modules used in desktops? ( 2 answers)
184 - pin
240 - pin
It is used to store data and programs for repeated use? Information can be added and deleted and it DOES NOT lose its data when power is removed.
Hard Drive
In modern PCs, the procedure of replacing BIOS contents is sometimes referred to as:
Flashing the BIOS
Power failure during BIOS upgrade can be the cause of irreversible damage to the computer system.
True/False
True
Which of the following is not controlled by Northbridge?
A. PCIe
B. SATA
C. AGP
D. Cache memory
SATA is a drive interface
Northbridge control of the local bus components that share the clock of the front side bus.
The feature of the front power button that describes these features:
Press and Hold causes shutdown
Brief Press causes hibernate or system resume
Soft Power
Which of the following is most helpful when flashing the BIOS?
A. Floppy disk
B. Uninterruptible power supply
C. Internet connection
D. Windows password
B. Uninterruptible Power Supply
What is the combined speed of PCIe 2.0 x16 slot?
A. 500MBps
B. 16GBps
C. 16Gbps
B. 16GBps
notice the difference between GB and Gb
Gigabytes (GB) versus Gigabits (Gb)
After a normal system shutdown, when the computer is turned off, contents of the memory used to store BIOS settings are:
A. Erased
B. Retained
C. Stored in a page file
D. Saved on a hard drive
B. Retained
Socket type required for Intel Core i7 desktop
LGA 1366 or 1156
What memory chips would you find on a stick of PC3-16000? (hint DDR name)
DDR3-2000
Your Core I5 fan has a four-pin connector, but the motherboard has a single 3-pin header. What should you do?
A. Plug the 4 ping-connector into the 3-pin header
B. Leave the fan unconnected- since it came with a heatsink.
C. Buy an adapter
A. Plug the 4 pin connector into the 3 pin header.
The 4th pin controls the fan speed. Without it being plugged in.. your fan will always run at top speed.
You should never rely on a heat sink alone to control the heat of the CPU.
BIOS updates are performed in order to: (Select all that apply)
A. Repair damaged BIOS
B. Fix physical hardware faults found in replaceable components inside the computer's case
C. Provide support for new types of attached hardware
D. Fix known programming errors discovered in the current BIOS version
A, B, C, & D
The acronym that refers to a series of basic hardware diagnostic tests performed by the startup BIOS after the computer is powered on?
POST (Power On Self Test)
Motherboard design features smaller size and lower power consumption.
ITX
What packaging is used for DDR SDRAM memory?
A. 168-pin DIMM
B. 72-pin DIMM
C. 184-pin DIMM
D. 240-pin DIMM
184-pin DIMM = DDR SDRAM
Ex employee has a boot password before OS is loaded. Also a password is preventing you to access BIOS utility? What component can you use to return the computer state without knowing these passwords?
Jumper or clear CMOS memory/battery
Intel and AMD have integrated which into their Atom & APU processor that was not integrated before?
A. GPU
B. Frontside bus
C. memory controller
A. GPU (graphics processing unit)
The memory controller was previously integrated into the processor and eliminates the frontside bus. GPU integration is only recently available in the Atom & APU models.
CMOS settings can be set to factory defaults by: (Select all that apply)
A. Using a jumper that can be found on the motherboard
B. Changing settings in Windows Device Manager
C. Reseating the CMOS battery on the motherboard
D. Choosing the default configuration option in the CMOS setup utility
A. Using a jumper that can be found on the motherboard
C. Reseating the CMOS battery on the motherboard
D. Choosing the default configuration option in the CMOS setup utility