This term describes the size and shape of a component.
What is the Form Factor?
100
The BIOS is stored here.
What is the CMOS?
100
This kind of expansion slot is older, and is the slowest of the modern expansion slots.
What is the PCI expansion slot?
100
This component is known as "the brain" of the computer.
What is the CPU?
100
This piece of equipment is worn on the wrist, and grounds the technician.
What is an ESD Wrist Strap?
200
This form factor is the largest of the modern form factors for PC motherboards.
What is the ATX Form Factor?
200
This part of the Chipset is a fast connection responsible for transferring data between the CPU and Video.
What is the North Bridge?
200
The "X" in PCI-X stand for this.
What is Extended?
200
This component supplies various voltages to the components inside the computer.
What is the power supply?
200
This piece of lab safety equipment is laid flat on the work bench, and prevents static electricity from building up on components we set down outside of the computer case.
What is an Anti-Static Mat?
300
This Form Factor measures 9.6" x 9.6".
What is the Micro ATX Form Factor?
300
This part of the Chipset is slower, and is responsible for transferring data between the CPU and the expansion slots.
What is the South Bridge?
300
The "e" in PCI-e stands for this.
What is Express?
300
These components are usually described together, and are responsible for cooling the CPU.
What is the Heat Sink and Fan Assembly?
300
When a technician must dispose of hazardous waste, this is the document they must reference to find appropriate procedures.
What is the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)?
400
This Form Factor competes directly with, and is smaller than Micro ATX.
What is Mini ITX?
400
These three components are commonly referred to as the Chipset.
What are the North Bridge, South Bridge, and CMOS.
400
This older type of expansion slot is easy to identify because of its brown color. It is used to add high-end video expansion cards.
What is the AGP slot?
400
This component is the main printed circuit board in a computer, and is the component into which all other components are connected.
What is the Motherboard?
400
This class of fire extinguisher should be used for electrical fires.
What is a Class C fire extinguisher?
500
This Form Factor measures 6.7" x 6.7".
What is the Mini ITX Form Factor?
500
BIOS configurations persist because this component supplies a constant source of electricity to the CMOS.
What is the CMOS battery?
500
PCI-X is faster than PCI because it has a wider one of these.
What is a Bus?
500
This component is installed into long, thin slots with tabs on both sides.
What is RAM?
500
This should be done to any computer before working inside of it.