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COMPONENTS
PORTS
THE MOTHERBOARD
TOOLS
Network
100
The "brains" ...where instructions take place
What is CPU central processing unit
100
A round 6-pin port used by a keyboard or mouse
What is PS/2
100
Used by an older ATX power supply and motherboard and provided +3.3 volts, +5 volts, +12 volts, −12 volts, and an optional and rarely used −5 volts
What is 20-Pin connector
100
A tool used to punch individual wires from a network cable into their slots to terminate the cable
What is punchdown
100
In relation to analog communication, the range of frequencies that a communications channel or cable can carry. In general use, the term refers to the volume of data that can travel on a bus or over a cable stated in bits per second (bps), kilobits per second (Kbps), or megabits per second (Mbps). Also called data throughput or line speed
What is bandwidth
200
A cooling system that sits on top of a processor and consists of a fan and a heat sink
What is cooler
200
A port that looks like a large phone jack and is used by twisted-pair cable to connect to a wired network adapter or other hardware device
What is RJ-11
200
The most common form factor for PC systems presently in use, originally introduced by Intel in 1995
What is ATX
200
A tool used when terminating a cable. The tool cuts away the plastic jacket or coating around the wires in a cable so that a connector can be installed on the end of the cable.
What is wire stripper
200
A device that stands between two segments of a network and manages network traffic between them
What is bridge
300
storage device that uses memory chips to store data instead of spinning disks
What is SSD solid state device
300
A port digital audio and video interface standard currently used on televisions and other home theater equipment and expected to ultimately replace . ATTN!!!YOU MUST SAY THE WORDS NOT ABBREVIATION
What is High Definition Multimedia Interface
300
A circuit board inserted into a slot on the motherboard to enhance the capability of the computer
What is expansion card
300
A multifunctional tool that can test network connections, cables, ports, and network adapters.
What is network multimeter
300
A cable used to connect two like devices such as a hub to a hub or a PC to a PC (to make the simplest network of all).
What is crossover cable
400
A device designed to connect to a notebook computer in order to make it easy to connect the notebook to peripheral devices such as a full-sized monitor, keyboard, and AC power adapter.
What is port replicator
400
sound port A port that connects to an external home theater audio system, providing digital audio output and the nest signal
What is S/PDIF (Sony-Phillips Digital Interface)
400
Running a processor at a higher frequency than is recommended by the manufacturer
What is overclocking
400
A tool used to attach a terminator or connector to the end of a cable
What is crimper
400
A network device or box that provides a central location to connect cables and distributes incoming data packets to all other devices connected to it
What is hub
500
The PCI industry standard for desktop computer expansion cards, applied to a much smaller form factor for notebook expansion cards
What is Mini PCI
500
A connector on the bottom of the notebook to connect to a port replicator or docking station.
What is docking port
500
A connection via a processor that is soldered to the motherboard, and the two are always purchased as a unit
What is ball grid array (BGA)
500
A device that provides multiple bays for hard drives and an Ethernet port to connect to the network. The device is likely to support RAID.
What is Network Attached Storage (NAS)