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Apply your knowledge. Module 3. 1. What are some common reasons for changing CMOS settings?. Answer: 1. Changing the boot sequence 2. Add password to prevent unauthorized access. 3. Enable or disable motherboard devices.
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Apply your knowledge Module 3
1.What are some common reasons for changing CMOS settings? Answer: 1. Changing the boot sequence 2. Add password to prevent unauthorized access. 3. Enable or disable motherboard devices.
2. The form factor which is the smallest variation of ATX standard with a 6.7 by 6.7 inch dimension is called Answer: Mini ITX
3. Which voltage rates are supplied by modern power supplies? (name 5) Answer: 3.3, +/- 5, +/- 12 volts
4. Which kind of power connector is used on IDE (PATA) hard drives? Answer: Molex
5. True/FalseAGP ports can ONLY be used for Graphic Cards Answer: True
6. How many devices can be connected to a SATA channel? Answer: only ONE
7. What are C14 and C15 connectors/plugs? Answer: They are conventional names used for power supply wire connectors/plugs.
8. The group of electronic items that facilitate connections between CPU, RAM and peripheral devices is called: Answer: Chipset
9. True/FalseNewer motherboards have combined north and south bridge functions into one chipset. Answer: True
10. What is biggest limitation of 32 bit processor? Answer: Up to 4 GB memory capacity.
11. What are the 3 components used with CPU to dissipate heat Answer: Thermal Paste, Heat sink, CPU Fan
127. True/FalseThe size of cache memory decreases and we move from L1 to L3 level Cache Answer: False
13. True/False Modern laptop memory sticks are SODIMMs with 144 pins.? Answer: False, 200 SODIMMs
14. Which type of memory requires inserting a continuity module in empty slots? Answer: Rambus memory (RIMM)
15. True/FalsePCI ports are not backward compatible and do not support 486 and Pentium 1. Answer: False; it supports 64 as well as 32 bit systems including 486 and Pentium 1
16. What is the maximum number of devices that can be connected to an IDE channel? Answer: Up to 2. Slave and Master
17. What is the maximum number of devices that can be connected to a SATA channel? Answer: Only one
18. True/FalseSATA 1 has a transfer speed to up to 1.5 Gbps. Answer: True. And SATA 2 has a speed of up to 3 Gbps, SATA 3 up to 6 Gbps.
19. True/FalseDDR4 quadruples the data transfer rate of DDR3 memory chips. Answer: False. It doubles the transfer rate.
20. What is UEFI? Answer: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. Designed to replace BIOS. It controls startup process and load OS into memory.