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Hardware Review


True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
The northbridge is responsbile for addressing the PCI-Express slots
 

 2. 
The northbridge allows motherboards to work with a lot of different processors from different companies.
 

 3. 
The CPU communicates directly with RAM in all instances.
 

 4. 
The northbridge also controls graphics cards.
 

 5. 
The southbridge is responsible for slower devices on the motherboard because it is closer to the processor.
 

 6. 

The motherboard is referred to as the “brain” of the PC.
 

 7. 
The motherboard is referred to as the “backbone” of the PC.
 

 8. 
It is not a big deal if a trace on a motherboard is a half a mm too long.
 

 9. 
For general use, the GPU on the motherboard is usually enough if there are integrated graphics.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 10. 
The northbridge is also known as the:
a.
Memory Controller House
c.
Memory Controller Hub
b.
Southbridge
d.
Graphics and memory Controller Hub
 

 11. 
The southbridge is also known as the:
a.
Memory Controller House
c.
Memory Controller Hub
b.
I/O controller hub
d.
Graphics and memory Controller Hub
 

 12. 
When can a northbridge support two types of RAM?
a.
When two companies work together
c.
When chipset supports more than one core on the processor
b.
When there is a shift to a new type of RAM
d.
When the chipset supports more than one processor
 

 13. 
What must a northbridge contain if it is going to control integrated video (onboard)?
a.
Memory controller hub
c.
Integrated memory controller hub
b.
Integrated graphics controller hub
d.
Graphics and Memory Controller Hub
 

 14. 
On a motherboard
a.
The CPU talks to the southbridge and the southbridge talks to the northbridge
c.
The CPU doesn’t talk to the southbridge at all. Only to the Northbridge.
b.
The CPU talks to the northbridge and southbridge at the same time
d.
The CPU talks to the northbridge, the northbridge talks to the southbridge
 

 15. 
What does the PCI bus support?
a.
ISA
c.
PCI and PCI-X and PCI Express
b.
LPC Bridge
d.
Integraded Super I/O
 

 16. 
This bus is a serial bus that is mostly used for the BIOS and flash storage access.
a.
ISA
c.
SPI
b.
PCI
d.
OSI
 

 17. 
This bus communicates with other devices on the motherboard like fans (simple turn on, turn off commands)
a.
SMBus
c.
DMA
b.
IDE
d.
SPI
 

 18. 
This bus controls hard drives.
a.
SMBus
c.
DMA
b.
IDE
d.
SPI
 

 19. 
This bus allows devices to have direct access to RAM.
a.
SMBus
c.
DMA
b.
IDE
d.
SPI
 

 20. 
This device on the motherboard provides a persistant time even if the computer is turned off.
a.
SMBus
c.
Real time clock
b.
IDE
d.
SPI
 

 21. 
This is a storage area direction on the mobo where settings are stored. It is limited and assisted by the CMOS battery
a.
Nonvolotile BIOS storage
c.
BIOS
b.
Cache
d.
Firmware
 

 22. 
This is the largest PCB inside a computer.
a.
CPU
c.
Motherboard
b.
GPU
d.
Chipset
 
 
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Image 2-1
 

 23. 
In Image 2-1, the squiggly lines on the traces are for what:
a.
Design aesthetics
c.
Whimsy
b.
Signal control
d.
Allow extra expansion for later technologies
 

 24. 
This is often the difference between a good motherboard and a great motherboard.
a.
CPU
c.
BIOS/UEFI
b.
RAM
d.
PCI Express Slots
 

 25. 
This is also known as a CPU.
a.
GPU
c.
Central Protecting Unit
b.
Microprocessor
d.
All of the above
 

 26. 
75% of the operations of a computer are completed here.
a.
RAM
c.
CPU
b.
GPU
d.
PLU
 

 27. 
Which user might need to add a video card with a more advanced GPU to his computer?
a.
General user (Internet, some light office work)
c.
Gamer
b.
Student
d.
None of these, all motherboards come with enough power these days
 

 28. 
One Ghz can complete how many calculations in one clock cycle (or second)?
a.
one
c.
100,000
b.
1 million
d.
1 billion
 

 29. 
One Mhz can complete how many calculations in one clock cycle (or second)?
a.
one
c.
100,000
b.
1 million
d.
1 billion
 

 30. 
What feature of a quartz crystal makes it perfect for keeping time on a motherboard?
a.
The way it refracts light
c.
The way it formed over time and is shaped
b.
The way it oscillates at a given frequency
d.
The way it moves electrons
 

 31. 
This legacy (old) expansion slot was usually brown and could hold all sorts of cards
a.
AGP
c.
PCI
b.
ISA
d.
PCI-Express
 

 32. 
This legacy (old) expansion port was sometimes brown and video cards
a.
AGP
c.
PCI
b.
ISA
d.
PCI-Express
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 33. 
Which devices does the northbridge communicate with
 a.
CPU
 e.
ISA
 b.
RAM
 f.
Southbridge
 c.
AGP
 g.
PCI
 d.
PCI Express-16x
 h.
SATA
 

 34. 
Which devices does the sourthbridge communicate with
 a.
IDE
 e.
ISA
 b.
RAM
 f.
Southbridge
 c.
Power management
 g.
PCI
 d.
PCI Express-16x
 h.
SATA
 

 35. 
This makes up a BUS
 a.
Protocols
 c.
 Instructions
 b.
Pathway for data to travel
 d.
 Processor
 

 36. 
Which of the following are power management functions of the motherboard controlled by the southbridge?
 a.
ACPM
 c.
APM
 b.
ACPI
 d.
SMBlocks
 

 37. 
Which of the following are buses that communicate through the southbridge
 a.
RAM
 e.
SPI
 b.
ACPI
 f.
ISA
 c.
APM
 g.
SMBus
 d.
PCI
 h.
IDE
 

 38. 
Which of the following might have a motherboard?
 a.
PC
 e.
TV
 b.
Mouse
 f.
Smartphone
 c.
Camera
 g.
CPU
 d.
Video Camera
 h.
Industrial equipment
 

 39. 
Which of the following might have a CPU?
 a.
PC
 e.
TV
 b.
Mouse
 f.
Smartphone
 c.
Camera
 g.
CPU
 d.
Video Camera
 h.
Industrial equipment
 

 40. 
A CPU will have which of the following on the PCB?
 a.
transistors
 e.
Standoffs
 b.
capacitors
 f.
cache
 c.
power supply
 g.
RAM
 d.
microns
 

 41. 

Which device handles graphics rendering (choose all that apply)?
 a.
GPU
 c.
RAM
 b.
CPU
 d.
VRAM
 

Numeric Response
 

 42. 
Since the Intel Pentium 4, Intel has the chipsets have the capacity to address ___ GB of RAM.

 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 43. 
This supports some of the fastest and most delicate components that are on the motherboard and it is the design of the motherboard that decides how complex this is.
 

 
 
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Image 2-1
 

 44. 
The image in image 2-1 is known as a/n _____________
 

 

 45. 
This is a set of computer instructions in firmware that control input and output.
 

 

 46. 
This is a newer standard firmware interface for PCs designed to replace the BIOS.
 

 

 47. 
The ____ I/O controller is responsible for the communication among the input/output devices on the computer.
 

 



 
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