Exam 5: All About Motherboards

arrow
  • Select Tags
search iconSearch Question
flashcardsStudy Flashcards
  • Select Tags

Discuss what you should do while you are in BIOS set up in order to make sure the setting are set to default while installing a motherboard.

Free
(Essay)
4.9/5
(33)
Correct Answer:
Verified

Check the time and date.
Check the floppy drive type if you have one.
Make sure abbreviated POST is disabled.While you're installing a motherboard,you generally want it to do as many tests as possible.After you know the system is working,you can choose to abbreviate POST.
Set the boot order to the hard drive,and then a CD,if you will be booting the OS from the hard drive.
Make sure "autodetect hard disk" is set so that the system automatically looks for drives.
Leave everything else at their defaults unless you know that particular settings should be otherwise.
Save and exit.

The slower end of the hub in the Intel i800 chipsets,called the ____,contains the I/O controller hub.

Free
(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(36)
Correct Answer:
Verified

D

The CMOS battery on the motherboard is considered a(n)____________________ replaceable unit.

Free
(Short Answer)
4.8/5
(34)
Correct Answer:
Verified

field

List and describe the four kinds of cargo that the embedded wires on the bottom of the motherboard carry.

(Essay)
4.9/5
(28)

The ____ have a lever that is used to lift the processor up and out of the socket.

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(31)

The motherboard configuration stored in BIOS setup needs to be changed when a new floppy drive is installed.

(True/False)
4.8/5
(37)

Today's PCs have four or five buses,each with different speeds,access methods,and protocols.

(True/False)
4.8/5
(44)

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Key(s)to press during the boot process to access the Dell computers using Phoenix BIOS

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(40)

Generally when shopping for a motherboard for a gaming system,you'd need to pay attention to form factor,processor sockets,chipsets,buses and number of bus slots,and other connectors,slots,and ports.

(True/False)
5.0/5
(38)

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Key(s)to press during the boot process to access the Newer Phoenix BIOS

(Multiple Choice)
4.7/5
(43)

At the beginning of the boot drive (usually drive C)is the OS ____ record.

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(32)

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Has 771 pins that touch pads on the processor

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(32)

Discuss the value desktops.

(Essay)
4.8/5
(37)

Access to a computer can be controlled using a ____ password.

(Multiple Choice)
4.7/5
(35)

A(n)____________________ is a command to the processor to wait for slower devices to catch up.

(Short Answer)
4.8/5
(37)

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Key(s)to press during the boot process to access the AMI BIOS

(Multiple Choice)
4.8/5
(31)

The fast end of hub in the Intel i800 series chipsets,which contains the graphics and memory controller,connects to the system bus and is called the hub's ____.

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(30)

Discuss the mainstream desktop chipsets.

(Essay)
4.8/5
(34)

Earlier Pentiums used a ____ socket,with pins aligned in uniform rows around the socket.

(Multiple Choice)
4.7/5
(40)

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Has a 39 x 39 SPGA grid

(Multiple Choice)
4.9/5
(34)
Showing 1 - 20 of 50
close modal

Filters

  • Essay(0)
  • Multiple Choice(0)
  • Short Answer(0)
  • True False(0)
  • Matching(0)