Deck 4: All About Motherboards

Question 1

Which motherboard slot has direct access to the North Bridge?

A) secondary PCIe slot
B) ATA bus slot
C) Firewire
D) primary PCIe slot

Answer 1

D

Question 2

What was the 64-bit Front Side Bus replaced with in the X58 (Nehalem) chipset?

A) FSB
B) PCIe
C) QPI
D) ICH

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which Intel CPU socket is discontinued?

A) Socket 478
B) LGA1155
C) LGA2011
D) Socket H

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What was the AGP bus designed specifically for?

A) CPU sockets
B) disk controllers
C) memory slots
D) video cards

Question 5

Which of the following represents a method for accessing the BIOS setup program?

A) boot Windows and go to Control Panel
B) set a motherboard jumper and start the computer
C) press a key during the BIOS POST
D) boot to the BIOS setup floppy disk

Question 6

Typically, PGA sockets give better contact than LGA sockets.

Question 7

Sandy Bridge processors house the memory controller and graphics controller.

Question 8

What unit is used to measure the frequency of memory, FSB, and the processor?

A) bps
B) mph
C) Hz
D) MIPS

Question 9

Which of the following is the smallest motherboard form factor?

A) MicroATX
B) FlexATX
C) MicroBTX
D) NLX

Question 10

Motherboards contain only a single bus for I\O, video, and data.

Question 11

A FlexATX motherboard is larger than an ATX motherboard.

Question 12

Which of the following is a setting you can configure from the BIOS setup program?

A) disable a Windows driver
B) set the desktop background
C) configure the screen saver timeout
D) change the boot sequence

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT true about Ivy Bridge chipsets compared to earlier products?

A) use more power
B) higher density transistors
C) better performance
D) released in 2012

Question 14

Which socket type is soldered to the motherboard, along with the CPU?

A) SPGA
B) FCLGA
C) BGA
D) PGA

Question 15

What type of socket ensures that even force is applied to the processor when it is being installed in the socket?

A) ZIF
B) FM2
C) LGA
D) AM3

Question 16

Which of the following is a technology that allows for multiple video cards to work together in one system?

A) Nehalem
B) CrossFire
C) Firewire
D) eSATA

Question 17

If you need to reset the BIOS password on a motherboard and the instructions say to make sure jumper J1 is open, what should you do?

A) start the computer and enter BIOS setup mode
B) open the case and remove the cover from a set of pins marked J1.
C) boot Windows and start the BIOS password reset utility; choose option J1
D) unplug the computer and install the loopback connector from the port labeled J1

Question 18

Where do today's computers store almost all motherboard configuration data?

A) BIOS ROM
B) CMOS RAM
C) DIMM RAM
D) Solid State Disk

Question 19

What type of bus does PCI Express use?

A) serial
B) virtual
C) parallel
D) logical

Question 20

When you build a computer from parts, you usually start by deciding on which processor and motherboard you will use.

Question 21

What is the design of the Accelerated Hub Architecture?

Question 22

All data and instructions inside a computer are represented in ______________, which means there are only two states.

Question 23

In the Accelerated Hub Architecture, the fast end of the hub is called the _________________.

Question 24

What should you do if you want to be able locate your laptop in the event of loss or theft and give it a command through the Internet to lock it or delete data?

A) set a BIOS No Access password
B) subscribe to LoJack for Laptops
C) enable the GPS module in the BIOS
D) install a high-power WiFi card

Question 25

What is a ZIF socket and what is its purpose?

Question 26

NVIDIA's method of connecting multiple video cards in the same system is called __________.

Question 27

What are the many fine lines on the top and bottom of a motherboard's surface? What is the purpose of these lines?

Question 28

What is the purpose of the CMOS RAM on a motherboard?

Question 29

What must your motherboard have to use BitLocker Encryption in Windows 7 which will ensure that your hard drive cannot be used in another computer?

A) TPM chip
B) CMOS RAM
C) BIOS password
D) Encrypted USB port

Question 30

At what point during the motherboard installation should you install the motherboard drivers?

A) after Windows successfully boots
B) before applying power for the first time
C) after the POST successfully completes
D) only if you get a blue screen of death when Windows boots

Question 31

Describe the function of the system clock.

Question 32

Describe the LGA2011 processor socket, the CPUs it supports, targeted applications, and any special considerations for its implementation.

Question 33

What is the purpose of the chipset on a motherboard?

Question 34

What is the purpose of the motherboard supervisor password and how can it be cleared if it is forgotten?

Question 35

Describe the PCI Express bus and contrast it with previous versions of the PCI bus.

Question 36

What is a device driver and what is the role of motherboard drivers when you update a motherboard or install a new motherboard?

Question 37

The motherboard _______________________ determines the size of the board and its features.

Question 38

What has occurred if you see the message "Chassis Intruded! System has halted." the next time you start your computer?

A) the disk has failed
B) Windows has not been activated
C) the case has been opened
D) the keyboard has been unplugged

Question 39

What is a possible remedy if your system hangs at odd time or during the boot?

A) install new CMOS RAM
B) remove the TPM chip
C) flash the BIOS
D) format the hard disk

Question 40

A __________________________________ socket has blunt protruding pins on the socket that connect with lands or pads on the bottom of the processor.