1 2 3 10/17/08 10/17/08 4 5 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 100 pt 200 pt 200 pt 200pt 200 pt 200 pt 300pt 300 pt 300 pt 300pt 300 pt 400pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 400 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 500 pt 1

10/17/08 10/17/08 Every device soldered to the motherboard is designed to run at the speed of which component? 2

10/17/08 10/17/08 the system crystal 3

10/17/08 10/17/08 What type of hardware usually uses a three-wire connector supplied by most motherboards? 4

10/17/08 10/17/08 Case Fan 5

As of today, what is the fastest, most popular expansion bus in use? 10/17/08 10/17/08 As of today, what is the fastest, most popular expansion bus in use? 6

10/17/08 10/17/08 PCIe 7

10/17/08 10/17/08 What motherboard slot was specifically created by Intel to support video cards? 8

10/17/08 10/17/08 AGP 9

What are the dimensions of a microATX motherboard? 10/17/08 10/17/08 DOUBLE JEOPARDY What are the dimensions of a microATX motherboard? 10

10/17/08 10/17/08 9.6 by 9.6 inches 11

The motherboard mounts to the case via small connectors called ____. 10/17/08 10/17/08 The motherboard mounts to the case via small connectors called ____. 12

10/17/08 10/17/08 standouts 13

10/17/08 10/17/08 Many motherboards use a simple connector called a ____ to make some physical ports accessible from the front or back of the case. 14

10/17/08 10/17/08 dongle 15

10/17/08 10/17/08 What determines the type of case a motherboard needs and provides a maximum expansion slot limit? 16

10/17/08 10/17/08 Form factor 17

10/17/08 10/17/08 Shorter wires can easily handle double or quadruple the ____ speed of the motherboard. 18

10/17/08 10/17/08 clock 19

10/17/08 10/17/08 The LPX and NLX form factors provided an insertion slot for the ____ card. 20

10/17/08 10/17/08 riser 21

10/17/08 10/17/08 ATX motherboards use a feature called ____ that allows software to turn the power on and off. 22

10/17/08 10/17/08 Soft power 23

10/17/08 10/17/08 The _______ determines the type of processor and RAM required for a motherboard. 24

10/17/08 10/17/08 chipset 25

10/17/08 10/17/08 A(n) __________ slot was designed to take specialized devices (modems, sound cards, and network cards).. 26

10/17/08 10/17/08 AMR 27

The only dedicated connector on an AT motherboard is the ____ plug. 10/17/08 10/17/08 The only dedicated connector on an AT motherboard is the ____ plug. 28

10/17/08 10/17/08 Keyboard 29

The main problem with form factors such as LPX and NLX was their ____. 10/17/08 10/17/08 The main problem with form factors such as LPX and NLX was their ____. 30

10/17/08 10/17/08 inflexibility 31

____ is a variant of the microATX created by Intel. 10/17/08 10/17/08 ____ is a variant of the microATX created by Intel. 32

10/17/08 10/17/08 FlexATX 33

10/17/08 10/17/08 The ____ type of motherboard has a large keyboard and a split P8/P9 style of power socket. 34

10/17/08 10/17/08 AT 35

10/17/08 10/17/08 A brand new system failing due to manufacturing defects and any system failing due to a shock of electrostatic discharge is often called a ____ failure. 36

10/17/08 10/17/08 burn-in 37

A(n) ____ symptom is the most difficult symptom to diagnose. 10/17/08 10/17/08 A(n) ____ symptom is the most difficult symptom to diagnose. 38

10/17/08 10/17/08 Ethereal 39

Electrical surges and ESD can cause ____ failure. 10/17/08 10/17/08 Electrical surges and ESD can cause ____ failure. 40

10/17/08 10/17/08 Component 41

The function of each LED wire is usually printed on the ____. 10/17/08 10/17/08 The function of each LED wire is usually printed on the ____. 42

10/17/08 10/17/08 connector 43

____ are the lights that have positive and negative sides. 10/17/08 10/17/08 ____ are the lights that have positive and negative sides. 44

10/17/08 10/17/08 LEDs 45

10/17/08 10/17/08 The __________handles slow input and output devices such as the floppy drive and the keyboard. 46

10/17/08 10/17/08 Super I/O chip 47

What type of failure results in the PC failing to boot? 10/17/08 10/17/08 What type of failure results in the PC failing to boot? 48

10/17/08 10/17/08 Catastrophic 49

____ is the smallest motherboard version in the ATX standard. 10/17/08 10/17/08 ____ is the smallest motherboard version in the ATX standard. 50

10/17/08 10/17/08 FlexATX 51