IT Essentials PC Hardware & Software v4.1 Chapter 1 – Introduction to the PC Jeopardy Review Darren Shaver (Some questions originally from Stacie Bender) Kubasaki High School Okinawa, Japan Chapter 1 – Introduction to the PC Jeopardy Review Darren Shaver (Some questions originally from Stacie Bender) Kubasaki High School Okinawa, Japan

Start Menu Motherboard Main System Potpourri Components Input/ Output Cables & More Final Jeopardy

Answer: Question: Motherboard 100 The size and shape of motherboards or computer case. What is a form factor?

Answer: Question: Motherboard 200 Two types of the common form factors used for building computers. What are ATX, Mini-ATX, Micro-ATX, NLX, LPX, BTX?

Answer: Question: Motherboard 300 Two characteristics determined by the motherboard chip set. What are the maximum RAM and connector types?

Answer: Question: Motherboard 400 Type of CPU instruction set with smaller instruction designed to be executed rapidly. What is RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing)?

Answer: Question: Motherboard 500 The Northbridge chip set controls these items. The speed and access at which the CPU can communicate with RAM and the video card?

Answer: Question: Main System 100 This type of memory retains its contents even when the computer is powered down (non-volatile). What is ROM? (Read Only Memory)?

Answer: Question: Main System 200 A request from a device for communication with the CPU. What is an IRQ? (Interrupt Request)

Answer: Question: Main System 300 Cache uses this type of memory to store data frequently needed by the CPU. What is SRAM?

Answer: Question: Main System 400 The type of ROM that can be flashed or changed while in the computer. What is EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory)?

Answer: Question: Main System 500 System resources used to communicate between the CPU and other components. What are DMA, IRQs and I/O addresses?

Answer: Question: Potpourri 100 Type of writeable optical storage device which holds about 4.3GB of data. What is a DVD-R+/-?

Answer: Question: Potpourri 200 Term used when measuring the number of dots (width & lenth) on a computer monitor. What is screen resolution? EX: 640x480

Answer: Question: Potpourri 300 Type of CPU with a variable length instruction set. What is CISC (Complicated Instruction Set Computing)?

Answer: Question: Potpourri 400 Type of storage device which uses non-volatile chips instead of a spinning disk. What is a SSD (Solid State Drive)?

Answer: Question: Potpourri 500 Hard drives and motors use this measurement for speed. What is RPM (Revolutions per Minute) ?

Answer: Question: Components 100 Newest type of expansion slot used for data intensive needs such as video, hi-speed storage, etc. What is PCI-Express? (Peripheral Component Interconnect – Express)

Answer: Question: Components 200 These types of storage devices are less reliable because they have moving parts and consume more electricity. What is a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) ?

Answer: Question: Components 300 Redundant hard disks drives programmed to act as a single disk and protect against failure. What is a RAID? (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)

Answer: Question: Components 400 Newest and fastest type of RAM. What is DDR3?

Answer: Question: Components 500 Type of adaptor card used to transfer a video signal to a computer. What is a video capture card?

Answer: Question: Input/Output 100 Two output devices for sound. What are speakers and headphones?

Answer: Question: Input/Output 200 Two most common output devices. What are the monitor and printer?

Answer: Question: Input/Output 300 Two most common input devices. What are keyboard and mouse (pointing device)?

Answer: Question: Input/Output 400 Input device often used to create images of families and pets. What are digital cameras?

Answer: Question: Input/Output 500 Output device that employs the use of polarizing filters with a liquid crystal solution between them. What is an LCD Monitor?

Answer: Question: Cables & More 100 SATA data cables have this many conductors. What is 7? Extra 100 points for the power connector.

Answer: Question: Cables & More 200 This type of data cable can have either 40 or 80 conductor wires. What is PATA or EIDE?

Answer: Question: Cables & More 300 The maximum length of the cable pictured here. What is 50 feet? (Serial Cable)

Answer: Question: Cables & More 400 Feature for a USB cable not found in a serial cable. What is power to run the external devices?

Answer: Question: Cables & More 500 The types of connectors for IEEE 1394a and IEEE 1394b. What are 6-pin or 4-pin for 1394a and 9-pin for 1394b?

Answer: Question: Features of RAID Levels 1, 3, & 0/1 Question: What are 1: Disk Mirroring, high performance, high cost 3: Byte-level data striping, doesn’t support simultaneous requests. 0/1: Combo of striping and parity, supports simultaneous requests, slower than 0 or 1