ITF Ch 1

The most important component in the computer because it connects all the other components is called

A conductive series of pathways laminated to a nonconductive substrate that lines the bottom of the computer is called a:

Motherboards are classified by their design, which is called a

The most common form factors used today are:

The motherboard’s _____________is a collection of chips or circuits that perform interface and peripheral functions for the processor.

The ____________ subset of a motherboard’s chipset performs one important function: management of high-speed peripheral communications.

The back-side bus (BSB), if present, is a set of signal pathways between the CPU and any external cache memory.

The ____________ subset of the chipset is responsible for providing support to the onboard slower peripherals

_______________ slots are for the modules that hold memory chips.

What is the primary memory used to store currently used data and instructions for the CPU?

• ROM

• RAM

• BRD

• DVDRW

• SSD