Chapter 2: All About Motherboards

What type of socket is AM4?

• Land Grid Array

• Pin Grid Array

• Hybrid Architecture

• Static Array

How many pins are on an LGA 1700 socket?

• 1650

• 1200

• 400

• 1700

What is the firmware on a motherboard called?

• CMOS

• BIOS/UEFI

• I/O Controller

• Mainboard/OS

What CPU would you purchase for an AM4 motherboard?

• Intel Core i7

• AMD Ryzen 5

• AMD Threadripper

• Intel Xenon

What type of processor socket is shown in the image?

• LGA

• PGA

• ARM

• 64-bit

What communications does the Southbridge control on a motherboard? (Select two)

• Audio

• PCIe

• RAM

• PCI

When selecting an AMD motherboard chipset, what letter denotes an enthusiast-grade chipset?

• X

• B

• Z

• A

What main improvement did UEFI make to BIOS?

• Virtualization

• Secure Boot

• Interface Improvements

• Performance

What component uses the motherboard feature shown in the image?

• RAM

• Expansion Cards

• CPU

• M.2

In modern motherboards, what controls memory (RAM)?

• CPU

• NorthBridge

• SouthBridge

• GPU