Dig Lit - Motherboard - 3.3 - Test

How do devices connect to the CPU?

• Through the graphics card
• Through the power supply
• Through the motherboard
• Through the cooling fan

What do groups of wires on a motherboard create?

• Cooling fans
• Memory modules
• Power supply units
• Data buses

What do data buses do?

• Transfer power between components within a computer system.

• Transfer data between components within a computer system.
• Transfer binary between components within a computer system.

• Transfer RAM between components within a computer system.

What is bus width?

• Bus width is the physical width of a bus in a computer system.
• Bus width refers to the number of USB ports on a computer.
• Bus width is the number of bits that can be transferred simultaneously between components in a computer system.
• Bus width is the speed at which data travels within a computer system.

What is a common bus width?

• 16 bits

• 128 bits
• 256 bits
• 64 bits

What is a proprietary motherboard?

• A proprietary motherboard is a motherboard that is designed for universal compatibility with all devices.
• A proprietary motherboard is a motherboard designed by a specific manufacturer for use in their own products.
• A proprietary motherboard is a motherboard that can be used with any brand of computer.
• A proprietary motherboard is a motherboard that is open-source and freely available for modification.

What is a standardized motherboard?

• ensure compatibility with other components and devices.

• custom-made for a specific computer model.

• has no compatibility with other components.

• designed to be unique and non-interchangeable.

How does a motherboard/CPU/memory all relate?

Answer explanation

Motherboards, CPUs and memory must match; they need to be compatible, so check motherboard documentation! It is NOT ONE SIZE FITS ALL!

What does FORM FACTOR mean?

• Color of the device
• Physical size and shape of a device
• Operating system of the device
• Weight of the device

Motherboards are located in many types of devices, give THREE examples.

Answer explanation

They are in cars, refrigerators, washing machines, smart TVs, gaming consoles, cash registers, computers, laptops, tablets, cell phones, and many more places.