Quiz 3

1. What is the memory chip that houses setting configurations and is powered by the onboard battery?

• CMOS

• Motherboard

• RAM

• Real time clock

Which of the following best describes the function of a clock in a computer?

• Date Configuration

• Date and Time Configuration

• Memory Handling

• Time Configuration

Which motherboard component connects to modern hard disk drives, solid state and optical drives for data transfer?

• Fan Headers

• Memory Slots

• SATA ports

• USB ports

Which of the following belong/s to the Input and Output Ports of a Motherboard?

I. Audio
II. North and South IC
III. Serial Com
IV. VGA

• I only

• I and II

• I, II, III

• I and IV

If a user wants to connect old hard drives to the motherboard, which of the following ports should be used?

• IDE/FDD

• SATA

• USB

• VGA

The primary function of a (a)   is to handle and store the BIOS configuration.

While working with your old desktop computer, you noticed it to be too slow. Associating it to CMOS, it is safe to say that this is caused by (a)   .

When a CMOS fails to function, you may hear a constant beeping sound while working with your computer. This is an indication that (a)   .

A user installed a new memory to his motherboard. The slot where it is inserted is known as (a)   .

Modern hard disk drives, solid state and optical drives for data transfer uses the (a)   connector for data transfer.