Simulation Questions III

Using the image of the motherboard above, which of the following correctly indicates the circled area?

• AGP

• CPU slot

• CMOS battery

• Mini PCIe

Answer explanation

The area circled indicates the Mini PCIe slot. Mini PCIe (mPCIe) are smaller form factor versions of standard PCI Express expansions cards used with laptops and other small form factor computing devices. Mini PCIe expansion cards provide the ability to add wireless networking or cellular data cards to a laptop. These slots can also be used to connect motherboard mounted solid-state storage devices. For the exam, it is important that you can identify the different parts of the motherboard by sight.

Using the image above, which of the following correctly indicates the port labeled as K?

• Audio cluster

• DVI-I

• SPDIF

• RG-6

Answer explanation

This port is the audio cluster on the rear of this motherboard. This contains the audio inputs and outputs in mini-jack format. For the exam, it is important that you can identify the different parts of a motherboard's rear port cluster by sight.

Using the image of the motherboard below, which of the following correctly indicates the circled area?

• Memory slot

• CPU slot

• PCIe x16

• PCI

Answer explanation

the area circled indicates the memory slots that contain the RAM. These are also considered DDR3 memory slots based on the key/notch location. For the exam, it is important that you can identify the different parts of the motherboard by sight.

Using the image of the motherboard above, which of the following correctly indicates the circled area?

• Audio connector

• PATA connector

• SATA connector

• Front connectors

Answer explanation

he area circled indicates the front connector on the motherboard. This area connectors the various wires to the front panel to include the LED activity lights for the hard disk drive and the power/reset buttons. For the exam, it is important that you can identify the different parts of the motherboard by sight.

Using the image above, which of the following correctly indicates the port labeled as D?

• VGA

• DVI-I

• DVI-D

• HDMI

Answer explanation

OBJ-3.1: This port is an HDMI connection. A high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connection is used to provide high-specification digital content to audio-video equipment from a computer. For the exam, it is important that you can identify the different parts of a motherboard's rear port cluster by sight.

Using the image above, which of the following correctly indicates the port labeled as G?

• USB 3.0

• USB 2.0

• FireWire

• USB-C

Answer explanation

These ports are the USB 3.0 connections. The red coloring notates this. USB 3.0 ports are always shown as a different color to differentiate them from the older and slower USB 2.0 ports. Universal serial bus (USB) is the main type of connection interface used on desktops and laptops. A larger Type A connector attaches to a port on the host; Type B and Mini- or Micro-Type B connectors are used for devices. USB 1.1 supports 12 Mbps while USB 2.0 supports 480 Mbps and is backward compatible with 1.1 devices which run at a slower speed. USB devices are considered hot-swappable and each device can draw up to 2.5 W of power over a USB port. USB 3.0 and 3.1 define 5 Gbps (SuperSpeed) and 10 Gbps (SuperSpeed+) rates and can deliver up to 4.5 W of power. For the exam, it is impor

Using the image of the motherboard above, which of the following correctly indicates the circled area?

• USB connection

• SATA connection

• Port cluster

• PATA connection

Answer explanation

he area circled indicates the SATA connectors on the motherboard. Serial ATA (SATA) is the most widely used interface for hard disks on modern desktop and laptop computers. SATA uses a 7-pin L-shaped data connector with one device per port. SATA operates at bandwidths of 1.5 Gbps, 3 Gbps, or 6 Gbps. SATA drives can also use a 15-pin power connector. For the exam, it is important that you can identify the different parts of the motherboard by sight.