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WorksheetsIT Essentials Ch 2 Review - PC Assembly
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
When upgrading to a better power supply what are the most important things to check? (Pick all that apply!)
Form Factor
Number and Type of Connectors
Power Output in Watts
Color has to match your car
Has to be the cheapest one you can find
What are the most important things to consider when upgrading RAM? Pick all that apply!
Does the RAM fit in the DIMM slots on Motherboard?
Does motherboard chipset support RAM?
ESD precautions
Extra power connectors to plug in RAM
Do my friends like the cooling fins on it?
Identify the drive bay sizes in the proper order.
- optical drive
- tower hard drive
- laptop hard drive.
5.25", 3.5", 2.5"
3.5", 5.25", 2.5"
2.5", 3.5", 5.25"
3.5", 2.5", 5.25"
They are all the same size
What are the most important things to consider when upgrading a video card? Pick all that apply!
Does the motherboard have the proper slot type?
Does the power supply have the proper connector for it?
Can my power supply provide the power needed?
Does it look cooler than the one in my brother's computer?
Is it the most expensive one I can find?
The adapter card pictured would be installed to improve this output from the computer.
Sound
Video
Data Fault Tolerance
Network bandwidth
These should be watched for when upgrading a CPU in a motherboard. Pick all that apply!
CPU fits in the socket on the board
CPU is compatible with the chipset on the board
Power supply can provided power needed
Electrostatic precautions are taken
That it fits in the DIMM slots on the board
You are building a new computer. What component specification will be the most important to consider first for the size of the case you need?
Motherboard form factor
Power Supply Wattage
RAM Speed
Hard Drive Data Storage Capacity
When installing a motherboard into a case, these are the most important things to look for. Pick all that apply!
The motherboard holes line up with the standoffs
Antistatic precautions are taken
The case and motherboard form factor match
The motherboard chipset is unplugged from the board
The DIMM slots have the appropriate amount of thermal compound
Identify the motherboard expansion slots in the picture from top to bottom.
PCIe x 16, PCIe x 1, PCI
PCI, PCIe x 1, PCIe x 16
PCI x 16, PCI, PCIe x 1
PCIe x1, PCI, PCI x 16
Identify the data connector on this hard drive?
IDE
SATA
Molex
NVMe
What would plug into the motherboard headers shown in the bottom right corner of the picture?
Front USB ports
RAM
IDE Hard Drive
Optical Drive
If your phone has expandable memory you will likely use this type of card.
microSD
macroSD
SODIMM
SSD
The adapter card pictured would be installed to improve this in the computer.
Sound
Video
Data Fault Tolerance
Network bandwidth
The adapter card pictured would be installed to improve this input to the computer.
Sound
Video
Data Fault Tolerance
Network bandwidth
Identify the data connector on this hard drive?
IDE
SATA
Molex
NVMe
