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IT Fun+ - 2.3 Motherboard, PS

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What component is circled on the motherboard? 
a)
RAM slots 
b)
Expansion slots
c)
CPU
d)
Chipset
2.
What is circled on the motherboard image? 
a)
I/O connectors
b)
cpu
c)
BIOS/UEFI chip
d)
RAM slots
3.
This circled item on the motherboard allows for the addition of adapter cards. 
a)
Northbridge
b)
Expansion slots
c)
Southbridge
d)
RAM slots
4.
The chipset is made up of two components. What are they? 
a)
cpu and ram
b)
network interface card and graphics card
c)
northbridge and southbridge
d)
HDMI and USB
5.
What is the highlighted item? 
a)
CMOS battery
b)
cpu
c)
RAM chip
d)
northbridge
6.
Controls high speed access to the RAM and video card. It also controls the speed at which the CPU communicates with all of the other components in the computer.
a)
RAM modules
b)
I/O connectors
c)
Northbridge
d)
Expansion slots
7.
Allows the CPU to communicate with slower speed devices including hard drives, Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports, and expansion slots.
a)
northbridge
b)
southbridge
c)
i/o connectors
d)
cpu
8.
This connector, also known as a P1 connector, powers the motherboard and usually has _______ pins
a)
4
b)
20 or 24
c)
30 or 36
d)
8
9.
Motherboard sizes are called _________ and will effect your choice of other components. 
a)
towers
b)
form factors
c)
sizes
d)
squares
10.
This chip is used to help boot the computer and manage the flow of data between the hard drive, video card, keyboard, mouse, and more. In newer PCs is has been upgraded to UEFI and is often integrated into the motherboard as flash memory. 
a)
RAM
b)
CPU
c)
BIOS
d)
POST
11.
Identify 4
a)
PCI slot
b)
SATA port
c)
Memory (DIMM) socket
d)
CPU Socket
12.
Identify 9
a)
PCI slot
b)
SATA port
c)
Memory (DIMM) socket
d)
CPU Socket
13.
Identify 5
a)
Chip Set (North bridge etc..)
b)
ATX Power Connection
c)
IDE Connector 
d)
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
14.
Identify 6
a)
Chip Set (North bridge etc..)
b)
ATX Power Connection
c)
IDE Connector 
d)
Floppy Disk Drive Connector
15.
Identify 2
a)
ISA Slots
b)
Memory (DIMM) Sockets
c)
PCIe slots
d)
CPU Socket
16.
Identify Port 1
a)
RJ-45
b)
Parallel Port
c)
PS2
d)
USB
17.
Identify Port 2
a)
RJ-45
b)
Parallel Port
c)
PS2
d)
USB
18.
Identify Port 3
a)
RJ-45
b)
Parallel Port
c)
PS2
d)
USB
19.
Identify Port 5
a)
RJ-45
b)
Parallel Port
c)
PS2
d)
USB
20.
Identify Port 4
a)
RJ-45
b)
Audio Connectors
c)
Firewire
d)
USB
21.
Identify Port 6
a)
RJ-45
b)
Audio Connectors
c)
Firewire
d)
USB
22.
Identify 3
a)
PCI slot
b)
SATA port
c)
Memory (DIMM) socket
d)
CPU Socket
23.
When one port fails, the entire motherboard must be replaced.
a)
True 
b)
False
24.
Which motherboard design style is most widely implemented?
a)
ATX 
b)
AT
c)
NLX
d)
Pico-NLX
25.
 Which of the following is not controlled by the Northbridge?
a)
PCIe
b)
SATA
c)
Cache Memory
d)
AGP
26.
What is this component called?
a)
Power Supply Unit
b)
CPU
c)
PC Case
d)
NIC
27.
What is this component called?
a)
Motherboard
b)
Hard drive
c)
Optical Disc Drive
d)
Video card
28.
What is this component called?
a)
Hard drive
b)
Optical Disc Drive
c)
Video card
d)
Power Supply Unit
29.
This component is the foundation of a computer.  It holds together and allows communication between most of the parts of a PC.
a)
Motherboard
b)
RAM
c)
NIC
d)
CPU
30.

What unit of measurement are Power Supplies measured in?

a)

Joules

b)

Gigahertz

c)

Watts

d)

Gigabytes

31.

How many pins does the full ATX motherboard's main power connector have?

a)

4

b)

16

c)

8

d)

24

32.

Which component on the motherboard has it's own power connector, separate from the 24-pin?

a)

RAM

b)

CPU

c)

Sata

d)

North Bridge

33.

How do you know which way to plug in the motherboard connectors?

a)

triangle indicator in corner

b)

guess and check

c)

shape of the connector holes

d)

rektangles

34.

Before it is converted, the power that runs into the computer from the wall socket is _________ power.

a)

AC

b)

DC

c)

AD/DC

d)

Metallica

35.

After it passes through the bridge rectifier, the power is converted from __________ to ___________ power.

a)

AC, DC

b)

DC, AC

c)

magnified, simplified

d)

higher, lower

36.

AC stands for _____________ and DC stands for __________.

a)

Alternating Current, Direct Current

b)

Ampere Current, Direct Current

c)

Alternating Current, Diamond Current

37.

What is a multimeter?

a)

a tool used to estimate distance current travels

b)

a tool used to find a correct locaton

c)

a tool used to measure electricity

d)

a tool used to measure electronics

38.
A tool that can be used to measure voltage, amperage and resistance is called a 
a)
ammeter
b)
ohmmeter
c)
multimeter
d)
voltmeter
39.
The symbol for voltage is: 
a)
Vo
b)
V
c)
W
d)
Amp
40.
Current is measured in:
a)
Ohms
b)
Voltage
c)
Amperes
d)
Watts
41.
In electrical terms, what does AC mean? 
a)
Amplified Current
b)
Amplitude Current
c)
Attenuating Current
d)
Alternating Current
42.
Resistance is measured in ___. 
a)
watts. 
b)
amps.
c)
ohms.
43.
Which type of electric current are you using when you turn on your TV at home?
a)
AC
b)
DC
c)
Resistance
d)
Conductive
44.

On a multimeter which wire is used for what?

a)

the red probe is used for positive, and the black probe is used for negative

b)

the red probe is used for negative, and the black probe is used for positive