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Computer mother board

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Computer expansion slots connects the interface cards to the

a)

ports

b)

peripheral devices

c)

mother board

d)

system bus

2.

External devices that are connected to a computer system are known as

a)

expansion cards

b)

peripheral devices

c)

buses

d)

slots

3.

The set of wires, which carry information in a controlled manner, is known as ?

a)

Public bus

b)

System Bus

c)

Control Bus

d)

Private Bus

4.

The DC voltage on most circuit boards is

a)

12 volts

b)

0 volts

c)

+5 volts

d)

+12 volts

5.

Boards that are used to connect additional devices to the motherboard are called

a)

Bay cards

b)

Port cards

c)

Expansion cards

d)

Bus cards

6.

Electrical surges and ESD can cause what kind of failure

a)

Component

b)

RAM

c)

Catastrohic

d)

Connection

7.

The main problem with form factors such as NLX and LPX was their

a)

low speed

b)

Lack of expansion slots

c)

Big size

d)

incompatibility

8.

What determines the type of processor and RAM required for a motherboard

a)

RAM

b)

CPU

c)

Chipset

d)

Cache

9.

What determines the type of case a motherboard needs and provides maximum expansion slots limit?

a)

Component

b)

Expansion slot

c)

Form factor

d)

Chipset

10.

The motherboard mounts to the case via small connectors called?

a)

Nylon bolts

b)

Standouts

c)

Fire wire

d)

RJ11

11.

Every device soldered to the motherboard is designed to run at the speed of which component?

a)

RAM

b)

Crystal

c)

CPU

d)

MCC

12.
What kind of information can be found in a ROM
a)
Software
b)
 The operating system
c)
 Basic Input/Output System
d)
Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies
13.

Port used to connect your monitor (or other visual output device) to your computer.

a)

Ethernet/ R J45 Port

b)

Power Connector Port

c)

VGA Port

d)

USB A Port

14.

Cables inside of the computer that connect the mother board to the hard drive and CD/DVD drive.

a)

External Power Cord

b)

SATA Cables

c)

VGA Cable Plug

d)

Audio Cable

15.

________ controls the way in which the computer system functions and provides a means by which users can interact with the computer.

a)

The operating system

b)

The motherboard

c)

The platform

d)

Application software

16.

The main working memory used by the computer are

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

DVD

d)

CD

17.

A special type of memory chip that holds software that can be read but not written to

a)

RAM

b)

Mother Board

c)

ROM

d)

CPU

18.

____________ technological barrier designed to prevent unauthorized or unwanted communications between computer networks or hosts

a)

Virus

b)

Software

c)

Programs

d)

Firewall

19.
ROM is _____ and RAM is __________?
a)
temporary; permanent
b)
larger; smaller
c)
smaller; larger 
d)
permanent; temporary 
20.
All computers do processing by following a series of instructions in a software program.  The computer chip that receives and carries out these instructions is called: the ____________. 
a)
harddrive
b)
monitor
c)
processor 
d)
motherboard