Exam 9: Motherboards

The first Slimline form factor LPX was replaced by the ____________________ form factor.

The form factor of the ____________________ motherboard replaced the rear panel with all the necessary ports built in.

The AT type of motherboard has a split ____________________ style of power socket.

The ____________________ book contains all the technical information about motherboards.

The ____________________ provides the foundation for the personal computer.

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

What provides support to USB and FireWire on computers?

What does the Super I/O chip handle?

Expansion slots connect to the rest of the PC through the __________.

Describe the three varieties of ATX,in terms of size.

____ is a variant of the microATX created by Intel.

The video-only version of PCI was called the __________.

A (n)____ symptom is the most difficult symptom to diagnose.

What is the primary troubleshooting step when an expansion board does not install or function properly?

__________ uses a point-to-point serial connection instead of PCI's shared parallel communication.

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

Many motherboards have a port for connecting to __________ on the front of the case.

The ____________________ defines the type of the processor and RAM required for the motherboard.

The ____________________ has a maximum size of only 6.7 by 6.7 inches.

On AMD systems,the ____________________ provides the communication with the video card.