Exam 2: On the Motherboard

A new CPU is being installed. What is applied directly to the CPU to attach a heat sink?

____________ is when an Intel CPU is processing two sets of instructions at the same time.

Buses, pipelines, cache, and word size

32 bit 33MHz, 32-bit 66MHz, 64-bit 33MHz, and 64-bit 66MHz are four varieties of the

What is the purpose of thermal paste?

-To determine whether a motherboard can accept a faster processor, you should

The motherboard connector is for an adapter that can perform both sound and modem functions.

The rate of transfer between cache located on the processor die and the processor itself is known as the __________ __________.

Approximately 1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion) bytes is a/an __________.

Approximately 1,000 (one thousand) bytes is a/an __________.

ATX, NLX, FlexATX, and BTX are terms associated with

To help speed up 3-D graphics, consider

You type the following words on a screen: GO LADY VOLS! If the processor handles 32 bits at a time, what letters are input to the processor simultaneously?

After installing a processor for the first time, apply power and ensure the computer boots before installing a heat sink or fan.

Match the term to the definition. ISA _______ ExpressCard _______ PCI ________ PCIe _______ A. Primarily used in laptops B. The oldest expansion slot type C. A 64-bit standard D. Has x1, x2, x4, x8, and x16 slots

John bought an AGP 4X video adapter; however, when John read the reference manual that came along with the adapter he discovered that

The motherboard connector is for an adapter that can perform both sound, modem, and network card functions.

CPU stands for

A PC normally has more RAM on the motherboard than hard disk storage installed in the system.

Increasing processor speed beyond the speed the processor is advertised is known as ___________.