Exam 2: On the Motherboard

Where are CardBus interfaces commonly found?

PCIe is the most popular expansion slot in computers today.

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

What is one benefit of virtualization?

The speed of a computer processor is measured in

Today's memory controllers are located .... (Select the best answer.)

A student who has not read Chapter 2 is confused with all the terms all the other students use as they discuss the homework questions before class. Which term has nothing to do with internal processor operations?

Which of the following devices commonly mount on top of the CPU to cool it?

Which two components would be controlled by the north bridge?

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

What socket type would be used on an Intel Core i7 -based computer?

What is the name of the electronic component that provides timing signals to the motherboard?

In computer technology, a 1 or a 0 is a/an __________.

Which devices can be installed with power applied to the computer? (Pick 3.)

Match the AMD processor family type on the left with the target market on the right. Phenom ______ Sempron _______ Turion _______ Athlon _______ A. Laptops B. High-end workstations C. General usage workstations D. Single- or multi-core desktops and notebooks

-Consider the figure. The two motherboard components shown are examples of

The speed at which data travels from the CPU to various components on the mother board is called the

Match the term on the left with the description on the right. Terabyte Kilobyte Mebibyte Byte Bit Kibibyte A. 8 bits B. 1,024 C. 1 or 0 D. Approximately 1 thousand bytes E. Approximately 1 trillion bytes F. 1,048,576

Which expansion slot technology enables ʺlanesʺ to be assigned to an adapter?

The processor must be inserted into the appropriate-sized socket.