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| Which chipset on the motherboard supports onboard audio? | Southbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports the AGP Controller? | Northbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports the CPU? | Northbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports the Memory Controller? | Northbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports the Onboard LAN? | Southbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports the Onboard USB/Serial/ Parallel ports? | Southbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports the ATA Interfaces? | Southbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports the PCI Expansion Bus | Southbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports FireWire (IEEE1394)? | Southbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports infrared? | Southbridge |
| Which chipset on the motherboard supports PCIe? | Northbridge |
| What is the frontside bus (FSB)? | The FSB is a set of signal pathways between the CPU and main memory. |
| What is the backside bus? | The backside bus is a set of signal pathways between the CPU and Level 2 cache (if present). |
| Which chipset on the motherboard handles onboard video circuitry? | Northbridge |
| What is a chipset? | A chipset is a collection of chips or circuits that perform interface and peripheral functions for the processor. |
| Which motherboard form factor has the processor and memory slots at right angles to the expansion cards? | ATX |
| Which two motherboard form factors place the expansion slots sideways on a special riser card to reduce the vertical space optimally? | New Low-profile Extended (NLX) and Low Profile Extended (LPX) |
| Which motherboard form factor lines up all heat-producing components between air intake vents and the power supply's exhaust fan? | Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) |
| What are the 7 main types of motherboard expansion slots? | ISA, PCI, AGP,PCIe, AMR, CNR |
| What does ISA stand for? | Industry Standard Architecture |
| Describe an ISA slot. | ISA slots are usually black with two parts: one shorter and one longer. |
| What does PCI stand for? | Peripheral Component Interconnect |
| Describe PCI slots. | They are short and usually white. |
| What does AGP stand for? | Accelerated Graphics Port |
| What advantage do AGP slots have over PCI or ISA slots? | AGP slots are a direct connection between the video circuitry and the PC's memory. |
| What color are AGP slots? | Brown |
| What advantage do PCIe slots have over AGP slots? | PCIe is faster than AGP. |
| What storage device is fixed, non-volitile and stores information on the magnetic surface of hard disk platters? | Hard Disk Drive (HDD) |
| Name the connection types used for hard disk drives (HDD). | ATA, Serial ATA, SCSI |
| Name the two categories of storage devices. | Fixed and Removable |
| What is a removable storage device that utilizes a thin, flexible magnetic storage medium, encased in a plastic shell? | Floppy Disk Drive (FDD) |
| What is an Audio Modem Riser? | An Audio Modem Riser (AMR) is a 46 pin expansion slot for analog audio and modem expansion cards. |
| What are the seven speed levels for PCIe? | 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, 12X, 16X, 32X |
| Describe the slots used for PCIe. | The slot size corresponds to its speed. 1X is the shortest while 32X is the longest. |
| Can a lower speed PCIe card be used in a higher speed slot or a higher speed PCIe card used in a lower speed slot? | A lower speed PCIe card can be used in a higher speed slot. |
