INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF A COMPUTER

SCORE: 85

Which type of CPU socket is considered a Sandy Bridge (2nd gen) socket released in
2011?
LGA 1555

Which socket uses 942 pins and supports up to 8 cores?

SocketAM3+

If you have a 32-bit CPU can you install a 64-bit operating system?
No

Which is the only LGA AMD socket?

SocketF

How many pins are on the LGA775?

775

Which type of cooling is provided by a fan?

Active

When would a computer use virtualization?

All of the above

Which company produces the LGA1366?

Intel

Which command will not display the current BIOS version?

Ping

Which type of CPU socket has the pins located on the motherboard?
Land Grid Array (LGA)

How many bits do busses use?

32 and 64

Which is a type of bus on the motherboard?

All of the above

What is an requirement of Bitlocker, and other encryption programs that store

encryption keys in the BIOS?
Supervisor password

What is the data transfer rate for Fast Ethernet?

100Mbps

Which RAID system is good for speed and parity?

RAID5

What happens if you do not properly eject a drive?

Data corruption

Which devices are hot-swappable?

All of the above

What motherboard form factor only has one pci slot, a max depth of 6.7 inches, and
max width of 6.7 inches?
Mini ITX
Which advantages do Solid State Drives have?
Speed

Which component retains the information when the BIOS is changed?

CMOS

Which type of optical media can store 25GB?

DB-R

Which bit is used for a checksum to make sure the number of bits in memory is odd?
Parity bit

Where would you install a RAM card?

Memory slot

What does the BIOS acronym stand for?

Basic Input Output System

What is the data transfer rate of a floppy cable

1Mbps

What might cause a computer to overheat?

All of the above

How many bits make up 20 bytes?

160

On a floppy cable, where would the end with the twist connect?
Floppy drive

Where is the best place to find a legitimate BIOS update?

Computer manufacturers website

Where is the BIOS physically located?

On the motherboard

If you use a USB 2.0 port on your computer and a USB 3.0 flash drive, what speed
will you be transferring data at?
12Mb

What allows a CPU to interact and store temporary information to perform functions?
RAM

How many devices does PATA support?

2

Where is hyperthreading advantageous?

All of the above

What information does the BIOS contain about the CPU?

All of the above

Which method can awaken a networked computer?

Wake on LAN (WOL)

Which chip from Intel acts as a memory controller?

Computer bus
Which type of SDRAM has 8x Data Transfer Rate versus normal SDRAM?
DDR3SDRAM

Which of these is an example of DIMM?

All of the above

Which DDRSDRAM uses 184 pins?

DDR

Which is a common hard drive speed?

7200 rpm

Which PCI slot is the fastest?

None of the above

Which memory is more expensive, Parity or ECC?

ECC

What is a possible test that some BIOS versions allows for?

All of the above

Where can expansion cards be installed?

PCI Slot

Where can expansion cards be installed?

7

Which actions will prevent a computer from overheating?

All of the above

Which type of optical media can store 700Mb of data, and can be written to once?
CDR

Memory chips must fit exactly in the appropriate slot

TRUE

Which type of memory module would be found in a laptop?

SODIMM

Where would you find a fan or cooling plate?

VGA Card

Which PC feature allows operation of Vmware and Virtual Box?

Virtualizazion

Which type of password will deny others the opportunity to change your BIOS
settings?
Neither A nor B

During a POST, will the test continue if the CPU or any other step fails?
No

Which cache is checked first by the CPU?

L1

Which type of connector is needed for an external hard drive?

All Of the above

Which type of Memory is an SD Card?

Flash

Which component supplies power to the motherboard?

Power Supplay

Do CDs, DVDs, and BluRays write at the same speed?

No

Which motherboard slot is specialized for use for telephony, audio, and networking
components?
PCle

During the POST process, what is the fourth step of testing?

Memory

Which type of optical media can store 8.4 GB of data, and can be written to
multiple times?
DVD-RW SL

Which Bridge controls the PCI ports?

North

How will a user be notified if the POST encounters an error?

Beep Coming From Motherboard