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A tower case is conserves space since it can double as a monitor stand. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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A DVI port transmits a video signal and is also called DB-15 port. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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Hard drives have three connections for cables: one for reading data, one for writing data, and one for power. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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S/PDIF

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an audio port that connects to an external home theater audio system, providing digital audio outpost

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motherboard

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called a system board has a CPU socket has slots for DIMMs

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not true about motherboard

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has a heat sink on the PCIe Slots

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PSU

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component probably has a dual-voltage selector switch, and cables that connect to the motherboard and drives

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ATX

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the most common form factor today for computer cases, power supplies and motherboards

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24-pin

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the main motherboards power supply connector on most motherboards today

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8-pin

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the number of pins that a power connector needs for a PCI Express Version 2 video card that requires extra power

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SATA

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standard that provides the best performance for hard drives

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Volt

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unit of electricity that electrical force and 115 is a common value

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capacitor

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the component which holds its charge even after the power is turned off an the device is unplugged

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FRU

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a support technician should know how to replace it

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Class C

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type of fire extinguisher that put out electrical fire

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RAM

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is temporary storage for data and instructions as they are being proccessed

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microATX

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this form factor reduces the total cost of system by reducing the expansion slots, and allows for smaller case size

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181

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10110101

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227

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11100011

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209

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D1

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249

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3B

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63

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111111

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Immediately after you unplug the computer from the power outlet, you're safe to begin working inside the case.(TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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Heat sink

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uses fins that draw heat away from the processor

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the motherboard sits on elevated screw holes or spacers to keep it from touching the case. (TRUE or FALSE)

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True

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when disassembling a computer, it's okay to sack circuit boards on top of each other as long as follow ESD protection rules. (TRUE or FALSE)

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FALSE

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a good practice when working inside a computer case

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remove loose jewelry

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a good practice when working inside a computer case

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don't touch a microchip with a magnetized screwdriver

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a good practice when working inside a computer case

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don't touch inside of computer that is turned on

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not a good practice when working inside a computer case

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be sure to hold expansion cards by the edge connectors

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the side of the computer case

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what you should normally clip the ground bracelet to before you work inside the computer case

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Elevator

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a plastic or metal pegs that separate the motherboard from the bottom of the case

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4-pin power cord

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supplies supplement power to the processor

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cooler

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sits on top of the processor and consists of a fan and a heat sink

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video card or graphic card

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a component in a high-end gaming computer is likely to draw the most power

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PCIe is backward compatible. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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when you build a computer from parts, you usually by deciding on which processor and motherboard you will use.(TRUE or FALSE)

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True

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A FlexATX motherboard is larger than an ATX motherboard.(TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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Typically, PGA sockets give better the LGA sockets. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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BGA

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socket that is soldered to the motherboard, along with the CPU

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ZIF

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socket that ensures that even force is applied to the processor when it is being installed in the socket

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unit of of measurement that used to measure the frequency of memory, FSB, and the processor

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hertz

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COMS RAM

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where computers today store almost all motherboard configuration data

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change the boot sequence

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a setting you can configure from the BIOS setup program

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Sandy Bridge (second generation chipsets)

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type of Intel chipsets that was the first to support the graphics controller to be part of the processor

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serial

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type of bus PCI Express uses

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the motherboard form-factor

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determines the size of the board

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most cases have one or more positions on the case to hold a case to hold a case fan to help draw air out of the case. (TRUE or FALSE)

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True

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the two major manufactures of processors are Intel and NVIDIA. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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when installing a processor, you must line up the red circle on the processor with the right-angle mark on the motherboard. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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feature of a processor

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clock speed

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feature of a processor

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processor architecture

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feature of a processor

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multi-core processing

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Multithreading

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general name of the processor feature that AMD calls HyperTransport

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Level 1 cache

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type of processor memory that is located on the processor chip (processor die)

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control unit

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component of a processor

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registers

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component of a processor

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memory caches

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component of a processor

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not a component of a processor

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device driver

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multiplier

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the factor describing the relation between the processor frequency and the Front Side Bus

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the measurement unit that the processor core frequency is measured in

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gigahertz

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DIMMs use a 64-bit data path. (TRUE or FALSE)

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True

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CL5 memory is faster than CL3 memaory. (TRUE or FALSE)

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False

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DRAM

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type of memory that is the main memory installed as DIMMs on a motherboard

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DDR3

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type of memory that can support quad, triple, and dual channels

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Nanoseconds

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unit of measurement is used for DIMM read and Write times

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SDRAM

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runs synchronized with the system clock

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DIMMs slots

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color coding is used to identify the channel

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DDR3 DIMM have how many notches?

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3

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CAS latency

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measured memory access timing

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