Chapter 5: Supporting the power System and Troubleshooting Computers – Flashcards

A location where Windows stores a copy of the driver software when first installing a device.

A secondary battery that fits on the bottom of a laptop to provide additional batter charge.

A cooling system that sits on top of a processor and consist of a fan and a heat sink.

The most popular battery type for laptop computers that is more efficient than earlier types.

lithium ion

a power supply with a second +12V circuit or rail used to ensure the first circuit is not overloaded.

a processor cooler that instead of using fans, uses heat pipes that contain a small amount of liquid that becomes vapor when heated, and the vapor draws the heat away from the processor toward the fins on the cooler. There the heat can be blown away by case fans.

fanless CPU cooler

a round air duct that helps to pull and direct fresh air from outside a computer case to the cooler and processor.

chassis air guide

A windows graphic that indicates the system is waiting for a response from a program or device.

A Windows utility (mdsched.exe) used to test memory.

Bulging head or crusty corrosion at the base of a capacitor that might indicate a failing motherboard.

A function of a laptop computer AC adapter that is able to automatically switch between 111-V and 220-V AC power.

A windows error that occurs in kernel mode, is displayed against a blue screen, and causes the system to halt. The error might be caused by problems with devices, device drivers, or a corrupted Windows installation.

Blue Screen of Death

Blue Screen of Death

Blue Screen of Death

A fan inside a computer case used to draw air our of or into the case.

Ad device that converts AC to DC and can use regular house current to power a laptop computer.

Third-party software that can help recover deleted and corrupted files.

A problem when the processor overheats and the system restarts.