Biostar 865G MICRO 775 Spécifications télécharger pdf (Page 59)

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Reviewing the Basics

KEY TERMS

Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)

active partition

audio/modem riser (AMR)

boot loader

boot record

booting

BootMgr

CMOS battery

cold boot

communication and networking

riser (CNR)

CrossFire

dual inline package (DIP) switch

front panel header

hard boot

I/O shield

jumper

land grid array (LGA)

Master Boot Record (MBR)

North Bridge

Ntldr

on-board ports

partition table

PCI (Peripheral Component

Interconnect)

PCI Express (PCIe)

pin grid array (PGA)

power-on password

program ﬁle

riser card

sector

SLI (Scalable Link Interface)

soft boot

South Bridge

spacers

staggered pin grid array (SPGA)

standoffs

startup password

track

user password

wait state

warm boot

zero insertion force (ZIF) sockets

For explanations of key terms, see the Glossary near the end of the book.

REVIEWING THE BASICS

1. What are ﬁve main categories of form factors used for motherboards?

2. How many pins does the Intel Socket B have? What is another name for this socket?

3. How many pins does the AMD socket AM2 have?

4. Which is a better performing Intel chipset, the X58 or the P45?

5. Which part of the chipset connects directly to the processor, the North Bridge or the South

Bridge?

6. What are the names of the two technologies used to install multiple video cards in the

same system?

7. What are the two different voltages that a PCI slot can provide?

8. How does the throughput of PCI Express Version 1.1 compare to PCIe Version 1? How

does PCIe Version 2 compare to Version 1?

9. What is the maximum wattage that a PCIe Version 2.0 expansion card can draw?

10. What new type of power connector on the motherboard was introduced with PCIe

Version 1.0? How much power does this connector provide?

11. What new type of power connector was introduced with PCIe Version 2.0? How much

power does this connector provide?

12. If you are installing an expansion card into a case that does not have enough clearance

above the motherboard for the card, what device can you use to solve the problem?

13. What is the purpose of an AGP slot?

14. Which is faster, a PCI Express x16 bus or the latest AGP bus?

15. What is the purpose of a CNR slot?

16. What is the likely color of the PS/2 mouse port on the rear of a computer?

17. What is one reason to ﬂash BIOS?

18. What is the easiest way to obtain the latest software to upgrade BIOS?

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