Quiz Submissions - C9 Understanding Motherboards

Keith Gray (username: keith.gray)

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Written: Oct 30, 2015 9:53 PM - Oct 30, 2015 10:10 PM

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Question 1
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Which of the following are part of the ATX form factor?
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microATX and picoATX

picoATX and macroATX

FlexATX and microATX

FlexATX and macroATX

Question 2
Which of the following form factors dominates the PC market?
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ATX

BTX

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NLX

AT
Question 3

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Which of the following slots features serial data transfers?

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AGP

PCI

PCIe

PCI-X
Question 4
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Solon has a very buggy computer that keeps locking up at odd moments and rebooting
spontaneously. He suspects the motherboard. How should he test it?
Question options:
Replace the motherboard first to see if the problems disappear.

Check settings, verify good components, replace components, and document all testing.

Check settings and verify good components.

Verify good components and document all testing.

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Robert installed a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM into his old case. After he attached the
power correctly and pressed the power button, not only did the system not boot up, but he
smelled ozone and realized the motherboard had shorted out. What could have been the cause?
Question options:
Robert installed an ATX motherboard into an ITX case.

Robert installed an ITX motherboard into an ATX case.

Robert used an ITX power supply on an ATX motherboard.

Robert left a standout in the wrong place under the motherboard.

Question 6
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Brian bought a new motherboard that advertised support for eight USB ports. When he pulled the
motherboard out of the box, though, he found that it only had four USB ports. What's likely the
issue here?
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The FireWire port will have a splitter that makes it four USB ports.

The motherboard chipset might support eight USB ports, but the manufacturer only
included four ports.

The extra four USB ports will connect to the front of the case or via a dongle to an
expansion slot.

The extra four USB ports require an add-on expansion card.

Question
7

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Which of the following companies make chipsets?

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Gigabyte

MSI

VIA

AMI
Question 8

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Which of the following enables you to access the Add Hardware Wizard in Windows 7
Professional?
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addhdware.exe

hdware.exe

hdwwiz.exe

addhwiz.exe
Question 9
What purpose does the Super I/O chip serve?

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Question options:
The Super I/O chip handles the communication between the Northbridge and
Southbridge chips.

The Super I/O chip handles the communication with video.

The Super I/O chip handles the communication with RAM.

The Super I/O chip handles the communication of legacy devices.

Question
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10
Amanda bought a new system that, right in the middle of an important presentation, gave her a
Blue Screen of Death. Now her system won't boot at all, not even to CMOS. After extensive
troubleshooting, she determined that the motherboard was at fault and replaced it. Now the
systems runs fine. What was the most likely cause of the problem?
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Component failure

Power supply failure

Burn-in failure

Electrostatic discharge
Question 11
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The chipset defines the type of processor and RAM required for the motherboard and determines
to a degree the built-in devices supported by a motherboard, including the expansion slots.
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True
False
Question 12
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The most common bus on todays computers is the flexible Peripheral Component Interconnect
(PCI) and its derivatives.
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True
False
Question 13
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The MCH form factor replaced the LPX slimline form factor.
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True
False
Question 14

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The Mini-PCI bus was designed for laptop computers.

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True
False
Question 15
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The traces determines the physical size of the motherboard as well as the general location of
components and ports.
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True
False
Question 16
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The smallest ATX motherboard form factor is the microBTX.
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True
False
Question 17
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The newest and fastest expansion bus in use today, with speeds up to 16 Gbps, is PCI Express
(PCIe).
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True
False
Question 18
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A device driver for a device manufactured by a company that is not participating in the Windows
Certification program is reported as an unsigned driver.
Question options:
True
False
Question 19
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The Memory Controller Hub (MCH) is your primary source for all of the critical information
about the motherboard.
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True
False
Question 20
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The motherboard mounts to the case via small connectors called traces that slide into keyed slots
or screw into the bottom of the case.
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True
False
Question 21

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Martin bought a new motherboard to replace his older ATX motherboard. As he left the shop, the
tech on duty called after him, Check your standouts! What could the tech have meant?
Question options:
Standouts are the connectors on the motherboard for the front panel buttons, such as
the on/off switch and reset button.

Standouts are the metal edges on some cases that arent rolled.

Standouts are the metal connectors that attach the motherboard to the case.

Standouts are the dongles that enable a motherboard to support more than four USB
ports.
Question
22

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As tech support for a computer shop, you receive a call from an irate customer insisting that you
sent him the wrong motherboard, because it wont fit in his old case. Which of the following
questions might enable you to determine the problem? Select the best answer.
Question options:
Will you describe the location of the connectors on the back of the motherboard?

Will you describe the location of the standouts on the case?

What kind of CPU are you using?

What type of RAM are you using?

Question
23

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What should you do before installing an expansion card? (Select two.)

Question options:
Attach an anti-static wrist strap

Install the drivers

Plug the PC into a grounded outlet

Unplug the PC
Question 24

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A client brought in an old computer that wont boot. He wants to see if any data can be recovered
from the hard drive. When the tech opened the case, he noted that two expansion cards were
plugged into some kind of circuit board that plugged into the motherboard. The expansion cards
were parallel with the motherboard, in other words, rather than perpendicular. Into what kind of
circuit board did the expansion cards most likely connect? (Select two.)
Question options:
Daughterboard

Expansion board

Riser card

Southbridge
Question 25

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In a routine check of a system newly built by her latest intern, Sarah discovers that everything
works except the hard drive and power LEDs on the front of the case. What could be the
problem? (Select two.)
Question options:

The intern forgot to connect the LED leads to the motherboard.

The intern reversed the LED leads to the motherboard.

There is no power to the motherboard.

There is no activity on the hard drive.

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