IT Essentials PC Hardware & Software v4.1

Chapter 1 – Introduction to the PC

Jeopardy ReviewDarren Shaver

(Some questions originally from Stacie Bender)

Kubasaki High SchoolOkinawa, Japan

Chapter 1 – Introduction to the PC

Jeopardy ReviewDarren Shaver

(Some questions originally from Stacie Bender)

Kubasaki High SchoolOkinawa, Japan

Start Menu

Motherboard

Main System

Potpourri

Components

Input/ Output

Cables & More

Final Jeopardy

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Motherboard 100

The size and shape of motherboards or computer case.

What is a form factor?

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Motherboard 200

Two types of the common form factors used for building computers.

What are ATX, Mini-ATX, Micro-ATX, NLX, LPX, BTX?

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Motherboard 300

Two characteristics determined by the motherboard chip set.

What are the maximum RAM and connector types?

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Motherboard 400

Type of CPU instruction set with smaller instruction designed to be executed rapidly.

What is RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing)?

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Motherboard 500

The Northbridge chip set controls these items.

The speed and access at which the CPU can communicate with RAM and the video card?

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Main System 100

This type of memory retains its contents even when the computer is powered down (non-volatile).

What is ROM? (Read Only Memory)?

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Main System 200

A request from a device for communication with the CPU.

What is an IRQ? (Interrupt Request)

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Main System 300

Cache uses this type of memory to store data frequently needed by the CPU.

What is SRAM?

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Main System 400

The type of ROM that can be flashed or changed while in the computer.

What is EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory)?

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Main System 500

System resources used to communicate between the CPU and other components.

What are DMA, IRQs and I/O addresses?

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Potpourri 100

Type of writeable optical storage device which holds about 4.3GB of data.

What is a DVD-R+/-?

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Potpourri 200

Term used when measuring the number of dots (width & lenth) on a computer monitor.

What is screen resolution? EX: 640x480

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Potpourri 300

Type of CPU with a variable length instruction set.

What is CISC (Complicated Instruction Set Computing)?

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Potpourri 400

Type of storage device which uses non-volatile chips instead of a spinning disk.

What is a SSD (Solid State Drive)?

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Potpourri 500

Hard drives and motors use this measurement for speed.

What is RPM (Revolutions per Minute)?

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Components100

Newest type of expansion slot used for data intensive needs such as video, hi-speed storage, etc.

What is PCI-Express? (Peripheral Component Interconnect – Express)

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Components200

These types of storage devices are less reliable because they have moving parts and consume more electricity.

What is a HDD (Hard Disk Drive)?

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Components300

Redundant hard disks drives programmed to act as a single disk and protect against failure.

What is a RAID? (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks)

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Components400

Newest and fastest type of RAM.

What is DDR3?

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Components500

Type of adaptor card used to transfer a video signal to a computer.

What is a video capture card?

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Input/Output 100

Two output devices for sound.

What are speakers and headphones?

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Input/Output 200

Two most common output devices.

What are the monitor and printer?

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Input/Output 300

Two most common input devices.

What are keyboard and mouse (pointing device)?

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Input/Output 400

Input device often used to create images of families and pets.

What are digital cameras?

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Input/Output 500

Output device that employs the use of polarizing filters with a liquid crystal solution between them.

What is an LCD Monitor?

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Cables & More100

SATA data cables have this many conductors.

What is 7? Extra 100 points for the power connector.

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Cables & More 200

This type of data cable can have either 40 or 80 conductor wires.

What is PATA or EIDE?

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Cables & More 300

The maximum length of the cable pictured here.

What is 50 feet? (Serial Cable)

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Cables & More 400

Feature for a USB cable not found in a serial cable.

What is power to run the external devices?

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Cables & More 500

The types of connectors for IEEE 1394a and IEEE 1394b.

What are 6-pin or 4-pin for 1394a and 9-pin for 1394b?

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Final Jeopardy

Features of RAID Levels 1, 3, & 0/1

Question: What are 1: Disk Mirroring, high performance, high cost3: Byte-level data striping, doesn’t support simultaneous requests.0/1: Combo of striping and parity, supports simultaneous requests, slower than 0 or 1