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Exam Bank: Aries Hardware Exam: Aries Hardware

v.11
v.11: Unit 4 Exam

# Question : 45

1 Which of the following form factors is still current and is not considered legacy?
LPX
NLX
AT
ATX
Objective: N/A
2 What motherboard component both controls and coordinates access to a system's RAM, the
expansion slots, the hard drive controllers, and other on-board devices?
CPU
Chipset
USB
PCI slots
Objective: N/A
3 The computers ____________ is a highway that transfers data between the CPU and other
system components.
shuttle circuitry
data circuitry
bus circuitry
Northbridge
Objective: N/A
4 The __________ bus is used to store and retrieve memory location information for stored
data.
data
system
memory
address
local
Objective: N/A
5 What motherboard chip is responsible for keeping track of the current hardware
configuration (such as amount of memory installed and hard drives)?
CMOS
CPU
SIMM
BIOS
Objective: N/A
6 The _________ bus transfers data to and from the Northbridge and determines how fast
RAM can be accessed.
data
memory
local
PCI

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RAMBUS
Objective: N/A
Motherboards can be configured with ______ or _______.
DIP switches, levers
jumpers, dongles
DIP switches, jump buttons
jumpers, DIP switches
Objective: N/A
What does the abbreviation BIOS stand for?
Basic Input/Output Setup
Basic Input/Output System
Basic Interface/Operating system
Basic Input/Operations Setup
Objective: N/A
Which type of ROM is capable of being erased and reprogrammed by a special software
program that is usually obtainable from a Web site?
Flash-Chip
PROM
EEPROM
Flash-RAM
Objective: N/A
Which of the following expansion slots is a currently used modern expansion slot?
EISA
MCA
VLB
ISA
PCI
Objective: N/A
The fastest version of PCI supports _____-bit transfers and a ____ MHz bus speed.
32 / 32
32 / 66
64 / 32
64 / 66
Objective: N/A
Older motherboards use what type of high-speed bus to support graphical software?
AGP
PCIe
AMR
USB
CNR

Objective: N/A
13 Which expansion slot has replaced the Accelerated Graphics Port on all new motherboards?
USB
PCI
AMR
PCIe
MCA
Objective: N/A
14 What is a common name for the motherboard?
Power supply
Main board
Master board
Matrix board
Objective: N/A
15 What benefit came from removing the PCI bus as the link between the Northbridge and
Southbridge in the Hub Architecture chipset design?
The old PCI slots were replaced by high-speed XPCI slots
Computers could now support more than one processor
A dedicated bus was created exclusively for carrying only data between the
Northbridge(GMCH) and Southbridge(ICH)
None of the answers
ssdObjective: N/A
16 Which expansion slot uses inbound and outbound data channels called lanes?
PCI
USB
MCA
AGP
PCIe
Objective: N/A ans
17 A PCIe x12 expansion card can fit into what type of PCIe expansion slot(s)?
PCIe x12 & PCIe x16
PCIe x8
PCIe x16
PCIe x12
Objective: N/A
18 What type of slot is displayed below?

PCIe

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EISA
USB
64-bit PCI
AGP
Objective: N/A
Which of the following buses is a cheap way of adding sound, modem, and ethernet
capabilities to a computer?
MCA
CNR
PCI
ISA
EISA
Objective: N/A
The local bus transfers data between what two components?
Chipset and ISA slots
CPU and ISA slots
CPU and Chipset
Chipset and System RAM
Objective: N/A
The data bus transfers data between what two components?
CPU and Chipset
Chipset and System RAM
CPU and ISA slots
Chipset and ISA slots
Objective: N/A
What is the purpose of the small battery on the motherboard?
Keep the hard drive from losing data
Keep the CMOS chip from losing the system configuration
Prevent the system RAM from losing data
Provide a constant source of power to the CPU
Objective: N/A
What information can the motherboard manual provide?

Information to properly identify motherboard components

Specifications showing supported components
All of the answers
Information to properly configure the board
Objective: N/A
24 The local bus for the AMD Athlon can transfer 64-bits of data at a time, with a speed of
100MHz. With a double data rate per clock cycle, what is the local bus's transfer speed?

(1,048,576 can be rounded to 1,000,000 in the equation.)

128,000 MB/s
160 MB/s
1,600 MB/s
1280 MB/s
12,800 MB/s
Objective: N/A
25 The local bus for the AMD Athlon can transfer 32-bits of data at a time, with a speed of
75MHz. With a double data rate per clock cycle, what is the local bus's transfer speed?
(1,048,576 can be rounded to 1,000,000 in the equation.)

4,800 MB/s
60 MB/s
48,000 MB/s
6,000 MB/s
600 MB/s
Objective: N/A
26 Which expansion bus can be used to add modem, networking, sound, hard drive, and
memory capabilities to portable computers?
PCIe
Docking station
CNR
PC card
MCA card
Objective: N/A
27 Which RAM module type has two rows of pins on each side of the module, with each pin in
each row having it's own circuit path?
NIMM
LIMM
SIMM
GIMM
DIMM
Objective: N/A
28 What device is used to connect multiple devices into one USB port?
USB hub
USB multiplexor

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USB router
USB switch
USB gateway
Objective: N/A
BIOS settings such as date, time, and drive settings are stored in _________ memory.
virtual
RAM
Cache
CMOS
CPU
Objective: N/A
When booting up, the ________ contains the very first programming instructions that a
CPU processes. These instructions tell a computer how to interact with basic system
components and how to look for an operating system.
chipset
hard drive
DMA controller
CMOS
Objective: N/A
Which bus runs at 12 megabits per second and can support up to 127 devices?
Serial port
Firewire
COM port
USB
Objective: N/A
_________ have a pre-set priority and are used by devices to inform the CPU that a task
needs to be completed.
DMAs
MCAs
PIDs
IRQs
Objective: N/A
Which of the following is/are a common name for the local bus on which the processor is
located?
All of the answers
Processor bus
Front-side bus
System bus
Objective: N/A

34 Which Intel processors used slots instead of sockets?

Pentium III
Pentium II
Pentium II & Pentium III
Pentium I & Pentium II
Pentium I
Objective: N/A
35 ________ connectors are commonly referred to as PS/2 connectors and can be used for a
mouse and keyboard.
Thin-DIN
Serial
Parallel
Mini-DIN
DIN
Objective: N/A
36 The second IRQ controller is connected to _________ on the first IRQ controller.
IRQ 2
IRQ 6
IRQ 9
IRQ 10
Objective: N/A
37 The term ___________ refers to easily replaceable parts that can be replaced while a
technician is at a customer's site. Examples include RAM, keyboards, mice, power supply
units, and expansion cards.
Peripheral Replacement Parts (PRP)
Easily Exchangeable Equipment (EEE)
Easily Replaceable Equipment (ERE)
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
Objective: N/A
38 What motherboard jumper setting prevents the BIOS from being overwritten by accident or
by a virus?
BIOS protect
Clear CMOS
CMOS protect
BIOS prevent
CMOS prevent
Objective: N/A
39 Every time a computer starts up, the BIOS performs the __________ in order to verify the
system's configuration.
CMOS Test (CT)
BootUp Test (BUT)

Power-On Self Test (POST)

Self Check Test (SCT)
BIOS Configuration Test (BCT)
Objective: N/A
40 If a computer has problems booting, a _________ will clue a technician in to what is
causing the problem.
series of beeps
blinking led pattern
printed report
recorded voice
Objective: N/A
41 _________ is an adaptation of the traditional ATX form factor, though 30% smaller.
FlexATX
microATX
XL-ATX
Mini-ITX
Objective: N/A
42 Which of the following motherboard form factor is very quiet and useful for home theater
PC systems?
Mini-ITX
MircoATX
Thin Mini-ITX
FlexATX
Objective: N/A
43 ___________ contains a 942-pin socket and a pin socket diameter of 0.51 mm in addition to
serial link of 3400 kHz from the CPU to the power controller.
AM2
AM2+
AM3
AM3+
Objective: N/A
44 The ____________ socket supports four DDR3 SDRAM memory channels alongside one
un-buffered DIMM per channel.
Intel LGA 1155
Intel LGA 1150

Intel LGA 2055

Intel LGA 2011
Objective: N/A
45 Which of the following type of expansion slot contains an onboard ROM chip that enables
the identification of the board and contain the abilities to the host computer as part of the
setup process?
ACR
AMR
None of the answers
CNR
Objective: N/A