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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
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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