IT Essentials v4.1PC Hardware & Software

Chapter 3 – Computer InstallationJeopardy Review v1

Darren ShaverKubasaki High School

Okinawa, Japan

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Acronyms 100

HDD

What is a Hard Disk Drive?

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Acronyms 200

FDD

What is Floppy Disk Drive?

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Acronyms 300

POST

What is Power On Self Test?

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Acronyms 400

BIOS

What is Basic Input Output System?

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Acronyms500

CMOS

What is Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor?

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Installation100

The 5.25 inch bay is used for this component.

What is an optical drive?

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Installation200

Components normally installed into a 3.5 inch drive bay.

What are the HDD and FDD?

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Installation300

Two components which are easier to install on the MB before it is mounted in the case.

What are the CPU and RAM?

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Installation400

When installing a CPU in a ZIF socket, this is used to hold it in place.

What is a locking lever?

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Installation500

Two most common types of expansion slots for installing an internal expansion cards.

What are PCI & PCI express?

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Power Me Up!100

Identity of this power connector.

What is a 15-pin SATA?

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Power Me Up! 200

Type of power connector used for a PATA HDD.

What is a 4-pin Molex?

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Power Me Up! 300

Identity of this floppy drive power connector.

What is a Berg connector?

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Power Me Up! 400

Some ATX power supplies have this optional 4 or 6-pin connector that goes to the motherboard.

What is the auxiliary connector? (AUX)

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Power Me Up! 500

Type of power connector used by CPU and case fans.

What is a 3-pin connector?

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Data Cables100

Identity of the following external 4-pin data cable.

What is USB?

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Data Cables 200

Easy method to distinguish between floppy and regular PATA ribbon cables.

What is the FDD has an end with a twist?

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Data Cables 300

Number of pins used for a SATA Data connector.

What are 7?

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Data Cables 400

Number of pins on an PATA (EIDE) ribbon cable.

What are 40?

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Data Cables 500

This will happen if the data cable on a FDD is reversed.

What is the LED light on the drive stays on after boot?

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Booting100

The BIOS performs this check during startup.

What is POST?

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Booting 200

This is denoted by a single beep on POST.

What is normal function?

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Booting 300

To enter the BIOS, the proper key must be pressed at this time.

What is during POST?

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Booting 400

Most common key used to enter the BIOS.

What is the delete key?

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Booting 500

Reason system issues a series of beeps when booting.

What is the POST has detected a hardware issue?

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Grab Bag100

Chemical used to clean a CPU and heat sink.

What is isopropyl alcohol?

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Grab Bag 200

Used between the heat sink and the CPU to dissipate heat.

What is thermal grease?

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Grab Bag 300

Two methods for installing a wireless NIC card?

What are internally (PCI & PCIe) or externally (via USB)?

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Grab Bag 400

Best source of information for components to install on a motherboard.

What is the manufacturer’s manual or website?

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Grab Bag 500

Hardware installed into the case to prevent the motherboard from shorting out on the case.

What are standoff bolts?

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Final JeopardyTo install memory

properly, these much match up.

What is the notch on the RAM and the tab on the MB slot?