5.1
Distinguish between the popular CPU chips in terms of
their basic characteristics.
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Popular CPU
chips
Characteristics:
- Physical
size
- Voltage
- Speeds
- On
board cache or not
- Sockets
- Number
of pins
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5.2
Identify the categories of RAM (Random Access Memory)
terminology, their locations, and physical
characteristics.
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Terminology
- EDO
RAM (Extended Data Output RAM)DRAM
- (Dynamic
Random Access Memory)
- SRAM
(Static RAM)
- VRAM
(Video RAM)
- WRAM
(Windows Accelerator Card RAM)
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Locations
and physical characteristics:
- Memory
bank
- Memory
chips (8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit)
- SIMMS
(Single In-line Memory Module)
- DIMMS
(Dual In-line Memory Module)
- Parity
chips versus non-parity chips
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5.3
Identify the most popular type of motherboards, their
components, and their architecture (for example, bus
structures and power supplies).
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Types
of motherboards:
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Components:
- Communication
ports
- SIMM AND
DIMM
- Processor
sockets
- External
cache memory (Level 2)
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Bus
Architecture
- ISA
- EISA
- PCI
- USB
(Universal Serial Bus)
- VESA
local bus (VL-Bus)
- PC Card
(PCMCIA)
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Basic
compatibility guidelines
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5.5
Identify the purpose of CMOS (Complementary
Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), what it contains and how
to change its basic parameters.
Example Basic CMOS Settings:
- Printer
parallel portUni., bi-directional,
disable/enable, ECP, EPP
- COM/serial
portmemory address, interrupt request,
disable
- Floppy
driveenable/disable drive or boot, speed,
density
- Hard
drivesize and drive type
- Memoryparity,
non-parity
- Boot
sequence
- Date/Time
- Passwords
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