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Quiz about Motherboards
Quiz about Motherboards

Motherboards Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz with a variety of questions on motherboards. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lanire. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Lanire
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
74,430
Updated
May 22 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
5815
Last 3 plays: Guest 111 (8/10), Guest 223 (5/10), matthewpokemon (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. How wide is the full AT motherboard? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which company invented the ATX form factor? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is one of the differences between AT and ATX form factors? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How many wires do the serial cables have? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many wires do the parallel cables have? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following parts is NOT usually integrated into the motherboard? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following chipsets would not be found on a motherboard? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of the following is not a type of a second level (secondary) cache? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of the following should not necessarily come with the motherboard? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Abit first made a jumperless motherboard.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. How wide is the full AT motherboard?

Answer: 12 inches

'A motherboard is the physical arrangement in a computer that contains the computer's basic circuitry and components. On the typical motherboard, the circuitry is imprinted or affixed to the surface of a firm planar surface and usually manufactured in a single step.' - from www.whatis.com. Usually, on a typical motherboard you could find the following parts: CPU, BIOS, serial and parallel ports, expansion slots, and controllers for keyboard, mouse, and disk drives.
2. Which company invented the ATX form factor?

Answer: Intel

'The form factor of the motherboard describes its general shape, what sorts of cases and power supplies it can use, and its physical organization.' - from www.pcguide.com. ATX form factor was invented in 1995 by Intel and by 1998 was the most popular choice in the new systems.
3. What is one of the differences between AT and ATX form factors?

Answer: ATX started to use 20 - pin connectors rather than 6 - pin connectors

The other differences between AT and ATX are that in ATX there is an integrated PS2 mouse connector, better power supply connector, 3.3V power support, and better air flow.
4. How many wires do the serial cables have?

Answer: 9

It is true even if they have 25-pin connectors. The cable is used for transmitting information to the different computer components. For example, a serial cable is sometimes used to connect a mouse.
5. How many wires do the parallel cables have?

Answer: 25

Parallel cable is usually used to transmit information between the motherboard and a peripheral, which is usually a printer.
6. Which of the following parts is NOT usually integrated into the motherboard?

Answer: Hard drive

Hard drives are installed separately and are not a part of the motherboard.
7. Which of the following chipsets would not be found on a motherboard?

Answer: SCL chipset

The keyboard contoller is responsible to for the work of the keyboard and integrated PS2 mouse. According to www.pcguide.com, 'Super IO' chip manages input and output from the serial port, parallel port, floppy disks, and in some cases, the IDE hard disks as well.
8. Which of the following is not a type of a second level (secondary) cache?

Answer: Conduct burst

'The oldest and slowest type of cache timing is asynchronous cache. Asynchronous means that transfers are not tied to the system clock. Synchronous cache is tied to the memory bus clock. Each tick of the system clock, a transfer can be done to or from the cache.' - from www.pcguide.com
9. Which of the following should not necessarily come with the motherboard?

Answer: BIOS description

10. Abit first made a jumperless motherboard.

Answer: True

'Jumper is a metal bridge that closes an electrical circuit. Typically, a jumper consists of a plastic plug that fits over a pair of protruding pins. Jumpers are sometimes used to configure expansion boards. By placing a jumper plug over a different set of pins, you can change a board's parameters.' - from www.webopedia.com
Source: Author Lanire

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