CIS 101 Week 4 Homework

Feel free to use your textbook, notes or even the Internet. Do NOT ask your neighbor or get answers from another person (this means no mind reading).

1. The primary circuit board in your PC is known as all of the following EXCEPT :
   Mainboard
   Motherboard
   Systemboard
   Processorboard
2. Which is the worst performing processor out of the following (assuming similar clock speed):
   Intel Celeron
   Intel PIII
   AMD Athlon
   AMD AthlonXP
3. What kind of expansion cards can a Laptop (notebook) support?
   PCI
   ISA
   PCMCIA
   Birthday cards
4. A DIMM is an example of what?
   Type of Dynamic RAM
   a special kind of Drive
   a network Card
   Someone who is not so bright
5. The main processor of a PC is also called the...
   el General
   CPU
   DIP
   Memory
6. All information boils down to 2 numbers. What are they?
   24
   90
   314
   01
7. This kind of port is typically used to attach printers (choose the best answer):
   Parallel
   PS/2
   Ethernet
   SCSI
8. A ______ port can support up to 127 devices in a chain.
   serial
   parallel
   SCSI
   USB
9. If your ATX powersupply will not shut off by pressing your power button (because your PC locked up), what should you do?
   Reinstall Windows.
   Press CTRL-ATL-DEL on your keyboard
   quickly leave the room and blame it on the dog
   Press and hold the power button for 6 seconds.
10. Because CPUs can get very hot, it is necessary to have an aluminum or copper heat sink and what?
    backup CPU
    Math coprocessor
    an ice pack
    Fan