1.7. Exam Essentials
Know the types of system boards.
Know the characteristics of and differences between ATX, micro ATX, NLX, and BTX motherboards.
Know the components of a motherboard.
Be able to describe motherboard components, such as chipsets, expansion slots, memory slots, and external cache; CPU and processor slots or sockets; power connectors; onboard disk drive connectors; keyboard connectors; peripheral ports and connectors; BIOS (firmware) chips; CMOS batteries; jumpers; and DIP switches.
Understand the purposes and characteristics of processors.
Be able to discuss the different processor packaging, old and new, and know the meaning of the terms hyperthreading, multicore, throttling, microcode, overclocking, cache, speed, and system ...
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