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International Academy of Design & Technology IT IT110 Chapter 4 REVIEWING THE BASICS 1)Volts are a measure of what characteristic of electricity?     What is the normal voltage of house electricity in the U

Computer Science Aug 04, 2021

International Academy of Design & Technology

IT IT110

Chapter 4

REVIEWING THE BASICS

1)Volts are a measure of what characteristic of electricity?

 

 

  1. What is the normal voltage of house electricity in the U.S.?

 

 

  1. Hot wires in home wiring are normally colored          and ground wires in computers are normally colored                                .

 

  1. What is the difference between a transformer and a rectifier? Which are found in a PC power supply?
  2. What are the five voltages produced by an ATX or BTX power supply?

 

 

  1. What is the purpose of the 4-pin auxiliary connector on a motherboard?

 

 

  1. How many pins does the main power connector on a BTX board have?

 

 

  1. When taking a computer apart, why is it important to not stack boards on top of each other?

 

  1. Describe the purpose of the ground line in a house circuit. What is the electrical symbol for ground?
  2. What is the basic electronic building block of an integrated circuit?

 

 

  1. Why is a power supply dangerous even after the power is disconnected?

 

  1. What is the symbol for a diode?

 

  1. What is a simple way to detect EMI?

 

  1. What is an unintended, high-current, closed connection between two points in a circuit called?

 

  1. Which form factor uses a riser card on the edge of the motherboard?

 

 

  1. List four types of computer case form factors. What is the most popular type of form factor for PCs today?
  2. List three advantages an ATX system has over a Baby AT system.

 

  1. List four computer symptoms that indicate a faulty power supply.

 

 

  1. According to ACPI standards, the S1 mode causes what two devices to stop using power?

 

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  1. What is another name for the ACPI standard S4 mode?

 

 

  1. What power management standard is older than ACPI and has mostly been replaced by ACPI?

 

  1. How can you easily tell if a computer is designed to comply with Green Standards?

 

 

  1. What unit of measure is used to describe the amount of work a surge suppressor can do before it stops protecting the circuit from an electrical surge?

 

  1. Why is it important to have an indicator light on a surge suppressor?

 

  1. What are the two main types of uninterruptible power supplies?

 

 

  1. How does a smart UPS differ from one that is not smart?

 

 

  1. If you are asked to identify the form factor of a motherboard, what are two criteria you can use to help you identify the board?
  2. What are three motherboard form factors that can be used with a compact case?

 

 

  1. What is one thing you can regularly do to prevent a computer system from overheating?

 

 

  1. Which type of case form factor is best designed to keep a system cool?

 

 

THINKING CRITICALLY

 

  1. How much power is consumed by a load drawing 5 A with 120 V across it?

 

 

  1. You suspect that a power supply is faulty, but you use a multimeter to measure its voltage output and find it to be acceptable. Why is it still possible that the power supply may be faulty?

 

  1. Someone asks you for help with a computer that hangs at odd times. You turn it on and work for about 15 minutes, and then the computer freezes and powers down. What do you do first?

 

  1. When working on a computer, which of the following best protects against ESD? Why?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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