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Cards Term BIOS, Memory, and early processors Definition What can DIP chips be used for? Term QSOP (Quad Small Outline Package) Definition What component do we use as controllers on the motherboard? Term Jumpers Definition What physical component allows for the customization of motherboard functions? Term Jumperless Definition What do we call motherboards that use CMOS or BIOS to configure new devices? Term Proprietary Definition Which type of motherboards have been configured to meett the needs of an OEM? Term Form Factor Definition What term refers to a motherboard's size, shape, and design characteristics? Term ATX Definition What motherboard form factor is commonly used today with AMD and Intel processors? Term System Bus and I/O Bus. Definition What two categories do we divide the computer's bus into? Term System Bus Definition Which bus connects the CPU to the memory? Term Front Side Bus Definition What do we call the bus that doubles or quadruples the system bus' speed? Term Synchronous Definition What do we call data that is sent in pulses controlled by the clock speed? Term Northbridge Definition What do we call the controller that moves high speed information between the CPU, the memory and the video card? Term PCI Definition What is the most common modern expansion card port? Term DMA Definition What allows peripheral devices direct access to the memory? Term Asynchronously Definition How does PCI transfer data in respect to the clock? Term Speed, DMA, Pipelining, and sideband addressing Definition What are the four advantages of the AGP slot for video cards? Term PCI Express Definition What new technology provides high speed, scalable, serial I/O interface that is backward compatible with PCI technology? Term CNR Definition What slot adds networking connectivity to some motherboards? Term EEPROM Definition What is the common type of memory used to store the BIOS? Term Power on Self Test, CMOS Setup Screen, BIOS INstructions, Boot Instructions Definition What are the four main functions of the BIOS? Term Registered Definition What do we call a buffered type of memory that sharpens the clock signal and reduces the occurances of misread data? Term Analog Definition What type of device measures the charge present in DRAM memory? Term SDRAM Definition What type of memory weaves two cell banks of data together? Term RDRAM (Rambus) Definition Which type of memory quad pumps data over a 16 to 18 bit channel at very high frequencies? Term Flashing Definition What do we call the process of erasing a ROM chip? Term Coercivity Definition What describes how strongly magnetic domains resist changes. Term retentivity Definition How long magnetic domains retain information. Term Boot Record, File System, and Root Directory Definition What three things does a high level format configure? Term ADC, DSP, DAC, and Flash Memory Definition What are the four main components on a sound card? Term DSP Definition What do we call the processor on the sound card that allows the manipulation of digital data?