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What are the tools of the trade?
What is a Hemostat?
What is an IC Inserter?
What are spudgers?
What are pry bars?
What are the 6 steps of the troubleshooting theory?
What are 3 tips when Identifying the problem within the 6 steps of troubleshooting theory?
What are 2 tips when testing the theory to determine cause within the 6 steps of troubleshooting theory?
What are the primary PC components?
What are all the connectors to a computer?
Describe the RJ-45 connector
Describe a digital visual interface (DVI) connector
Describe a DisplayPort connector
Describe a Mini-DIN (PS/2) connector
Describe a parallel Port (LPT port) connector
Describe a Serial port connector
Describe a Mini DisplayPort connector
What are the basic Components inside the PC
What is a computer?
WHAT IS A CPU?
What is an External Data BUS?
What is a binary value or bit?
What is a bite?
What is a Machine Language or code book?
What is a programmer?
What is a clock?
What does 1 Hertz mean?
What does 1 GHz mean?
What are the 2 dominant CPU companies today?
Does Intel and AMD CPUs speak the same language?
What is a System Crystal? (Quarts Oscillator)
What is Clock Multiplying?
What is the purpose of a code name?
What makes the CPU fast?
What is OverClocking?
What is Hyper Threading?
What is Cache?
What happens inside a computer when you open up a program?
What is a pipeline stall?
How many caches does every CPU come with? and what is the purpose of the caches?
What are the speeds of the 3 levels of Cache inside a CPU?
What is the purpose of a Set Association?
What is the biggest difference between AMD and Intel CPU?
What is a CPU Socket
What is a Microarchitecture?
What are 8 different family names of Intel?
Describe each component of this CPU number i7-5820K
What does the term PGA mean in CPU Sockets?
What does LGA mean in CPU Sockets?
What kind of socket does AMD CPUs have? and what does AMD call this socket?
What kind of socket does Intel CPUs have?
What are the 2 main type of sockets of Intel CPU?
What are the 2 main type of sockets of AMD CPU?
What do you need to consider when buying a motherboard?
4 Things to consider when installing CPU?
What is overclocking?
What are the 2 types of cooling systems used for CPUs?
What are the 5 types of RAM?
What are 3 distinct feature of SDRAM?
What are 3 distinct features of DDR SDRAM?
What are 3 distinct features of DDR2?
What is the formula to find out PC Speed Rating?
What are 3 distinct features of DDR3?
What are distinct features of DDR4?
What does a square-based RAM mean?
Do motherboards accept all types of RAM?
What does a channels mean in regards to RAM?
What is a dual channel memory?
What is the Parity/ECC RAM?
What is the difference between Parity RAM and ECC RAM?
What is an SO-DIMM RAM type? and in what devices are these commonly used on?
How many pins does the DDR4 and DDR3 SO-DIMM RAM use?
What is an SPD chip on a RAM do?
What tool can be used to read SPD information?
If the manual states that 64GB is the max amount of RAM you can install on it, how many GB does each of the 4 RAM slots handle?
How can you check if RAM is installed correctly?
How do you install RAM on a laptop? What degree angle?
What is BIOS?
What are 2 things built in BIOS?
What is POST?
What is the process of POST?
What are Beep Codes?
What do you do if there's no beep codes or video codes on the monitor during POST?
What is a POST Card?
What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) ?
What is Firmware?
What is a system setup?
How do you get to system setup on a computer?
What changes can you make in system setup?
Are firmwares safe to mess around with?
What are common terminology of firmware?
How many firmwares did early computers come with?
How many firmware chips do we use in today's world, and what is/are the names?
What are the benefits of Single Flash ROM Chips
What is Real-Time Clock? (RTC)
What is a CMOS battery?
What are the symptoms of a bad CMOS battery?
What happens if CMOS battery dies while it is installed on a computer?
What happens when you improperly flash the ROM chip?
What are key things to keep in mind when flashing ROM chip?
What are Services?
What do device drivers do?
What is contained in BIOS chip?
Where can you find the explanation of POST hex codes?
In what circumstances do Beep Codes occur?
Can POST program run without CPU?
What is the purpose of setting a user pw
What is the difference between user pw and administrative pw?
What are 2 things that computers can benefit from flashing BIOS?
What can happen after removing the CMOS battery?
What can happen to the computer if the wall outlet voltage is too low?
What is the standard type of CMOS battery?
What are Form Factors?
What is an I/O (Input/Output) area in form factors?
What is an ATX Form Factor?
What is a MicroATX form factor?
What is a Mini-ITX form factor?
What is an ITX Form factor?
What is the benefit of standard form factors when it comes to power supply?
What is an I/O shield?
is it considered a form factor?
What was the down-side to older motherboard chips?
What are the names of the 2 chip-sets made for modern motherboards?
What was the purpose of the Northbridge chip?
What was the purpose of the Southbridge chip?
As technology progressed, what happened to the Northbridge, Southbridge, and CPU's functionalities on modern computer?
How do chipsets help define computer capabilities and performance?
What are SATA cables used for?
What are power connectors used for?
What do capacitors do?
How many voltages do power supplies provide?
What do capacitors do with the voltage from power supply?
What is a sign of a bad capacitor?
What is a PCIe expansion slot?
What is a 16 lane PCIe connector and what are the unique features?
When was the PCI expansion slot invented, and how many bits wide is the BUS?
What is Parallel vs. Serial?
How is sending information on one wire (PCIe) faster than 32 wires (PCI) ?
What are some similarities and differences between PCI and PCIe?
What is a single lane?
Can smaller devices intended to plug into a single lane (x1) PCIe plug into a 16 lane (x16) PCIe input?
What does a USB connector look like on a motherboard? and what can you connect to it?
What plugs into the Mass Storage slot on the mother board?
What is a Tower Case?
What are front panel connections?
What are standouts?
What are pass-throughs?
What are Hard Drive mounts?
What is cable management?
What is an optical drive?
What is the 1st important step to do before installing the inner-computer components into the computer case?
What is the first step that needs to be done before installing a motherboard into a computer case?
When installing components in a computer case, what is the next step after installing the I/O shield?
When installing components in a computer case, what is the next step after creating landing space?
What are the 2 main type of screws used in motherboards? and what are their differences?
When installing components in a computer case, what is the next steps after dry-fitting the motherboard?
When installing components in a computer case, what are the next steps after screwing down the motherboard?
How many pins can fan connectors come with?
Can any I/O shield fit on any motherboard?
What are dongles?
What is an ATX style Power Supply?
What is a slider (in the back of the power supply) ?
How is the air flow structure in most power supplies?
What is a Power-supply?
What is an ATX power connector?
What are the 3 main voltage coming from the power supply? what color wire does each voltage have?
What is an ATX12V wire coming from power supply?
What is a Molex wire coming from power supply?
What is a mini connector coming from power supply?
What are chamfers found in power cables from power supply?
What is a SATA Power connector coming from power supply?
What is a PCIe connector coming from power supply box?
What is a Modular Power Supply ?
How do you mount a power supply unit to a computer case?
What do you need to consider in regard to air-flow when installing a PSU (Power Supply Unit) ?
Can there be more than one ATX Power Connector on a motherboard?
What is the main difference between Modular PSU (Power Supply Unit) and Non-Modular PSU?
What is the equation to find out watts on a system?
Are PSUs power efficient?
What can you use to find the correct Watts needed for your System Unit?
Are Watts written on the PSU package accurate?
What is the 80 plus rating system for PSUs?
Are there any smaller power connectors than the ATX Power connector?
What is a Heat Sink?
What is the normal air-flow inside a System Unit?
What happens when system overheats?
What is the difference between big and small cooling fans?
What is a PWM connector ?
What is the difference between a 3-pin fan dongle and a 4-pin fan dongle
What can you do about temperature control inside System setup? or within the fan software (depending on the fans you have)
What computer component is most likely to damage or die? and why?
What are the 2 ways PSU can die?
What are some symptoms of a fast dying PSU? What's the 1st thing you need to do about it?
What are some symptoms of a slow dying PSU?
What is one of the common reasons for slow death in PSU?
What are 2 common tools used to test a PSU?
What are some advantages to PSU tester?
What is recommended to do if 12V yellow wires of a PSU is running a bit below 12V ?
What is one way to test the fan and power inside the PSU?
How can you test a PSU with a Multimeter? (Volt Meter)
What computer components do you need to install on a motherboard in order to get to the CMOS setup or system setup?
(CMOS = Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) is a small amount of memory on a computer motherboard that stores the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) settings.
