Processors

You are working on your machine and it suddenly powers off.  You turn it back on and it shuts down again before booting.  Your lights remained on and no other devices appear impacted.  What is the most likely cause?

A. Failed HardDrive

B. CPU Overheating

C. Graphics Driver needs Update 

D. Bad Ram Stick

B. CPU Overheating

Where is Thermal Compound used?

A. In the Power Supply

B. In the processor socket

C. On the fan

D. Between the processor and heatsink

D. Between the processor and heatsink

Running a processor at a faster speed than it is rated for is called

Overclocking

This device is placed between the motherboard and the case to prevent it from grounding out.

Stand Offs

This device is inserted into the case before you install the motherboard and must align with your I/O ports

IO Shield

The physical package for RAM memory on a modern desktop computer is

DIMM

The memory controller is located where on modern systems?

Processor

This technology allows the memory controller to access multiple memory slots at the same time

Multi Channeling

T or F: RAM is non-volatile

False

T or F: You can install a DDR3 RAM module into a DDR2 slot

False

This technology uses an advanced algorithm to detect up to two corrupt bits and can repair 1 corrupt bit transferred from RAM

ECC

You are experiencing program crashes and memory errors and suspect a bad memory module.  How would you identify  if this is the case and if so, which module?

A. Reboot and check POST for errors

B. Run the Windows Memory Test with all modules installed

C. Utilize a Post Card

D. Run the Windows Memory Test with one module at a time installed

D. Run the Windows Memory Test with one module at a time installed