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Comptia A+ 901 1.2d
Comptia A+ 901 1.2 CPU sockets and Chipsets
Question | Answer |
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What is typically controlled via the NorthBridge? | High Speed Devices RAM, Video, CPU |
What is typically controlled via the SouthBridge? | Low Speed Devices PCI slots, Drives, |
What is another name for Intel's Southbridge? | INput/ Output Controller Hub (ICH) |
What is another name for AMD's Southbridge? | Fusion Controller Hub (FCH) |
What does the acronym PCH stand for? | PCH- Platform Controller Hub the newest name for the Southbridge |
Where does the BIOS for the chipsets stored? | System ROM and drivers |
What does the Memory Controller Hub do? | Connects the CPU to RAM (Northbridge) |
What is the I/O controller? | Just another name for the Southbridge -lower speed devices, keyboard, mouse, floppy drive, parallel port, serial port |
What type of array does the Intel CPU use? | LGA- land grid array- CPU pins are on the socket, holes on CPU. |
What type of array does the AMD CPU use? | AMD- pin grid array- CPU socket has hole and the CPU has the pins. |