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The document discusses the core components of a typical personal computer (PC), including the motherboard, processor, memory, and cooling systems. It explains that the motherboard is the printed circuit board that connects all the other components together. Key components attached to the motherboard include the central processing unit (CPU), expansion slots, RAM slots, and other chips. The document provides an overview of what will be covered in the chapter regarding identifying and understanding these core PC components and how they work together.

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The document discusses the core components of a typical personal computer (PC), including the motherboard, processor, memory, and cooling systems. It explains that the motherboard is the printed circuit board that connects all the other components together. Key components attached to the motherboard include the central processing unit (CPU), expansion slots, RAM slots, and other chips. The document provides an overview of what will be covered in the chapter regarding identifying and understanding these core PC components and how they work together.

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Chapter 1

Motherboards, Processors, and Memory


THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA A+ 220-901 OBJECTIVES ARE
COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:
✓ 1.1 Given a scenario, configure settings and use
BIOS/UEFI tools on a PC.
Install firmware upgrades – flash BIOS
BIOS component information: RAM, Hard drive, Optical drive,
CPU, Boot sequence, Enabling and disabling devices,
Date/time, Clock speeds, Virtualization support
BIOS security (passwords, drive encryption: TPM, lo-jack,
secure boot)
Use built-in diagnostics
Monitoring: Temperature monitoring, Fan speeds, Intrusion
detection/notification, Voltage, Clock, Bus speed
✓ 1.2 Explain the importance of motherboard
components, their purposes, and properties.
Sizes: ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX, ITX)
Expansion slots: PCI, PCI-X, PCIe, miniPCI
RAM slots
CPU sockets
Chipsets: Northbridge/Southbridge, CMOS battery
Power connections and types
Fan connectors
Front/top panel connectors: USB, Audio, Power button, Power
light, Drive activity lights, Reset button
Bus speeds
✓ 1.3 Compare and contrast RAM types and features.
Types: DDR, DDR2, DDR3, SODIMM, DIMM, Parity vs. non#parity, ECC vs. non-ECC, RAM
configurations (Single channel
vs. dual channel vs. triple channel), Single sided vs. double
sided, Buffered vs. unbuffered
RAM compatibility and speed
✓ 1.6 Differentiate among various CPU types and
features, and select the appropriate cooling method.
Socket types: Intel (775, 1155, 1156, 1366, 1150, 2011), AMD
(AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, FM2+)
Characteristics (Speeds, Cores, Cache size/type,
Hyperthreading, Virtualization support, Architecture [32-bit vs.
64-bit], Integrated GPU, Disable execute bit)
Cooling (Heat sink, Fans, Thermal paste, Liquid-based,
Fanless/passive)
A personal computer (PC) is a computing device made up of many
distinct electronic components that all function together in order to
accomplish some useful task, such as adding up the numbers in a
spreadsheet or helping you write a letter. Note that this definition
describes a computer as having many distinct parts that work
together. Most computers today are modular. That is, they have
components that can be removed and replaced with another
component of the same function but with different specifications in
order to improve performance. Each component has a specific
function. In this chapter, you will learn about the core components
that make up a typical PC, what their functions are, and how they work
together inside the PC.
Unless specifically mentioned otherwise, throughout this book the
terms PC and computer are used interchangeably.
In this chapter, you will learn how to identify system components
common to most personal computers, including the following:
Motherboards
Processors
Memory
Cooling systems
Identifying Components of Motherboards
The spine of the computer is the motherboard, otherwise known as
the system board or mainboard. This is the printed circuit board
(PCB), which is a conductive series of pathways laminated to a
nonconductive substrate that lines the bottom of the computer and is
often of a uniform color, such as olive, brown, or blue. It is the most
important component in the computer because it connects all of the
other components together. Figure 1.1 shows a typical PC system
board, as seen from above. All other components are attached to this
circuit board. On the system board, you will find the central processing
unit (CPU), underlying circuitry, expansion slots, video components,
random access memory (RAM) slots, and a variety of other chips. We
will be discussing each of these components throughout this book

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