Datasheet

Chapter
1
Personal Computer
System Components
THE FOLLOWING COMPTIA A+ ESSENTIALS
EXAM OBJECTIVES ARE COVERED IN THIS
CHAPTER:
1.2 Explain motherboard components, types and featuresßÛ
Form Factor
ßN
ATX / BTX,
ßN
micro ATX
ßN
NLX
ßN
I/O interfaces
ßN
Sound
ßN
Video
ßN
USB 1.1 and 2.0
ßN
Serial
ßN
IEEE 1394 / FireWire
ßN
Parallel
ßN
NIC
ßN
Modem
ßN
PS/2
ßN
Memory slots
ßN
RIMM
ßN
DIMM
ßN
SODIMM
ßN
SIMM
ßN
Processor sockets
ßN
Bus architecture
ßN
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