Week 1 NPower Exam Study Guide Solutions
Chassis - ANSWER✔✔-computer case
Dust equals - ANSWER✔✔-overheating
Power Voltage USA vs Europe - ANSWER✔✔-110-120v
220-240v Europe
Dual Rails - ANSWER✔✔-how power gets to everything
Dual Rail Voltage (common) - ANSWER✔✔-12,5,3,-3
Standard ATX - ANSWER✔✔-desktop
Micro ATX - ANSWER✔✔-laptop
Mini ITX - ANSWER✔✔-blade severs and home theater
PCI - ANSWER✔✔-video slot (desktop)
PCIe - ANSWER✔✔-express (x1,x4,x16) transmission speed
TS 1 - ANSWER✔✔-indentify the problem
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, TS 2 - ANSWER✔✔-establish a theory or probable cause
TS 3 - ANSWER✔✔-test your theory
TS 4 - ANSWER✔✔-establish a plan of action to resolve the problem
TS 5 - ANSWER✔✔-veirify full functionality and implement preventitive
measures
TS 6 - ANSWER✔✔-Document
Distended Capacitors - ANSWER✔✔-absorbs and disperse power
ESD strap - ANSWER✔✔-electro static discharge strap
Brass Standoff - ANSWER✔✔-spacer between motherboard and chassis
used for cooling technique
CPU power connector - ANSWER✔✔-4 pin in a box
Memory Module - ANSWER✔✔-RAM slots
RAM - ANSWER✔✔-temporary space,violatile (need power for info)
ROM - ANSWER✔✔-hardrive, non violatile
Main Power Connector - ANSWER✔✔-24 pins
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Chassis - ANSWER✔✔-computer case
Dust equals - ANSWER✔✔-overheating
Power Voltage USA vs Europe - ANSWER✔✔-110-120v
220-240v Europe
Dual Rails - ANSWER✔✔-how power gets to everything
Dual Rail Voltage (common) - ANSWER✔✔-12,5,3,-3
Standard ATX - ANSWER✔✔-desktop
Micro ATX - ANSWER✔✔-laptop
Mini ITX - ANSWER✔✔-blade severs and home theater
PCI - ANSWER✔✔-video slot (desktop)
PCIe - ANSWER✔✔-express (x1,x4,x16) transmission speed
TS 1 - ANSWER✔✔-indentify the problem
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, TS 2 - ANSWER✔✔-establish a theory or probable cause
TS 3 - ANSWER✔✔-test your theory
TS 4 - ANSWER✔✔-establish a plan of action to resolve the problem
TS 5 - ANSWER✔✔-veirify full functionality and implement preventitive
measures
TS 6 - ANSWER✔✔-Document
Distended Capacitors - ANSWER✔✔-absorbs and disperse power
ESD strap - ANSWER✔✔-electro static discharge strap
Brass Standoff - ANSWER✔✔-spacer between motherboard and chassis
used for cooling technique
CPU power connector - ANSWER✔✔-4 pin in a box
Memory Module - ANSWER✔✔-RAM slots
RAM - ANSWER✔✔-temporary space,violatile (need power for info)
ROM - ANSWER✔✔-hardrive, non violatile
Main Power Connector - ANSWER✔✔-24 pins
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