SANS Foundation: SEC275 questions with verified answers

SANS Foundation: SEC275 questions with verified
answers
Does the PSU have a built-in fan? Ans✓✓✓ Yes.


Motherboard Ans✓✓✓ The central piece to which all other components connect.


Motherboard size: ATX Ans✓✓✓ The 'standard' size.


Motherboard size: E-ATX Ans✓✓✓ The largest size, known as 'extended ATX'.


Motherboard size: micro-ATX Ans✓✓✓ Smaller than ATX.


Motherboard size: mini-ITX Ans✓✓✓ Even smaller still.


PSU four pin peripheral connector usually used for powering what? Ans✓✓✓
Fans.


PSU PCI-E power connector usually runs to what? Ans✓✓✓ Graphics card.


PSU SATA (Serial ATA) power connector usually used for powering what?
Ans✓✓✓ Hard drives.


What are buses responsible for? Ans✓✓✓ Moving data between components.

, What are buses? Ans✓✓✓ Physical connections between the components that
connect to the motherboard.


What are heat sinks used for? Ans✓✓✓ Move heat away from sensitive
components, like the CPU.


What are input devices? Ans✓✓✓ Devices which, when connected to computers,
can send data to them. (EX: Mouse, keyboard, ...)


What are motherboards often classified based on? Ans✓✓✓ The 'socket' type
with which they are compatible.


What are output devices? Ans✓✓✓ Devices that accept data from the computer.
(EX: monitor, printer, ...)


What are two factors to pay attention to with RAM? Ans✓✓✓ The type and the
speed.


What does CPU stand for? Ans✓✓✓ Central Processing Unit


What does DDR# stand for? Ans✓✓✓ Double data rate, with the # (3, 4, or 5)
meaning the generation.


What does GPU stand for? Ans✓✓✓ Graphics Processing Unit.


What does PSU stand for? Ans✓✓✓ Power Supply Unit