3.11 - 3.14 & 4.1 - 4.4
Drag each bus type on the left to the appropriate characteristic on the right. (You can use a bus type
more than once.)
The CPU and bus can process concurrently.
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Replaced ISA and VESA bus standards.
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Each bus slot routes data through a point-to-point dedicated connection.
PCI Express (PCIe)
Typically used for network cards, USB cards, and sound cards.
PCI Express (PCIe)
A dedicated bus type used by dedicated video cards.
AGP
Attaches to the motherboard to allow additional cards to be installed.
AMR
Data rates depend on the protocol version and number of transmission lines.
PCI Express (PCIe)
For a special project, you have been asked to recommend the lowest profile desktop computers
available. You are attempting to put together the specifications for these machines.
Which of the following types of cards are attached to the motherboard and allow additional cards to
be installed?
Correct Answer:
Riser
A technician wants to connect a computer to a high-definition television (HDTV). The technician has
attached an HDMI cable from the video card to the television. However, the video card is only
sending a video signal over the cable.
The technician decides to use the audio pass-through technique to deliver audio to the television.
The audio pass-through internally connects an audio output cable to the video card which combines
the audio signal with the video signal.
, CIS 106 Unit 7 Assessment
3.11 - 3.14 & 4.1 - 4.4
Which of the following options was used for the audio pass-through?
Correct Answer:
HDMI output
You need to connect a monitor that provides an HDMI port and a VGA port to a video adapter in a
PC system that uses a DVI-D connector.
Which of the following options provides the BEST display quality at the lowest cost?
Correct Answer:
Use an adapter to connect the monitor HDMI port to the DVI-D connector on the PC.
You have a friend who is offering to sell the monitor and video card from his gaming system along
with several PC games. The games have fast-moving graphics, and you want to be able to play
them on your own home system. The monitor he is selling is an LCD TN with a 144-Hz refresh rate.
The video card he is selling supports a max refresh rate of 144 Hz. You're sure you want to buy the
games, but you have a couple of other choices when it comes to the monitor and the video card.
The monitor in your current system has a 60-Hz refresh rate. The video card has a max refresh rate
of 75 Hz. This configuration has always worked fine for watching videos. You're also looking at new
60-Hz LCD IPS monitors and several high-end video cards with max refresh rates of up to 240 Hz.
Which of the following will MOST likely allow you to play the games on your home system with the
best gaming experience possible?
Correct Answer:
Buy your friend's games, monitor, and video card. Swap out both your video card and monitor.
A customer wants to add an additional video card to her computer so she can play the latest
computer games. As a result, this system will now have a multi-GPU configuration.
Which of the following statements are true when it comes to a multi-GPU configuration? (Select two.)
Correct Answer:
The motherboard should support either SLI or CrossFire.
Correct Answer:
For the best performance, both video cards should be identical.