■ Intrusion detection/notification
■ Voltage
■ Clock
■ Bus speed
✔ 1.2 Explain the importance of motherboard components, their purpose, 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
■ Bus speeds
■ Reset button
✔ 1.3 Compare and contrast various RAM types and their 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
✔ 1.4 Install and configure PC expansion cards.
■ Sound cards
■ Video cards
■ Network cards
■ USB cards
■ Firewire cards
■ Thunderbolt cards
■ Storage cards
■ Modem cards
■ Wireless/cellular cards
■ TV tuner cards
■ Video capture cards
■ Riser cards
✔ 1.5 Install and configure storage devices and use appropriate media.
■ Optical drives
■ CD-ROM/CD-RW
■ DVD-ROM/DVD-RW/DVD-RW DL
■ Blu-ray
■ BD-R
■ BD-RE
■ Magnetic hard disk drives
■ 5400 rpm
■ 7200 rpm
■ 10,000 rpm
■ Hot swappable drives
■ Solid state/flash drives
■ Compact flash
■ SD
■ MicroSD
■ MiniSD
■ xD
■ SSD
■ Hybrid
■ eMMC
■ RAID types
■ 0
■ 1
■ 5
■ 10
■ Tape drive
■ Media capacity
■ CD
■ CD-RW
■ DVD-RW
■ DVD
■ Blu-ray
■ Tape
■ DVD DL
✔ 1.6 Install various types of CPUs and apply the appropriate cooling methods.
■ 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
✔ 1.7 Compare and contrast various PC connection interfaces, their characteristics and purpose.
■ Physical connections
■ USB 1.1 vs. 2.0 vs. 3.0
■ Connector types: A, B, mini, micro
■ Firewire 400 vs. Firewire 800
■ SATA1 vs. SATA2 vs. SATA3, eSATA
■ Other connector types
■ VGA
■ HDMI
■ DVI
■ Audio
■ Analog
■ Digital (Optical connector)
■ RJ-45
■ RJ-11
■ Thunderbolt
■ Wireless connections
■ Bluetooth
■ RF
■ IR
■ NFC
■ Characteristics
■ Analog
■ Digital
■ Distance limitations
■ Data transfer speeds
■ Quality
■ Frequencies
✔ 1.8 Install a power supply based on given specifications.
■ Connector types and their voltages
■ SATA
■ Molex
■ 4/8-pin 12v
■ PCIe 6/8-pin
■ 20-pin
■ 24-pin
■ Specifications
■ Wattage
■ Dual rail
■ Size
■