COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER HARDWARE

MOTHERBOARDS AND EXPANSION CARDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A support technician is working on a motherboard that is 12” x 9.6” and has seven expansion slots. Which form factor is the technician working with?
A
ATX
B
mATX
C
SFF
D
Mini-ITX
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pico-ITX is the smallest type of motherboard form factor in this list. Its measurements are 3.9 × 2.8 in and it is 75% smaller than the Mini-ITX. This motherboard was designed and developed by VIA, to open up innovation for smaller and smarter IoT devices.

Detailed explanation-2: -Original ATX power supplies connect to the motherboard with a 20-pin connector. Newer ATX 12V 2.0 power supplies connect with a 24-pin connector.

Detailed explanation-3: -There’s the standard ATX motherboard, the smaller microATX, and the even smaller Mini-ITX motherboard. The largest of these three motherboard form factors is the ATX or the Advanced Technology Extended motherboard.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which Function does a motherboard’s chipset perform? Facilitates communications between the processor, memory, and peripheral devices.

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