CSC 225: Computer Hardware

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Module 3 Assignment

This assignment is based on chapter 4.

1. Describe the difference between ATX and BTX power supply connections.
2. Provide three features of a system using the BTX form factor.
3. Which unit of electricity measures the potential difference within a circuit?
4. What kind of electricity travels in one direction?
5. Describe what a computer power supply does to the AC power it receives.
6. What component is designed to prevent too much current from flowing in a circuit?
7. Identify the three types of materials used to make electronic components.
8. Which electronic component is the basic building block of an integrated circuit?
9. Identify two ways to guard against ESD.
10. What are the three general categories of devices that filter the AC input and may provide backup power?

Know the Following Terms

• AC
• Brownout
• DC
• ESD
• FRU
• Rectifier
• Resistor
• Transformer
• Voltage Spike
• UPS
• Watt

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