1. How to select, install, and replace a motherboard

2. Explain why different sockets exist for the support of different brands of processors, such as AMD and Intel.

3. Define the chipset as chips that exist on the motherboard that control various system resources such as memory, buses, and peripherals.

4. Describe the different roles served by the North Bridge, which controls graphics and memory via the Front Side Buss (FSB), and the South Bridge, which controls input/output.

5. Explain how the Quick Path Interconnect technology replaced the Front Side Bus in the Nehalem chipset.