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Today • October 19
S/PDIF
Stands for "Sony/Philips Digital Interface" (and is pronounced "spid-if"). S/PDIF is a digital audio transmission standard for transferring audio between two devices. It is uni-directional (one-way) and supports uncompressed stereo audio and ... Read More
Today's Quiz Question
Which of the following describes a land grid array (LGA) socket design?
A
The pins are located on the motherboard socket instead of the CPU.
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B
The processor communicates wirelessly with the motherboard.
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C
The CPU connects to the motherboard via an expansion slot.
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D
The processor is permanently soldered onto the motherboard.
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