Exercises — Lesson 5: Hardware — CPUs and Motherboards

1 hands-on tasks. Do them in order; each one feeds the Canvas item it names.

25 min · written

1. Motherboard Component ID

Draw or label a motherboard diagram identifying: CPU socket, RAM slots, PCIe slots, SATA ports, M.2 slot, 24-pin power.
Research one Intel and one AMD CPU released in 2025 and their socket types.

Turn in / bring: Labeled diagram and CPU research note.