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97 Cards in this Set
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How many clock cycles does the CPU require to act on a command? |
At least two. |
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One billion cycles per second is equivalent to __________. |
1 gigahertz |
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How many bits make up a byte? |
eight |
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four bits make up a ________. |
nibble. |
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Which of the following stores the data that the CPU actively uses? |
RAM |
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1 megabyte is equivalent to ______ bytes. |
1,048,576 |
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What is equivalent to 1024 bytes? |
1 Kilobyte |
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The CPU uses a series of actions to complete a task. What is the series of action called? |
piplines |
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Which of the following terms is used to define the first cache that the CPU uses? |
L1 Cache |
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What kind of RAM is cache typically made of? |
SRAM |
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What is used to hold a CPU in place? |
ZIF |
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What cache was historically on the motherboard but now often comes on the CPU? |
L2 |
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CPUs usually run faster than the clock. What do they use to do this? |
Multipliers |
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All of the following are general-purpose CPU registers EXCEPT: |
SX |
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Main system memory is usually called: |
DRAM |
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What typically connects a CPU to RAM? |
MCC |
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Intel's Pentium and Celeron series of CPU's are intended for which target market? |
Budget Desktop PCs |
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Which of the following is an important difference between desktops and mobile devices, in terms of CPU needs? |
Mobile devices need to consume less electricity. |
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What newer technology automatically configures CPU multipliers and speeds? |
CPUID |
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How much RAM can a 64-bit processor theoretically access? |
16 EB |
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Which technology allows a computer to run more than one operating system at a time? |
Virtualization |
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Newer CPU's process instructions and commands in what type of execution? |
Parallel |
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All of the following are stages in the pipelining process EXCEPT: |
Read |
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What us the practical limit for modern CPU clock speeds? |
4 ghz |
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Because CPU makers can't make the processor run much quicker, they are instead doing what? |
Coming multiple CPUs on a single chip |
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Which term describes the four-step process a CPU uses to execute? |
Pipelining |
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If the number of wires in a CPU's address bus is 20, what is the maximum amount of RAM the CPU can handle? |
1,048,576 |
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What type of RAM is used in the CPU's cache? |
SRAM |
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Coming many CPU's in a single chip is called: |
multicore processing |
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What chip, in modern CPUs, optimizes the flow of information into and out of the CPU? |
IMC |
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Which type of processsor is sometimes integrated with the CPU to handle certain tasks more efficiently, such as video proccesing? |
GPU |
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Which type of socket package do AMD chips use? |
PGA |
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What technology is designed to help prevent damage to CPUs when they are installed? |
ZIF |
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Which type of coolers are heat-sink and fan assemblies that are included with a retail-boxed CPU? |
OEM CPU coolers |
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What is applied to the CPU before attaching the heat-sink/fan assembly? |
thermal compound |
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What performance-enhancing technique usually voids most manufactures' warranties? |
overclocking |
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Which type of socket package do Intel processors use? |
LGA |
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A sudden CPU shutdown usually indicates what condition? |
Overheating |
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A catastrophic failure is usually indicated by any of the following EXCEPT: |
Increased system performance |
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What tells the CPU what to do with the data in the registers? |
Instruction set |
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Which component requires a constant electrical charge and a periodic refresh of the circuits? |
DRAM |
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Which of the following CPUs are targeted at the mobile device platform? |
AMD turion |
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Which type of cache was originally located outside the CPU on the motherboard, but has since been relocated to the CPU for better performance? |
L1 |
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In early computers, the CPU ran at the same speed as which component? |
motherboard |
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How much RAM can 32-bit processors access? |
4 GB |
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Which technology enables the CPU to simulate the actions of a second processor? |
Multithreading |
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What performance enhancement is accomplished through jumpers, CMOS settings, or software configuration? |
overclocking |
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What technology requires that the OS and applications be written specifically to handle multiple threads? |
hyper-threading |
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The communication device of the CPU is called the ____________________. |
External data bus. |
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In the binary system, the number ____________________ represents the On state and the number ____________________ represents the Off state. |
1,0 |
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The ____________________ numbering system is used to describe the state of a wire at any given moment. |
Binary |
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The temporary storage areas of a CPU are called ____________________. |
Registers |
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The ____________________ determines the speed at which a CPU and the rest of the PC operate. |
System Crystal |
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The system crystal is a quartz oscillator soldered to the ____________________. |
motherboards |
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A(n) ____________________ is a series of commands sent to a CPU in a specific order for processing. |
programs |
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Devices that hold ones and zeros that the CPU accesses are known generically as ____________________. |
memory |
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The ____________________ enables the CPU to communicate with the RAM |
MCC memory controller chip |
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PGA CPUs are ____________________ in shape with hundreds of tiny pins. |
Square |
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Intel designed ____________________ sockets to make CPU insertion and removal easier. |
Zero Insertion Force(ZIF) |
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The memory closest to the CPU is called ____________________. |
L1 Cache |
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A(n) ____________________ helps to set data aside in a special fast storage area. |
Cache |
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Some CPUs include three caches. They are the ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________ caches. |
L1,L2,L3 |
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RAM is measured in __________________. |
bytes |
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The CPU can access data quickest when it's stored in ____________________. |
SRAM |
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Forcing a system to run faster than the speed it's designed for is called ____________________. |
Overclocking |
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The speed at which the CPU and the rest of the system operate is determined by the ____________________. |
system crystal |
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A(n) ____________________ is the series of steps that the CPU uses to process a command. |
Pipeline |
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With ____________________, each individual pipeline can run more than one thread at a time. |
hyperthreading |
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The connection between the CPU, the MCC, and the RAM is called the ____________________. |
Frontside bus |
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Almost all current CPUs have A(n) __________, moved from the motherboard chip into the CPU to optimize the flow of information into and out of the CPU. |
IMC |
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The video processing portion of the computer traditionally has a discrete microprocessor unique to video capabilities, known as the __________. |
GPU |
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The connection between the CPU and the L2 cache is called the ____________________. |
backside bus |
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The __________ identifies what to do with the data in the registers. |
instruction set |
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Computers use __________ for the main system memory. |
DRAM |
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__________ processors are intended for higher-end servers |
Xeon |
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The CPUs of __________ must consume as little electricity as possible, to conserve battery life and limit heat. |
laptops |
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All modern CPUs run at some multiple of the __________ speed. |
System clock |
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Processor speeds on the motherboard are automatically configured through a function called __________. |
CPUID |
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__________-bit processors can access up to 16 EB of RAM |
64 |
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The four stages of pipelining are __________. |
Fetch, Decode, Execute, Write |
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SRAM __________ as many instructions as possible. |
preloads |
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CPU packages with more than two CPUs are called ____________________. |
multicore processing |
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Most mobile processors run at ____________________ speeds than the processors used in desktop computers. |
slower |
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The ability of the CPU to slow down during low demand times is called ____________________ for Intel CPUs. |
Speedstep |
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When installing a CPU, you should place the ____________________ where the heat sink meets the CPU |
thermal compound |
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Not applying thermal compound to your heat sink can cause your system to _________________________. |
overheat |
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A(n) ____________________ consists of a hollow metal block, a pump, and a cooling device. |
liquid cooler |
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Transferring and storing data to and from the CPU in byte-sized chunks is done via ____________________. |
RAM |
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RAM is arranged in ____________________-sized rows. |
byte |
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Added __________ might be necessary to keep an overclocked CPU from overheating flashcards |
Cooling |
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A(n) ____________________ and A(n) ____________________ connect to the CPU and keep it cool. |
heat-sink and fan |
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The device that retrieves data from RAM and places it on the external data bus is called the ____________________. |
Memory controller chip MCC |
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Three things to consider when installing a CPU are ____________________, ____________________, and ____________________. |
CPU pins, Power Supply, Adequate Cooling |
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ZIF sockets are now universal and are easily identified by their ____________________ shape and removal arm. |
Square |
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__________ is done through jumpers, CMOS settings, or software configuration |
Overclocking |
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The motherboard uses the __________ functions to set CPU options automatically. |
CPUID |
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Apply a small amount of __________ to the CPU before attaching the heat sink. |
Thermal Compound |