Chapter 3 - CPUS Flashcards
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
What is a CPU?
The brain of the computer/or a high speed calculator
Machine Language
Binary code or code
What does the CPU do?
Runs Programs
1 hertz
1 cycle per second
1 GHz
1 billion cycles per second
Top 2 CPU makers
Intel and AMD
1 MHz
1 million cycles per second
Overclocking
Pushing the speed of the cpu multiplier and the speed of the motherboard
CPUS have a clock speed, commonly measured in what?
GHz
A single CPU will have multiple what?
Cores
How many caches will a CPU have?
Three. L1, L2, and L3.
CPU Socket Names
PGA and LGA
PGA Socket
Pen Grit Array
LGA Socket
Land Grit Array
Intel Sockets
LGA 1151, LGA2066
AMD Sockets
AMA4, TR4
CPU Sockets are what?
The mount where a CPU connects to the motherboard