Chapter 3 Quiz Flashcards
What is the most likely result of a correctly installed processor, but an incorrectly installed cooler?
Boot process begins, but system suddenly turns off after a short period
What type of RAM is typically installed onto a motherboard and loses data rapidly, requiring it to be refreshed often?
DRAM
Hybrid processors that can process 32 bits or 64 bits are known by what term?
x86-64 processors
Yesterday you installed a new game on your computer. When you ran the computer, you noticed that the application was running very slow. After you exited the game and restarted it, you received an error message saying, “Insufficient memory or disk space.” You checked your hard drive and saw that you had more than 250GB of free space.
What should you check next in Task Manager?
Amount of RAM available
What two technologies below are fully-implemented, 64-bit processors for use in servers and workstations?
1) Itanium
2) Centrino
3) Xeon
4) Core i7
1) Itanium
3) Xeon
Match the processor feature to the correct definition.
1) Two processor sockets on the motherboard
2) Two processing units installed within a single processor
3) Handle and switch between multiple instruction sets
4) Multiple processors installed in the same processor housing
?
1) Multiprocessing
3) Multithreading
4) Multicore processing
2) Dual processors
After installing the processor and reassembling the computer, the system begins the boot process and suddenly turns off before completing the boot. What should you do?
Turn everything off, unplug the power cord, press the power button to drain the power, open the case, and verify that the cooler is securely seated and connected.
Gina is upgrading your computer with a new processor. She installs the processor into your motherboard and adds the cooling system. She powers up the computer, and it begins to boot but then shuts down.
Thermal paste was not used.
What type of processor memory is located on the processor chip (processor die)?
Level 1 cache
What is the general name of the processor feature that AMD calls HyperTransport?
multithreading
Jenny is working on a laptop computer and has notices that the computer is not running very fast. She looks and realizes that the laptop is supports 8 GB’s of RAM and that the computer is only running 4 GB’s or RAM. Jenny would like to add 4 more GBs of RAM. She opens the computer and finds that there is an open slot for RAM. She checks the other module and determines that the module has 204 pins. What module should Jenny order?
SO-DIMM DDR3
Where can the Execute Disable Bit (EDB) technology be disabled?
In the BIOS / UEFI setup screen
What can a DIMM use to hold data and amplify a signal just before the data is written to the module?
registers
You are reviewing new RAM to purchase for a gaming computer and find three different RAM modules that are the same except for their CAS Latency. Option A lists the CL as 18 ns, Option B lists the CL as 20 ns, and Option C lists the CL as 15 ns.
Which option will work best for a gaming computer?
Option C
DIMMs used in servers can provide additional reliability by checking for and correcting errors if they use what specific technology?
ECC
