Chapter 5: The CPU

Question 1

The two most common types of CPUs are

Answer 1

Intel and AMD Advanced Micro Devices

Question 2

All processors must connect to the motherboard in some way

Answer 2

which is generally done by way of socket. The processor is gently placed in the socket, and then locked in place by some kind of retention mechanism.

Question 3

Older processors used a cartridge system

Answer 3

The processor was integrated into a cartridge and would be pressed straight down into a slot, kind of like some older gaming consoles, and quite similar to that of an expansion slot.

Question 4

Pentium III

Answer 4

a processor that was produced in both a slot-based and socket-based design. Some early Socket 370 motherboards are not electrically compatible with the Pentium IIIexte

Question 5

Pentium 4

Answer 5

Runs at higher clock speeds. Early versions used the socket 423 which is a socket used by no other Intel processor. Most Pentium designs used Socket 478 and 775 which is also used by current Intel processors.

Question 6

Pentium D

Answer 6

is essentially two Pentium 4 processor cores built into a single physical processor. This was the first dual-core processor, The Pentium 4 and Pentium Extreme editions both support x64 extensions

Question 7

Core 2 family

Answer 7

Follows the Core 2 Quad models with four processor cores. This allows this core to perform much better than the Pentium 4 even if the clock speed may be slower.

Question 8

The latest Intel cores are

Answer 8

the i7 which communicates in a new and faster way to the RAM and the rest of the computer. Also include as many as 8 cores

Question 9

Celeron processors

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Features lower clock speeds, slower front side bus speeds and smaller L2 cahes, making them less powerful and less expensive than the other designs. Few Celeron models support x64 extensions.

Question 10

Pentium III

Answer 10

1.3GHz clock speed, 133MHz FSB speed, slot 1, 370, L2 cache sizes 512 KB

Question 11

Celeron

Answer 11

1.4 GHz, 100 MHz, “”, 256KB

Question 12

Pentium 4

Answer 12

3.8GHz, 800MHz, socket 423, 478, 775, 1-2MB

Question 13

Athlon processor

Answer 13

first processor produced in a slot-based design. Uses slot A and 462-pin socket.

Question 14

Athlon XP

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replaced the Athlon, featured higher clock speeds and larger L2 cache

Question 15

Duron

Answer 15

featured smaller L2 cache and slower FSB than the Athlon and XP versions. 1.8GHz, 266MHz, socket A, 64KB

Question 16

Sempron and Athlon 64

Answer 16

64-bit processing which introduced the 64-bit desktop processor

Question 17

Athlon 64

Answer 17

socket 754, and 939 with dual-channel memory