Chp 7 CPU's

Question 1

CPU

Answer 1

Central Processing Unit

The brain of the computer where most calculations take place

Question 2

Bus Speed

Answer 2

Refers to the speed at which different buses in the motherboard connect to different components.

Question 3

Overclocking

Answer 3

Running a processor or other components processing unit at speeds higher than normal.

Question 4

What does Cache Memory do?

Answer 4

Improve system performance by enabling the processor to reuse recently retrieved memory locations without the need to fetch them from main memory.

Question 5

Hyper-Threading

Answer 5

developed by Intel for processing two execution threads within a single core.

Question 6

x86 Architecture

Answer 6

32-bit operating systems that can use up to 3.2GB of RAM.

Question 7

x64 Architecture

Answer 7

64-bit operating systems that can use more than 4GB of RAM.

Question 8

Compatible socket with Intel

Answer 8

LGA - Land Grid Array
775 - Prescott, Presler, Conroe, Wolfdale, Kentsfield, Yorkfield
1366 - Bloomfield, Gulftown
1156 - Clarkdale, Lynnfield
1155 - Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge
1150 - Haswell, Broadwell
2011 - Sandy Bridge E, Ivy Bridge E
2011-v3 - Haswell E

Question 9

Compatible socket with Intel Cheat Sheet

Answer 9

Anything ending in field, dale, E, or well

Question 10

Compatible socket with AMD

Answer 10

AM3 - Thuban, Zosma, Deneb, Propus, Heka, Rana, Callisto, Regor, Sargas
AM3+ - Vishera, Zembezi
FM1 - Llano
FM2 - Trinity, Richland
FM2+ - Kaveri