Chpt 1 Flashcards
CPU sockets or slots
connection between the motherboard and the processor
What are the two types of architectures of a CPU socket and processor?
PGA-Pin Grid Array
and
LGA-Land Grid Array
What is the difference between pin grid array and land grid array?
PGA has the pins on the processor and uses ZIF or zero insertion force in order to place into the socket, while the LGA has pins on the socket.
What are the two types of instruction sets that CPUs use?
Reduced Instruction Set Computer(RISC) and Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)
CPU throttling
technique used when the processor runs at less than the rated speed to conserve power or produce less heat; used by laptops and mobile devices
What are the two distinct types of instructions sets that CPUs use?
Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) and Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)
CPU power
dependent on the speed and amount of data that it can process; which is dependent on the front side bus (FSB); high performance means a larger FSB width
what does it mean by 32 bit and 64 bit
the width of the FSB measured in bits; a 32 bit bus transmits 32 bits of data at one time from two components
Hert
the unit of frequency
what is the FSB/ Front Side Bus
the path between the CPU and the Northbridge;
motherboard
aka the main board or the system board; the backbone of the computer. it is a printed circuit board(PCB) that contains buses, or electrical pathways that interconnect electronic components
RAM
random access memory is the temporary location to store data and applications
Chipsets
consists of the integrated circuits on the motherboard that control how system hardware interacts with the CPU and motherboard
Chipsets consist of these two
Northridge and southridge
Northridge
controls high speed access; controls the speed at which the CPU communicates with all of the other components in the computer
southridge
allows the CPU to communicate with slower speed devices including the USB, expansion slots, and hard drives
form factor of the motherboard
pertains to the size and shape of the board
Three common motherboard form factors
ATX, micro-ATX, ITX
what are the two categories of memory
buffered and unbuffered
buffered memory
regular memory; computer reads data directly from the memory banks making it faster than unbuffered
unbuffered
memory for servers and high end workstations that use a large amount of RAM
