Core 1 - CPU

Question 1

Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT)(Generic Term)/Hyper-Threading (Intel Term)

Answer 1

Allows software to run multiple parallel threads

Question 2

Motherboard sizes (Largest to Smallest)

Answer 2

ATX > Mini-ATX > Micro-ATX (square board) > Mini-ITX

Question 3

32-Bit (x86) vs 64-Bit (x64) RAM limits

Answer 3

32-Bit - 4GB RAM max
64-Bit - 16TB RAM max

Question 4

Advanced RISC Machine (ARM)

Answer 4

• Extended battery life
• Lower power consumption
• Produces less heat
• Used for non-windows based system-on-a-chip configurations

Question 5

LGA Socket

Answer 5

Land Grid Array, Intel, pins are on the motherboard

Question 6

Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)

Answer 6

Requires multiple CPUs. Each CPU must be the same type and speed.

Question 7

Threading

Answer 7

Single stream of instructions being sent from an application to a processor.

Question 8

Multi-core Processors

Answer 8

Processor package divides the instructions to different cores, rather than the software dividing the instructions. Each core can support SMT/HT i.e. an 8 core 16 thread cpu