CPU Flashcards
CPU
Runs Programs
Central Processing Unit
CPU
Process commands
Internal features
CPU
Runs code based on
Specific machine language
CPU
Pipelines
Optimize processing commands
CPU
CPUIDCZ
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
CPU
Clock speed is measured in GHz
Billions of cycles/sec
CPU
Makes
INTEL and AMD
CPU
Take a system speed
Multiply it to reach Max CPU speed
CPU
Single CPU’s often have these
Multiple cores
CPU - Caching
Caching works between RAM and
CPU
CPU - Caching
Caching is built into the
CPU
CPU - Caching
It is common to have three types of caching
L1
L2
L3
CPU - Sockets
These are the mounts where a CPU connects to a motherboard
Socket
CPU - Sockets
Each manufacturer creates sockets with different. (form factors)
Microarchitectures
CPU - Sockets
From a single microarchitecture it is possible to spawn many
CPUs
CPU - Installation
Ensure that for your motherboard that you have the
Right socket and speed CPU
CPU - Installation
You should always apply this between your CPU and fan
Thermal Paste
CPU - Installation
The fan must be connected to a
Power Source
CPU - Liquid Cooling
OEM fans are less efficient than
Third party fans
CPU - Liquid Cooling
Liquid Cooling uses
Pump, radiator and a cooling block with liquid to remove heat.
CPU - Liquid Cooling
Liquid cooling reduces
Fan noise
CPU - Quiz
When an instruction is sent to the CPU in a binary pattern, how does the CPU know what instruction the pattern means?
Code Book
CPU
Internal code books identify
Instruction pattern
CPU
A memory location inside a CPU
Register
CPU
Set of wires that carry data and instructions between CPU and RAM
External Data Bus
CPU - Quiz
What is the design foundation on which families of CPUs are built
Microarchitectures
CPU
Binary format for instructions sent to the CPU
Machine Language
CPU
Describes the two states that electrical pulses to the CPU can represent.
Binary
1 = on 0 = off
CPU
Provides clock pulses to the CPU
System Crystal
CPU - Quiz
How does a CPU increase the speed of the system clock?
Clock Multipliers
CPU
Multipliers and other techniques to run the internal speeds higher than the design specifications.
Overclocking
CPU
Do not contain any crystals
Internally
CPU
The slowest ram inside a CPU
L3
CPU
System ram is slower than
L1, L2, L3
CPU
Common INTEL socket
TiTLed
1151
CPU
These sockets are usually numbered
Intel
CPU
These sockets have alpha/numeric designators
AMD
CPU - Quiz
Protects chips and electronics from electrostatic discharges
Antistatic wrist wrap
CPU
Keeps chips cool after installation
Fan
CPU
Helps transfer heat from the CPU to the heat sink/fan after it has been installed
Fan
CPU
Identifies which direction the CPU should face so that it seats correctly in the socket.
Orientation Notch
