CPU Features Flashcards
What architectures are most OS these days?
64 bit
What is an older architecture?
32 bit
How much power of information can a 32 bit architecture access?
2 to the 32nd power of information. Just over 4 billion values that can be accessed in that operating system.
How much power of information can a 64 bit architechture access?
2 to the 64th power.
How much memory could you store in a 32 bit system?
4GB of information
How much memory could you store in a 64 bit system?
17 billion GB of information
How are 32 and 64 bit systems abbreviated?
32 is abbreviated as x86 and 64 is abbrevriated as x64
Where can you look to find 32 bit and 64 bit applications on the GUI?
32 bit apps are found in \Program Files (x84)
64 bit apps are found in \Program Files
what is ARM architecture?
Advanced RISC Machine is a family of computer processor architecture that are designed with a focus on effeciency, low power consumption and versatility.
what is ARM architecture most widely used in?
Mobile devices, tablets, embedded systems and IoT devices.
What are the different terms for CPU cores?
dual core, quad core, octa core or multi core
what are the benefits of ARM?
its extremely effecient and fast in processing. they use less power and create less heat.
multiple cores have multiple caches, or share caches across all of the cores. What is the purpose of that?
The caches are designed to help speed the processing of information into and out of the CPU.
where can you monitor the amount of processing on your CPU?
The windows task manager.
What is HTT?
Hyper Threading Technology. an intel technology that allows a physical processor core to appear as multiple logical cores to the operating system and applications.
