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1
Q

CPU

Runs Programs

A

Central Processing Unit

2
Q

CPU

Process commands

A

Internal features

3
Q

CPU

Runs code based on

A

Specific machine language

4
Q

CPU

Pipelines

A

Optimize processing commands

5
Q

CPU

CPUIDCZ

A

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

6
Q

CPU

Clock speed is measured in GHz

A

Billions of cycles/sec

7
Q

CPU

Makes

A

INTEL and AMD

8
Q

CPU

Take a system speed

A

Multiply it to reach Max CPU speed

9
Q

CPU

Single CPU’s often have these

A

Multiple cores

10
Q

CPU - Caching

Caching works between RAM and

A

CPU

11
Q

CPU - Caching

Caching is built into the

A

CPU

12
Q

CPU - Caching

It is common to have three types of caching

A

L1
L2
L3

13
Q

CPU - Sockets

These are the mounts where a CPU connects to a motherboard

A

Socket

14
Q

CPU - Sockets

Each manufacturer creates sockets with different. (form factors)

A

Microarchitectures

15
Q

CPU - Sockets

From a single microarchitecture it is possible to spawn many

A

CPUs

16
Q

CPU - Installation

Ensure that for your motherboard that you have the

A

Right socket and speed CPU

17
Q

CPU - Installation

You should always apply this between your CPU and fan

A

Thermal Paste

18
Q

CPU - Installation

The fan must be connected to a

A

Power Source

19
Q

CPU - Liquid Cooling

OEM fans are less efficient than

A

Third party fans

20
Q

CPU - Liquid Cooling

Liquid Cooling uses

A

Pump, radiator and a cooling block with liquid to remove heat.

21
Q

CPU - Liquid Cooling

Liquid cooling reduces

A

Fan noise

22
Q

CPU - Quiz

When an instruction is sent to the CPU in a binary pattern, how does the CPU know what instruction the pattern means?

A

Code Book

23
Q

CPU

Internal code books identify

A

Instruction pattern

24
Q

CPU

A memory location inside a CPU

A

Register

25
Q

CPU

Set of wires that carry data and instructions between CPU and RAM

A

External Data Bus

26
Q

CPU - Quiz

What is the design foundation on which families of CPUs are built

A

Microarchitectures

27
Q

CPU

Binary format for instructions sent to the CPU

A

Machine Language

28
Q

CPU

Describes the two states that electrical pulses to the CPU can represent.

A

Binary

1 = on
0 = off
29
Q

CPU

Provides clock pulses to the CPU

A

System Crystal

30
Q

CPU - Quiz

How does a CPU increase the speed of the system clock?

A

Clock Multipliers

31
Q

CPU

Multipliers and other techniques to run the internal speeds higher than the design specifications.

A

Overclocking

32
Q

CPU

Do not contain any crystals

A

Internally

33
Q

CPU

The slowest ram inside a CPU

A

L3

34
Q

CPU

System ram is slower than

A

L1, L2, L3

35
Q

CPU

Common INTEL socket

TiTLed

A

1151

36
Q

CPU

These sockets are usually numbered

A

Intel

37
Q

CPU

These sockets have alpha/numeric designators

A

AMD

38
Q

CPU - Quiz

Protects chips and electronics from electrostatic discharges

A

Antistatic wrist wrap

39
Q

CPU

Keeps chips cool after installation

A

Fan

40
Q

CPU

Helps transfer heat from the CPU to the heat sink/fan after it has been installed

A

Fan

41
Q

CPU

Identifies which direction the CPU should face so that it seats correctly in the socket.

A

Orientation Notch