CPU Features Flashcards
1
Q
- Single stream of instructions is being sent by a software application to a processor
- Manufacturers developed a way to allow software to run multiple parallel threads at the same time
A
Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT)/Hyper-threading
2
Q
Traditional workstation and servers have multiple processors
A
Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)
3
Q
- Single CPU with multiple processors inside
- Multiple processors have multiple cores inside the CPU
A
Multi-core Processors
4
Q
Two CPUs inside a single chip
A
Dual-core Processor
5
Q
Four CPUs inside a single chip
A
Quad-core Processor
6
Q
Six CPUs inside a single chip
A
Hexa-core Processor
7
Q
Eight CPUs inside a single chip
- Hyper-threading / SMT
- Symmetric Multiprocessing
- Multi-core Processors
- Virtualization
A
Octa-core Processor
8
Q
Allows running multiple systems on a single physical host
- Extended Page Table (EPT)
- Intel
- Rapid Virtualization Indexing (RVI)
- AMD
A
Virtualization
9
Q
Features of software virtualization are underlying and supported by the hardware processor
A
Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
