CPU's

Question 1

Definition of CPU

Answer 1

Central Processing Unit

Question 2

What is Machine Language for CPU?

Answer 2

Code book of binary.

Question 3

The code book of binary commands for the CPU makes up what?

Answer 3

The machine language.

Question 4

CPUS use what to optimize processing commands?

Answer 4

Pipelines.

Question 5

What does pipelines do?

Answer 5

Optimize the CPU processing comands

Question 6

CPU have what internal features?

Answer 6

Prefetch, Intermath, Cache.

Question 7

1Hz = how many cycles per second?

Answer 7

1 cycle per second.

Question 8

1 cyle per a second = how many MHz/GHz/Hz?

Answer 8

1Hz

Question 9

1GHz = how many cycles per second?

Answer 9

1 Billion cycles per second

Question 10

1 Billion cycles per second = how many MHz/GHz/Hz?

Answer 10

1Ghz

Question 11

1MHz = how many cycles per second?

Answer 11

1 Million cycles per second.

Question 12

1 Million cycles per second = how many MHz/GHz/Hz?

Answer 12

1MHz

Question 13

What does clock multipliers do and in which component?

Answer 13

Multiplys the speed of the bus to achieve a higher core speed, built in CPU feature,

Question 14

What is overclocking?

Answer 14

Pushing a CPU beyond stock speed.

Question 15

What is Hyperthreading?

Answer 15

Simultaneous multithreading of a single core.

1 pipeline handling 2 lines of code.

Question 16

Most common CPU manufacturers

Answer 16

Intel and AMD

Question 17

What is the following a definition of:

Simultaneous multithreading of a single core.

1 pipeline handling 2 lines of code.

Answer 17

Hyperthreading

Question 18

What is pipeline stall?

Answer 18

When lines of code requested are not ready for the cores.

Question 19

Lines of code requested that are not ready for the cores will cause?

Answer 19

Pipeline stall

Question 20

Level 1 Cache

Answer 20

Smallest but fastest cache that runs at CPU speed.

Question 21

Level 2 Cache

Answer 21

Medium size, medium speed, feed L1 cache.

Question 22

Smallest but fastest cache that runs at CPU speed.

Answer 22

Level 1 Cache

Question 23

Medium size, medium speed cache.

Answer 23

Level 2 Cache

Question 24

Level 3 Cache.

Answer 24

Biggest cache slowest speed, closest to motherboard speed.

Question 25

Biggest cache slowest speed, closest to motherboard speed.

Answer 25

Level 3 Cache.

Question 26

Intel has: 1. Big Cache OR 2. Smarter Cache?

Answer 26

Intel has Smarter Cache AMD has Big Cache

Question 27

AMD has: 1. Big Cache OR 2. Smarter Cache?

Answer 27

AMD has Big Cache Intel has Smarter Cache

Question 28

What is CPU caching

Answer 28

Small pieces of data held closer to the CPU from the RAM in order to access when needed by the CPU.

Question 29

What is Microarchitecture?

Answer 29

The circuit diagram of the CPU.

Question 30

What is PGA and who uses it?

Answer 30

Pin Grid Array, pins on the CPU. Used by AMD

Question 31

What is LGA and who uses it?

Answer 31

Land Grid Array, Pins on socket. Used by Intel

Question 32

Which of these are Intel sockets? A. LGA 1151 B. AM4 C. LGA 2066 D. TR4

Answer 32

A. LGA 1151 and C. LGA 2066 are Intel sockets.

Question 33

The numbers in LGA 1151 and LGA 2066 denote what?

Answer 33

Number of pins of the intel socket.

Question 34

Which of these is AMD sockets? A. LGA 1151 B. AM4 C LGA 2066 D. TR4

Answer 34

B. AMA4 and D. TR4 are AMD sockets.

Question 35

Identify this socket.

Answer 35

Intel LGA 1151

Question 36

Identify this socket.

Answer 36

Intel LGA 2066

Question 37

Identify this socket

Answer 37

AMD AM4

Question 38

Identify this socket

Answer 38

AMD TR4

Question 39

What is a CPU socket?

Answer 39

Mount where CPU connects to the motherboard.

Question 40

What varies family to family of CPU's?

Answer 40

Microarchitectures.

Question 41

What is different for a CPU socket that others? (type of installation socket)

Answer 41

Zero insertion force.

Question 42

Installation process for CPU

Answer 42

1. Anti-static wristband. 2. Grip on the edges. 3. Check orientation, align with notch. 4. Drop in, do not force. 5. Check level. 6. Close arm.

Question 43

What is an OEM fan?

Answer 43

Orginal Equiptment Manufactuer provided CPU cooling fan.

Question 44

What is Thermal paste?

Answer 44

A paste used to assist with heat dissipation between CPU and heatsink, Used due to the non perfect finish of heatsinks and CPU lids.

Question 45

As well as motherboard CPU connector what also must be connected to be powered?

Answer 45

CPU cooling device typically fan.

Question 46

What are the components of a watercooling system?

Answer 46

Pump, radiator, cooling block

Question 47

What are the benifits of watercooling?

Answer 47

Quieter and pulls more heat away from the CPU.

Question 48

How is overclocking acheived?

Answer 48

By adjusting base speeds of the motherboard bus and/or multiplier of the cpu.