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1
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5 parts of a processor

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alu, control unit, registers, i/o unit, internal data bus

2
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what is d-shell connector

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more pins on top than below

3
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operating system

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initiates software and hardware integration

4
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wireless connectivity for input devices

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infrared, radio, bluetooth

5
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what is an ethernet port connected to

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NIC- network interface card

6
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hard drive

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holds data

7
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two big cpu manufacturers 6 lessers

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  1. intel, amd 2. motorola, via, samsung, nvidia, apple
8
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easy keyboard troubleshooting

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press num or caps lock. switch applications

9
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1394a specifics

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100, 200, 400 3 pin nonpowered 15ft and 60 ft

10
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how is data moved around from processer to externals?

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external data bus or internal data bus

11
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Thunderbolt ( incude 2 port types) Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

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v2 20GB v3 30GB Digital 10GB @200’ yes audio 9.8’ passive copper

12
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what does cpu do

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executes instructions, performs calculations, and coordinates input/output operations

13
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motherboard

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main circuit board, keyboard and mouse may have direct connection

14
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processor 2 names

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cpu- central processing unit microprocessor

15
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bios

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basic input output system, determines what hardware can interact

16
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Amounts 1byte 1KB 1MB 1GB 1TB

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8 bit, 1024 1048576 1bill 1 trill

17
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esata speed, pins, feet

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7pin, 600 mb, 6.6 ft

18
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BNC- stands for (not important)and describes

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Bayonet neil concelman coaxial, digital networks

19
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sata and esata stands for

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external serial advanced technology attatchment

20
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power supply does what?

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converts ac to dc

21
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DisplayPort

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Digital 25.92 Gb/S yes audio 9.8’ passive, 108’ active

22
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Purpose of sound car

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converts digital signals to sound, vise versa

23
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what is a keyed port

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can only be inserted one way

24
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overview firewire 1394 speeds, pins

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100, 200, 400, 800, 1200, 1600 4, 6 ,9

25
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what is esatap port?

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esata with usb, able to provide power

26
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USB stands for, max devices

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universal serial bus 127

27
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DPI of optical mouse

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500-3500

28
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define adapter, another name for it

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electronic circuits plugged into expansion slot. also called controller card

29
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describe s-video

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gap at top 2 sets of round holes 1 insert hole

30
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DVI 3 types 2 link types

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digital visual interface -3 square rows single link vs dual link DVID-digital DVII-both DVIA-analog

31
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different usb speeds how many wires

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1.5, 12 mb 4 480 mb 4 5gb 10gb 9

32
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define port

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allows devices to connect

33
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How does optical mouse detect movement?

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LED

34
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optical drive

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uses cd’s

35
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internal hard drive failure can be booted and troubleshooted by connecting what?

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an external esata drive

36
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describe VGA port: define, is it analog digital or both

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Video graphics array

analog

37
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what does volatile mean

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data loss with power loss

38
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firewire 1394 specifics

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100, 200, 400 mb/s one transmition at a time 6 pin 15ft and 60ft

39
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parts of an ethernet cord, whats it called

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rj-45 8 conductors

40
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what does memory(ram) contain?

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applications, OS, documents its volatile

41
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color of mouse port vs keyboard

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green then purple

42
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1394b

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3200 mb 9pin, cat5e unshielded 15ft and 330 ft

43
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certified-w

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wireless 480 @ 10ft 110 @ 30ft

44
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ALU stands for

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arithmetic logic unit

45
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define software

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programs interact with hardware

46
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nfc stands for

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nearfield communication device

47
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input device

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produce data

48
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describe male vs female port

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prongs vs holes

49
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processor speed is measured in

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hertz

50
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device driver

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software enabling hardware interaction

51
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VGA Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

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analog

52
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what devices use sata

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storage devices, hard drive, optical

53
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what is thunderbolt port used for

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video audio data

54
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Define hardware

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physical computer parts

55
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What is a bit and how does it turn on/off

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1 or 0. measured by voltage level

56
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HDMI stands for

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high definition multimedia interface

57
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meaning of DPI

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dots per inch.

58
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uses for display port

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visual and audio

59
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1394c

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800mb 15ft and 330ft

60
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firmware

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hardware comes with software on it

61
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HDCP stands for

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high-bandwidth digital content protection

62
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HDMI Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

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Digital 18GB/S yes audio 16’ standard, 49’ high speed

63
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modem port and pin #

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RJ-11 9 pin

64
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output device

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accepts data

65
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common apple ieee port number and name

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1394 aka firewire

66
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firewire two modes- what are they used for

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asynchronous-ensures data reliability isochronous- ensures bandwith, no error correction

67
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what is USB header

A

pins on motherboard

68
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kvm switch

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keyboard video mouse switch.

69
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DVI Transfer speeds? A,D,B? Cable length? Has Audio?

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Both 7.92 no audio 15’ for 1280*1024

70
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intel 8088 vs today

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4.77mhz vs 5ghz 16bit vs 64/128 bit

71
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drm stands for

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digital rights management

72
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i/o device

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can produce or accept data

73
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FSB stands for

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Front side bus

74
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FSB

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75
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pci stands for

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peripheral cmponent interconnect

76
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pci speeds and bandwidth

pcie v2 v3 v4 speeds

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33 and 66 mgh/z

bandwidth is 533 mb/s

2=50mb to 8gb

3=985mb to 15.75gb

4=1969 mb to 31.51 gb

77
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agp stands for

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accelerated graphics port

78
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cpu throttling is what

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reducing clock frequenc to reduce power and heat, typical in mobile devices

79
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high speed memory storage in processor is known as

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register

80
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define cash memory

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fastest access memory increasing processor speeds unless located in the motherboard ram or hard drive

81
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what are 5 parts of data access hierarchy

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Register

L1 in processor

L2 in processor

L3 on CPU housing

ram- on motherboard

disk storage- in hard drive

82
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define clock cycle

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transfer of 1 and 0 to and from processor

83
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define thread

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handling a set of instructions either by one processor or multiple threads

84
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DIB stands for? define?

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dual independant bus. fsb connects cpu to motherboard, bsb cpu to L2 cache

85
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Hyper-Transport-define, and by who

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AMD’s Direct Connect allows each of the processor cores to connect directly to memory eliminating FSB

86
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Multi-core processors; define

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Having multiple cores on the same unit instead of seperate

87
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AMD and Intel integrated GPU’s are called

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apu accelerated processing unit.

intel hd/iris graphics

88
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Define virtualization and list 4

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one computer to act as if it were two or more computers, VMware Workstation, Oracle VM VirtualBox, or Microsoft Hyper-V

89
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Define Hyper-V

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Letting an application work in a virtual environment for compatibility

90
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name intel processors and how many cores they have.

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i7, i5, i3, pentium, celeron, atom

91
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what is core I7 used for, how many cores

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multi-core. good for virtualization, graphic design, gaming

92
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what is core I5 used for, how many cores

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dual and quad processor. Used in photo, video, email internet

93
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what is core I3 used for

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word processing, internet access

94
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what is core Pentium used for, how many cores

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Single or dual core for general computing laptop or computer

95
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what is core atom used for

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mobile internet device processor

96
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what is core celeron used for

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mobile device general computer

97
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cpu sockets( 6)

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Pin grid array(pga)

staggered pga

plastic pga

micro oga

flip chip ball GA

land GA

98
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second name for processor sockets

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zero insertion force sockets

99
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