Question 1

The _______________ performs most of the calculations that make your computer a computer.

Accepted Answer

central processing unit (CPU) microprocessor

Question 2

Briefly describe the CPU package for AMD CPUs.

Accepted Answer

AMD CPUs have the pins; the sockets have holes.The pins on the AMD pin grid array (PGA) CPUs align with the holes in the sockets.

Question 3

What is placed on the external data bus (EDB) to tell the CPU what to do?

Accepted Answer

A command placed on the external data bus is called a line of code or an instruction.

Question 4

Eight _______________ is called a byte.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Eight _______________ is called a byte....

Question 5

A sudden CPU shutdown usually indicates what condition?

Accepted Answer

A) Faulty RAM 
B) Overclocking 
C) Overheating 
D) Faulty IMC 
A) Faulty RAM 
B) Overclocking 
C) Overheating 
D) Faulty IMC

Question 6

What risks come with overclocking a CPU?

Accepted Answer

Intentional overclocking of a

Question 7

How many pins are included on an AMD FM2+ Socket?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How many pins are included on an...

Question 8

Newer CPUs process instructions and commands in what type of execution?

Accepted Answer

A) Linear 
B) Parallel 
C) Serial 
D) Caching 
A) Linear 
B) Parallel 
C) Serial 
D) Caching

Question 9

What is a clock speed and how is it determined?

Accepted Answer

The maximum number of clock cycles that

Question 10

What type of event results in the Windows Stop error (or Blue Screen of Death)?

Accepted Answer

When a catastrophic error occu

Question 11

A(n) _______________ is a series of commands sent to a CPU in a specific order for the CPU to perform work.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) _______________ is a series of commands...

Question 12

How does multicore processing differ from Hyper-Threading Technology?

Accepted Answer

CPU manufacturers engineered the cores i

Question 13

Overclocking is done through _______________, CMOS settings, or software configuration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Overclocking is done through _______________, CMOS settings,...

Question 14

What is memory?

Accepted Answer

Memory is the storag

Question 15

What happens in a wait state?

Accepted Answer

A wait state occurs

Question 16

What component in modern computers runs at some multiple of the system clock speed?

Accepted Answer

The CPU runs at some

Question 17

What cache was historically on the motherboard, but now often comes on the CPU?

Accepted Answer

A) L1 
B) L2 
C) frontside cache 
D) backside cache 
A) L1 
B) L2 
C) frontside cache 
D) backside cache

Question 18

Which technology allows a computer to run more than one operating system at a time?

Accepted Answer

A) Static RAM 
B) Pipelining 
C) Virtualization 
D) Caching 
A) Static RAM 
B) Pipelining 
C) Virtualization 
D) Caching

Question 19

In the Intel processor number, Intel Core i7 5775 C, i7 is the _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the Intel processor number, Intel Core...

Question 20

What are the four general-purpose CPU registers?

Accepted Answer

A) AX, BX, YX, and ZX 
B) EAX, EBX, ECX, and EDX 
C) RAX, RBX, RCX, and RDX 
D) AX, BX, CX, and DX 
A) AX, BX, YX, and ZX 
B) EAX, EBX, ECX, and EDX 
C) RAX, RBX, RCX, and RDX 
D) AX, BX, CX, and DX

Exam 4: Microprocessors

The _______________ performs most of the calculations that make your computer a computer.

Briefly describe the CPU package for AMD CPUs.

What is placed on the external data bus (EDB) to tell the CPU what to do?

Eight _______________ is called a byte.

A sudden CPU shutdown usually indicates what condition?

What risks come with overclocking a CPU?

How many pins are included on an AMD FM2+ Socket?

Newer CPUs process instructions and commands in what type of execution?

What is a clock speed and how is it determined?

What type of event results in the Windows Stop error (or Blue Screen of Death)?

A(n) _______________ is a series of commands sent to a CPU in a specific order for the CPU to perform work.

How does multicore processing differ from Hyper-Threading Technology?

Overclocking is done through _______________, CMOS settings, or software configuration.

What is memory?

What happens in a wait state?

What component in modern computers runs at some multiple of the system clock speed?

What cache was historically on the motherboard, but now often comes on the CPU?

Which technology allows a computer to run more than one operating system at a time?

In the Intel processor number, Intel Core i7 5775 C, i7 is the _______________.

What are the four general-purpose CPU registers?

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