Exam 4: Microprocessors

RAM is arranged in _______________-sized rows.

What will newer CPUs usually do before overheating?

What is applied to the CPU before attaching the heat-sink/fan assembly?

The connection between the CPU and the L2 cache has been called the _______________ bus.

The address bus and external data bus (connecting the CPU, MCC, and RAM) were collectively called the _______________ bus.

When the CPU looks for a line of code, where will it look first?

Which type of processor is sometimes integrated with the CPU to handle certain tasks more efficiently, such as video processing?

No CPU ever made has fewer than _______________ stages, but advancements in caching have increased the number of stages over the years.

What are primary reasons for integrating the graphics processing unit (GPU) into the CPU.

What is one big advantage of OEM CPU coolers?

What is an address bus?

Which CPU is targeted at the mobile device platform?

Computers use _______________ for the main system memory.

How much RAM can a 64-bit processor theoretically access?

Which type of cache was originally located outside the CPU on the motherboard?

What type of socket package do AMD chips use?

Suppose the number of wires in a CPU's address bus is 20.What is the maximum amount of RAM the CPU can handle?

Intel's _______________ technology, for example, enables the CPU to run in very low power mode and scale up automatically if the user demands more power from the CPU.

To reduce wait states, CPUs come with built-in _______________.

How much RAM can 32-bit processors access?