Exam 6: Microprocessors

Which of the following terms is used to define the first cache that the CPU uses?

Devices that hold ones and zeros that the CPU accesses are known generically as ____________________.

Which type of socket package do AMD chips use?

A(n)____________________ and A(n)____________________ connect to the CPU and keep it cool.

A(n)____________________ helps to set data aside in a special fast storage area.

How much RAM can 32-bit processors access?

Some CPUs include three caches.They are the ____________________,____________________,and ____________________ caches.

How many clock cycles does the CPU require to act on a command?

The memory closest to the CPU is called ____________________.

What is used to hold a CPU in place?

What type of RAM is used in the CPU's cache?

Almost all current CPUs have A(n)__________,moved from the motherboard chip into the CPU to optimize the flow of information into and out of the CPU.

__________ usually exceed the OEM heat sinks in the amount of heat they dissipate.

The system crystal is a quartz oscillator soldered to the ____________________.

The connection between the CPU and the L2 cache is called the ____________________.

Which of the following stores the data that the CPU actively uses?

How many bits make up a byte?

Apply a small amount of __________ to the CPU before attaching the heat sink.

The Atom processor is used for what type of platform/market?

What newer technology automatically configures CPU multipliers and speeds?