Exam 6: Microprocessors

The CPUs of __________ must consume as little electricity as possible,to conserve battery life and limit heat.

Transferring and storing data to and from the CPU in byte-sized chunks is done via ____________________.

The connection between the CPU,the MCC,and the RAM is called the ____________________.

Main system memory is usually called:

Which term describes the four-step process a CPU uses to execute?

What is an integrated graphics processing unit (GPU)?

Which type of cache was originally located outside the CPU on the motherboard,but has since been relocated to the CPU for better performance?

What is the purpose of ZIF sockets?

What is memory?

The CPU uses a series of actions to complete a task.What is this series of actions called?

What is a program?

Forcing a system to run faster than the speed it's designed for is called ____________________.

What are CPU code names used for?

What is the purpose of the internal cache?

All of the following are general-purpose CPU registers EXCEPT:

The __________ identifies what to do with the data in the registers.

The ____________________ numbering system is used to describe the state of a wire at any given moment.

The temporary storage areas of a CPU are called ____________________.

What typically connects a CPU to RAM?

__________ processors are intended for higher-end servers.