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How many clock cycles does the CPU require to act on a command? |
| | A) | at least two |
| | B) | at least three |
| | C) | at least four |
| | D) | at least five |
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One billion cycles per second is equivalent to ____. |
| | A) | 1 gigahertz |
| | B) | 1 hertz |
| | C) | 1 megahertz |
| | D) | 1 terahertz |
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How many bits make up a byte? |
| | A) | 4 |
| | B) | 8 |
| | C) | 16 |
| | D) | 32 |
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Four bits make up a ____. |
| | A) | byte |
| | B) | nibble |
| | C) | quad |
| | D) | word |
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64 bits make up a ____. |
| | A) | byte |
| | B) | nibble |
| | C) | quad word |
| | D) | double word |
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Which of the following stores the data that the CPU actively uses? |
| | A) | CD |
| | B) | floppy diskette |
| | C) | hard drive |
| | D) | RAM |
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1 megabyte is equivalent to ____ bytes. |
| | A) | 1,048,476 |
| | B) | 1,048,576 |
| | C) | 10,048,576 |
| | D) | 10,480,576 |
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Which of the following is equivalent to 1024 bytes? |
| | A) | 1 kilobyte |
| | B) | 1 megabyte |
| | C) | 1 nanobyte |
| | D) | 1 terabyte |
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The CPU uses a series of actions to complete a task. What is this series of actions called? |
| | A) | core |
| | B) | thread |
| | C) | pipeline |
| | D) | cycle |
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Which of the following terms is used to define the first cache that the CPU uses? |
| | A) | L1 cache |
| | B) | L2 cache |
| | C) | L3 cache |
| | D) | L4 cache |
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What kind of RAM is cache typically made of? |
| | A) | Fast RAM |
| | B) | Cool RAM |
| | C) | Multi-RAM |
| | D) | SRAM |
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What is used to hold a CPU? |
| | A) | ZIF |
| | B) | ZAF |
| | C) | ZAP |
| | D) | ZOO |
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What cache was historically on the motherboard, but now often comes on the CPU? |
| | A) | L1 |
| | B) | L2 |
| | C) | motherboard cache |
| | D) | CPU cache |
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CPUs typically run faster than the clock. What do they use to do this? |
| | A) | dividers |
| | B) | speed enhancers |
| | C) | speed uppers |
| | D) | multipliers |
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Of the following, which is a common voltage for CPUs? |
| | A) | 3.3 volts |
| | B) | 5 volts |
| | C) | 12 volts |
| | D) | 120 volts |
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What is used to provide the proper voltage to a CPU? |
| | A) | voltage regulator module (VRM) |
| | B) | voltage provider module (VPM) |
| | C) | voltage multiplier module (VMM) |
| | D) | variable voltage module (VVM) |
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Which CPU of AMD is a direct competitor of Intel’s Celeron? |
| | A) | AMD Thunderbird |
| | B) | Classic Athlon |
| | C) | Duron |
| | D) | Sec-2 |
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Many of today’s processors are measured by the process. Which of the following is a valid term for the process? |
| | A) | 85 nanometer |
| | B) | internal |
| | C) | 95 watts |
| | D) | fast |
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Which socket is used in AMD Athlon XP CPUs? |
| | A) | Socket A |
| | B) | Socket 478 |
| | C) | Socket 488 |
| | D) | Socket 1 |
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What is a benefit of a smaller process? |
| | A) | faster |
| | B) | hotter |
| | C) | cooler |
| | D) | slower |
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What is the width of the frontside bus of an Intel Itanium CPU? |
| | A) | 24-bit |
| | B) | 32-bit |
| | C) | 44-bit |
| | D) | 128-bit |
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What is the width of the physical address of an Intel Itanium CPU? |
| | A) | 12 bits |
| | B) | 24 bits |
| | C) | 44 bits |
| | D) | 64 bits |
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Which is the housing for the Intel Itanium CPU? |
| | A) | PGA |
| | B) | large |
| | C) | 85 nanometer |
| | D) | ZIF |
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Which CPU package does the AMD Opteron use? |
| | A) | Micro-PGA |
| | B) | OLGA |
| | C) | PAC |
| | D) | PGA |
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What is the practical limit for modern CPU clock speeds? |
| | A) | 3 GHz |
| | B) | 4 GHz |
| | C) | 5 GHz |
| | D) | 8× |
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Because CPU makers can’t make the processors run much quicker, they are instead doing what? |
| | A) | Combining multiple CPUs on a single chip |
| | B) | Making the RAM run quicker |
| | C) | Combining L1 and L2 cache onto the motherboard |
| | D) | Raising their prices |
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In the Pentium D, what does the D stand for? |
| | A) | dime size |
| | B) | dual pumped |
| | C) | dynamic due to the variable speeds |
| | D) | dual, as in two |
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If the number of wires in a CPU’s address bus is 20, what is the maximum amount of RAM the CPU can handle? |
| | A) | 220 |
| | B) | 302 |
| | C) | 260 |
| | D) | 2120 |
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