Question 1

If the number of wires in a CPU's address bus is 20,what is the maximum amount of RAM the CPU can handle?

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A)   1,048,576 bytes
B)   302 bytes
C)   260 megabits
D)   2120 kilobytesE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Name the two primary manufacturers of processors today.

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Question 3

What performance-enhancing technique usually voids most manufacturers' warranties?

Accepted Answer

A)   Overclocking
B)   Underclocking
C)   Overpowering
D)   UndercoolingE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which component requires a constant electrical charge and a periodic refresh of the circuits?

Accepted Answer

A)   DRAM
B)   SRAM
C)   MCC
D)   GPUE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

__________ is done through jumpers,CMOS settings,or software configuration.

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Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Alcohol prep
B)   Protective film
C)   Thermal compound
D)   GlueE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The ____________________ enables the CPU to communicate with the RAM.

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Question 8

Which type of coolers are heat-sink and fan assemblies that are included with a retail-boxed CPU?

Accepted Answer

A)   Liquid coolers
B)   OEM CPU coolers
C)   Specialized CPU coolers
D)   internal coolersE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

One billion cycles per second is equivalent to ____.

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A)   1 gigahertz
B)   1 hertz
C)   1 megahertz
D)   1 terahertzE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

All of the following are stages in the pipelining process EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)   Read
B)   Fetch
C)   Decode
D)   ExecuteE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)   Linear
B)   Parallel
C)   Serial
D)   CachingE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

A catastrophic failure is usually indicated by any of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   Overheated or burnt components
B)   Sudden computer shutdown
C)   Windows Stop Error
D)   Increased system performanceE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Computers use __________ for the main system memory.

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Question 14

What technology is designed to help prevent damage to CPUs when they are installed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Socket Lock
B)   LGA
C)   PGA
D)   ZIFE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

What is a pipeline?

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A pipeline is the se...

Question 16

Intel designed ____________________ sockets to make CPU insertion and removal easier.

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zero inser...

Question 17

What reduces wait states by using built-in,very high-speed RAM called static RAM (SRAM)?

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Question 18

__________-bit processors can access up to 16 EB of RAM.

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Question 19

Which of the following CPUs are targeted at the mobile device platform?

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A)   AMD Turion
B)   AMD Opteron
C)   Intel Xeon
D)   Intel PentiumE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

What is a clock cycle?

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A single charge to t...

Exam 6: Microprocessors

If the number of wires in a CPU's address bus is 20,what is the maximum amount of RAM the CPU can handle?

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All of the following are stages in the pipelining process EXCEPT:

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Intel designed ____________________ sockets to make CPU insertion and removal easier.

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What performance-enhancing technique usually voids most manufacturers' warranties?

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The ____________________ enables the CPU to communicate with the RAM.

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__________-bit processors can access up to 16 EB of RAM.

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__________ is done through jumpers,CMOS settings,or software configuration.

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What technology is designed to help prevent damage to CPUs when they are installed?

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What is a pipeline?

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Which component requires a constant electrical charge and a periodic refresh of the circuits?

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Computers use __________ for the main system memory.

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Which of the following CPUs are targeted at the mobile device platform?

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What is a clock cycle?

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A catastrophic failure is usually indicated by any of the following EXCEPT:

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

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One billion cycles per second is equivalent to ____.

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Name the two primary manufacturers of processors today.

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What reduces wait states by using built-in,very high-speed RAM called static RAM (SRAM)?

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

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Which type of coolers are heat-sink and fan assemblies that are included with a retail-boxed CPU?

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