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| Memory on the processor die is called ____________________. |
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| The ____________________ installed on a motherboard is the primary component that determines the computing power of the system. |
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| ____________________ is accomplished when a processor contains more than one ALU. |
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| The ____________________ sits on top of the processor and consists of a fan and a heat sink, which are fins that draw heat away from the processor. |
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| A creamlike ____________________ eliminates air pockets, helping to draw heat off the processor. |
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| A(n) ____________________ is a heat sink carrying an electrical charge that causes it to act as an electrical thermal transfer device. |
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| After the system is up and running, a technician can check ____________________ setup to verify that the system recognized the processor correctly. |
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| The Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) mode where the hard drive, monitor, and processor are turned off is known as ____________________. |
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| True or False: The first troubleshooting principle is to check the simple things. |
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| True or False: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) P states are used by the processor to stop its internal operations to conserve power. |
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| True or False: Most cases use a fan in the rear to help draw air into the case. |
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| True or False: To get its power, the processor fan power cord connects to a 4-pin fan header on the motherboard. |
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| True or False: Processor frequency is the speed at which the processor operates externally. |
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| True or False: The control unit component of a processor manages all activities inside the processor itself. |
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| True or False: When selecting a processor, the first requirement is to select one that provides the best performance. |
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| Who are the two major manufacturers of processors? |
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| 1600, 1333, 1066, and 800 MHz |
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| What are the four system bus frequencies used by current Intel processors? |
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| LGA1366, LGA771, LGA775, and 478 sockets |
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| What three sockets are currently used for Intel processors in motherboards for desktop systems? |
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| What is the name of the memory cache that is closest to the processor die but is not housed on the die? |
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| What is the name of the Intel technology that allows a processor to handle multiple threads at the same time? |
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| How many threads can a quad-core processor handle at once? |
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| What is the name of the memory cache that is shared by cores in a multi-core processor? |
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| Which is faster, SRAM or DRAM? |
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| MMX (Multimedia Extensions) |
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| Which is the first computing technology used by a processor to support repetitive looping whereby a processor receives an instruction and then applies it to a stream of data that follows? |
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| Which computing technology (SSE1, SSE2, SSE3, or SSE4) better supports data mining applications? |
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| The Core family of processors |
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| Which Intel processor family is better performing, the Pentium family or the Core family? |
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| Which AMD processor (Turion or Phenom) is designed for laptops |
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| What are the two major components of a processor cooler assembly? |
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| How many pins does the CPU fan header on a motherboard have? |
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| Adjustable speed control of the fan to lessen the noise in the system |
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| If the power connector from the CPU fan has only three pins, it can still connect to the 4-pin header, but what functionality is lost? |
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| The drastic difference in temperature between the peltier’s top surface and the bottom surface can cause condensation inside the case when the PC is turned off. |
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| What is the major disadvantage of using a peltier heat sink? |
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| Can of compressed air, blower, antistatic vacuu |
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| Name three tools that can be used to rid the inside of the case from dust. |
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| So the pins will not be bent. |
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| Why is it important to insert a processor straight down into a socket rather than sliding the processor in from the side or allowing it to tilt into the socket? |
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• Overheating
• Processor is faulty
• Windows is corrupted
• Motherboard is faulty
• Power supply is failing
• Memory is failing
• Hard drive errors |
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| List three possible causes of a system that hangs or freezes at odd times. |
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| An unstable system that causes intermittent errors |
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| When overclocking a system, what two problems are most likely to occur? |
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| Because older operating systems, applications, and hardware devices are built or written to use the older technologies. |
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| When a new computing technology is invented by Intel or AMD, why must their processors still support the older and less efficient technologies? |
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| The most likely source is (c ) The drivers for the card need updating. Since the card is recently released, it’s unlikely that Vista does not support the card. Therefore, the least likely source of the problem is (b) Windows does not support the new card. |
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| You upgrade a faulty PCIe video card to a recently-released higher-performing card. Now users complain to you that Windows Vista hangs a lot and gives errors. Which is the most likely source of the problem? Which is the least likely source? |
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