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42 Cards in this Set
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the___installed on a motherboard and the chipset embedded on the board primarily determine the power and features of the system.
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C
proccessor |
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___is the ability of a system to do more than one thing at a time.
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B
multiprocessing |
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___are small holding areas on the processor chip that work much as RAM does outside the processor.
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D
registers |
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the portion of the internal bus that connects the processor to the internal memory cache is called the___.
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D
back-side |
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inside the processor housing,data, instructions, addresses, and control signals travel on the___bus.
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A
internal |
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if you multiply the system bus frequency by the multiplier, you get the___.
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B
processor frequency |
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running a motherboard or processor at a higher speed than what the manufacturer suggests is called___.
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D
overclocking |
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multiprocessing is accomplished when a processor contains more than one___.
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A
ALU |
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in___processing, the processor housing contains two processors that operate at the same frequency, but independently of each other.
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A
dual-core |
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a memory cache outside the processor chip is called a(n)___cache.
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B
internal |
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a cache outside the processor microchip is called a___cache.
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A
level 1 |
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if there is L2 cache in the processor housing and additional cache on the motherboard, the cache on the motherboard is called___cache.
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C
level 3 |
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the Intel itaniums use a new instruction set called___.
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C
explicitly parallel instruction computing (EPIC) |
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earlier pentiums used a(n)___socket, with pins aligned in uniform rows around the socket.
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C
PGA |
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current processor sockets are called___sockets.
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A
zero insertion force (ZIF) |
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a___is a clip-on device that mounts on top of the processor; fingers or fins at its base pull the heat away from the processor.
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D
heat sink |
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the combination heat sink and cooling fan is sometimes called a___.
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B
cooler |
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the processor and the___determine what type and how much RAM you can use in the system.
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B
chipset |
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word size of todays processor is___bits or__bits.
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C
32,64 |
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memory cache is referred to as___.
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A
SRAM |
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instructions which are permanently built into the processor chip are called___.
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C
microcode |
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the most popular form factor is the___.
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A.
ATX |
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the full AT form factor measures___.
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B.
12" X 13.8" |
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the AT board uses two power connections, the___connector and the___connector.
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C.
P8, P9 |
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on an ATX motherboard, the CPU and memory slots are rotated___degrees from the position on the AT motherboard.
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B.
90 |
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the first ATX power supplies and motherboards use a single power connector called the___connector.
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A.
P1 |
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using the___feature, an OS, such as windows 2000/XP or windows 98, can turn off the power to a system after the shutdoen procedure is done.
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C.
soft power |
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___allows foe maximum flexibility in the design of systems cases and boards and therefore can be a good choice for custom systems; it is used in slimline and all-in-one cases.
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B.
FlexATX |
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the___form factor was designed by Intel for flexibility and can be used by everything from large tower systems to those ultrasmall systems that sit under a monitor.
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A.
BTX |
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___and mini-___form factors were originally developed by Western Digitial for low-end personal computer motherboards and are used with low-profile cases
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D.
LPX |
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a riser card is also called a ___card.
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B.
daughter |
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___backplanes contain no circuits other than bus connectors and some buffer and driver circuits.
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A.
active |
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the classic case with four drive bays and around six expansion slots that sits on your desktop doing double duty as a monitor stand is called a ___case.
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D.
desktop |
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a___occurs when uncontrolled electricty flows from the hot line to the neutral line or from the hot line to ground.
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B.
short |
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a___is an electronic device that can serve as a gete or switch for an electricl signal and can amplify the flow of electricity.
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C.
transistor |
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a___is an eletronic device that can hold an electrcal charge for a period of time and can smooth the uneven flow of electricity through a circuit.
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D.
capacitor |
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___backplanes contain no security at all; the circuits are all on the mothercard, also called a CPU card
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A.
passive |
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a___is a semiconductor device that allows electricity to flow in only one direction.
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B.
diode |
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a___ is an electronic device that limits the amount of current that can flow through it.
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A.
resistor |
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temporary voltage reductions are called___.
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B.
sags |
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___systems and peripherals have the U.S. Green Star, indicating that they satisfy certain energy-conserving standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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A.
Energy Star |
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___are materials, such as glass or ceramic, the resist the flow of eletricity.
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C.
insulators |
