CSC 225: Computer Hardware

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Module 4 Assignment

This assignment is based on chapters 5 and 6.

Chapter 5

1. Which bus is faster the internal or external?
2. Define bus frequency.
3. If a system bus operates at 800MHz and the CPU multiplier is three, what is the processor speed in GHz?
4. What is overclocking?
5. What is a memory cache?
6. What is microcode?
7. Intel's first 64-bit processors are called:
8. What are CPUs requiring two voltages called?

9. What is the most popular motherboard form factor?
10. What are the four kinds of cargo carried by the bus circuits?
11. The video runs on this bus:
12. What is the PCI Express bus intended to replace?
13. Identify the slots a PCI Express x1 cards can be used in.
14. What are the three different methods of configuring the motherboard?
15. If CMOS memory is volatile RAM, how is it powered when the PC is turned off?

Know the Following Terms

• AMR
• Cache
• CNR
• Expansion Bus
• Heat Sink
• Local Bus
• Local I/O Bus
• Multiplier
• SRAM
• ZIF Sockets

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