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Module 4 Assignment

This assignment is based on chapters 5 and 6.

Chapter 5

1. What are the three basic components of a CPU?
2. Which bus is faster the internal or external?
3. Define bus frequency.
4. If a system bus operates at 800MHz and the CPU multiplier is three, what is the processor speed in GHz?
5. What is overclocking?
6. How many ALUs does a Pentium have?
7. What is a memory cache?
8. Identify the two types of instruction sets used by earlier CPUs.
9. According to table 5-2, what are the system bus speeds of an original Pentium 4?
10. Intel's first 64-bit processors are called ____________________.
11. Identify the connector type on the bottom of the FC-LGA775 socket.
12. Intel specifies a maximum temperature limit , what is it?
13. What are CPUs requiring two voltages called?

14. What is the most popular motherboard form factor?
15. What is it called when a component is built into the motherboard? (For example, built in sound instead of a sound card.)
16. What are the four kinds of cargo carried by the bus circuits?
17. What are buses that work in sync with the CPU and system clock called?
18. The Bus Type for USB is ___________________.
19. What are the voltage requirements for a universal PCI card?
20. What is the PCI Express bus intended to replace?
21. Identify the slots a PCI Express x1 cards can be used in.
22. Identify four common on board ports contained on the motherboard.
23. What are the three different methods of configuring the motherboard?
24. If CMOS memory is volatile RAM, how is it powered when the PC is turned off?
25. A CD-ROM that comes with a motherboard probably contains:

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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