1. The document contains questions and answers about computer processors. It covers topics like Intel processor models and features, differences between socket types, processor manufacturers, and components that keep processors cool. 2. Questions are answered by four individuals - April, Nickie, Alex, and James - about topics like Intel processor history and specifications, AMD processors, motherboard components, and more. 3. The document provides reference information on computer processors, with a focus on Intel CPUs, from early Pentium models to more recent Intel and AMD desktop and server products.

1. Chapter 5 QuestionsApril, Nickie, Alex, & James

2. Questions 1-7April

3. 1. If a motherboard has a slot 1, what processor(s) is it designed to support?

4. Answer:P2 or P3

5. 2. What was the first Intel processor to contain external cache?

6. Answer:The first processor to contain L2 (external) cache was the Intel Pentium Pro.

7. 3. When is it appropriate to use a Celeron rather than a Pentium 4 in a computer system?

8. Answer:Have a low end computer

9. 4. Which is more powerful, the current Celeron or the current Xeon processor?

10. Answer:XEON because of its high front side buss and higher floating point

11. 5. Who is the major competitor of Intel in the processor market?

12. Answer:AMD (Advanced Micro Devices)

13. 6. Why did the competitors of the Intel Pentium II choose to stay with Socket 7 rather than use slot 1 for their competing processors?

14. Answer:Intel patented it.

15. 7. What components inside a computer case keep a processor cool?

16. Answer:Fan, heat sink, or a cooler

17. Questions 8-13Nickie

18. 8. Describe the difference between a PGA socket and an SPGA socket.

19. PGA socket=Pin Grid Array-pins aligned in uniform rows around the socket SPGA socket=Staggered Pin Array-pins staggered over the socket

20. 9. Name a processor that requires dual-voltage. How are the two voltages used?

21. Pentium MMX One is used for internal processing and the other is used for I/O processing

22. 10. Name the processor that uses Socket A.

23. AMD Athlon

24. 11. What are the four speeds of the most popular motherboards currently available on the market that support Inter Processors?

25. Common speeds for the system bus (motherboard speed) are 1066 MHz, 800 MHz, 533 MHz, and 400 MHz.

26. 12. Name 3 manufactures of the motherboard chipsets.

27. 1. Intel 2. Ali, Inc 3. AMD

28. 13. Beginning with the Intel i800 chipsets, what are the two main chips of the chipset called?

29. North Bridge South Bridge

30. Questions 14-19Alex Coffey

31. 14.) What is the name for the bus that connects L2 cache to the processor inside the Pentium II processor housing?

32. Back Side Bus or Cache Bus

33. 15.) What is the word size of the Pentium family of processors?

34. 64 bit word size

35. 16.) What is the data path size of the front side bus of the Pentium family of processors?

36. 64 bit external path size

37. 17.) If a Pentium 4 Extreme Edition uses two ALU units inside the processor housing, how many ALU units does the Pentium D have?

38. 2

39. 18.) Why is a land socket preferred to a pin socket?

40. Because when being removed or put in land sockets place equal force over the whole processor.

41. 19.) Explain the difference between the locations of discrete L2 cache and Advanced Transfer Cache.

42. Discrete L2 cache is on separate dies.Advanced Transfer Cache is on the same die.

43. Questions 20-25James Harris

44. 20Which Instruction set is used by the Itanium Processors?

45. EPIC- Explicitly Parallel Instruction Computing

46. 21Which group of Intel Processors use a 32-bit word size and a 64-bit word size?

47. XEON Processors

48. 22Which Windows personal computing OS support Intel Hyper-Threading Tech?

49. Windows XP

50. 23Name an AMD processor that used Dual-Core processing

51. Athlon 64

52. 24What processor manufacturer once targeted the desktop processor market, but is now more focused on processors used for personal electronics?

53. VIA and CYRIX Processors

54. 25What is the latest socket used by Intel desktop processors?

55. Socket 775