CPU Flash Cards
Which type of CPU was used in the first IBM personal computer?
16-bit
When was the first commercial microprocessor introduced?
1971
How many transistors are included in the Intel Core i7 processor, introduced in 2008?
731 million
which of these is an important manufacturer of CPU chips?
AMD
the memory that a CPU can use directly is called:
Cache memory
What does CPU stand for?
Central processing unit
To what do buses and lines connect in a computer chip?
ROM and RAM
The first commercial processor was used in:
a programmable business calculator
Every CPU needs to:
dissipate heat
The Intel 8086 processor, introduced in 1978, included what important advance?
it was one of the first 16-bit processors.
On a PC, what do the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) instructions do?
load the operating system and test hardware in the machine
The width of the smallest wire on a computer chip is typically measured in:
microns
About how much address space can a 64-bit microprocessor access?
one billion GB
What does ROM stand for?
read only memory
a turbo boost allows a CPU to:
run at a speed faster than that for which it's rated
Out of what material are computer chips made?
silicon
Which of the following is not part of a computer chip's job?
starting up the computer
Computer chip designers create language instructions that the microprocessor reads. What part of the computer can translate the words from the instructions into bit patterns the chip can understand?
the assembler
the process size of a CPU refers to what?
the fineness of the manufacturing technique
the CPU is included on a central component of the computer known as:
the motherboard
what is a CPU's clock speed?
the rate at which it can execute instructions
