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| One billion cycles per second is equivalent to ____. |
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| How many bits make up a byte? |
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| Which of the following stores the data that the CPU actively uses? |
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| 1 megabyte is equivalent to ____ bytes. |
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| Which of the following is equivalent to 1024 bytes? |
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| The CPU uses a series of actions to complete a task. What is this series of actions called? |
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| Which of the following terms is used to define the first cache that the CPU uses? |
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| What kind of RAM is cache typically made of? |
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| What is used to hold a CPU in place? |
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| What cache was historically on the motherboard but now often comes on the CPU? |
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| CPUs typically run faster than the clock. What do they use to do this? |
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| All of the following are general-purpose CPU registers EXCEPT: |
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| Main system memory is usually called: |
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| What typically connects a CPU to RAM? |
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| Intel's Pentium and Celeron series of CPUs are intended for which target market? |
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| Which of the following is an important difference between desktops and mobile devices, in terms of CPU needs? |
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| Mobile devices need to consume less electricity. |
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| What newer technology automatically configures CPU multipliers and speeds? |
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