Chapter 3 CPU
What are the four general-purpose CPU registers? – answer AX, BX, CX, DX
All of the machine language commands that the CPU understands make up its ______ -
answer instruction set
How many clock cycles does the CPU require to act on a command? - answer At least
two
One billion cycles per second is equivalent to _______ - answer1 gigahertz
In today's computers, the CPU tells ______ the clock speed it needs, and the clock chip
then automatically adjusts for the CPU. - answer the motherboard
How many bits make up a byte? - answer8
Four bits make up a _______________. - answer nibble
A _______________ is made up of 64 bits. - answer quad word
Which component stores the data that the CPU actively uses? - answerRAM
What type of RAM is used for main system memory? - answerDRAM
Which component requires a constant electrical charge and a periodic refresh of the
circuits? - answerDRAM
What typically connects a CPU to RAM? - answerMCC
What is equivalent to 1024 bytes? - answer1 kilobyte
Suppose the number of wires in a CPU's address bus is 20. What is the maximum
amount of RAM the CPU can handle? - answer1,048,576 bytes
One megabyte is equivalent to _______________ bytes. - answer1,048,576
Intel's Pentium and Celeron series of CPUs are intended for which target market? -
answerBudget Desktop PCs
Which CPU is targeted at the mobile device platform? - answerIntel Core i3
What are the four general-purpose CPU registers? – answer AX, BX, CX, DX
All of the machine language commands that the CPU understands make up its ______ -
answer instruction set
How many clock cycles does the CPU require to act on a command? - answer At least
two
One billion cycles per second is equivalent to _______ - answer1 gigahertz
In today's computers, the CPU tells ______ the clock speed it needs, and the clock chip
then automatically adjusts for the CPU. - answer the motherboard
How many bits make up a byte? - answer8
Four bits make up a _______________. - answer nibble
A _______________ is made up of 64 bits. - answer quad word
Which component stores the data that the CPU actively uses? - answerRAM
What type of RAM is used for main system memory? - answerDRAM
Which component requires a constant electrical charge and a periodic refresh of the
circuits? - answerDRAM
What typically connects a CPU to RAM? - answerMCC
What is equivalent to 1024 bytes? - answer1 kilobyte
Suppose the number of wires in a CPU's address bus is 20. What is the maximum
amount of RAM the CPU can handle? - answer1,048,576 bytes
One megabyte is equivalent to _______________ bytes. - answer1,048,576
Intel's Pentium and Celeron series of CPUs are intended for which target market? -
answerBudget Desktop PCs
Which CPU is targeted at the mobile device platform? - answerIntel Core i3
