Processor Types/Characteristics
Intel Processors
Miscellaneous
AMD and ARM Processors
Memory
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This is measured in gigahertz, such as 3.3 GHz. Currently, the brands for this Intel and AMD run from 2.0 GHz to more than 5.3 GHz.

What is a processor?

100

These Intell processors include the Itanium and Xeon processors. Intel calls this technology IA64.

What are Intels 64-bit processors?

100

Open the settings app, click System and then click About in the left panel of this page.

What are the steps to view the System Information of a computer?

100

The Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper, Ryzen with graphics, Athlon with Graphics, Ryzen Pro, and Athlon Pro.

What are the AMD desktop processors?

100

When the memory controller can access only one DIMM at a time.

What is single channel?

200

The average space between transistors printed on the surface of the silicon chip. It is measured in nanometers (nm: a billionth of a meter). It currently ranges from 7 nm to 14 nm. The lower the measurement, the better and faster the processor performs.

What is Lithography?

200

An entry-level Intel processor for desktop and laptops.

What are Core i3 processors? or What are Pentium processors?

200

A cream-like substance placed between the bottom of the cooler heat sink and the top of the processor.

What is thermal compound?

200

The Ryzen, Athlon and Chromebook.

What are the AMD processors for laptops?

200

They type of memory used in laptops.

What is SO-DIMM?

300

Current desktop and server systems include the LGA1700, LGA1200, LGA1151, LGA2066 and LGA2011 or sTRX4, TR4, AM4, AM3+ and FM2+

What are socket and chipsets that the processor can use?

300

An Intel processor made for low-end desktops, netbooks, and laptops.

What are Atom processors? or What are Celeron processors?

300
The way Windows uses space on the hard drive to enhance the amount of RAM in a system. It is normally stored in pagefile.sys, which is a hidden file.

What is virtual memory or virtual RAM?

300

The EPYC, which can have up to 64 cores.

What AMD processor is for servers?

300
This doubled the effective data rate because the process is completed with the rise and fall of the motherboard clock beat, rather than at each clock beat.

What is DDR or Double Data Rate?

400

The ability of a processing system to do more than one task at a time. This can be accomplished by several means.

What is Multiprocessing?

400

Intel processors made for high-end desktops and laptops.

What are Core i9 and Core i7 processors?

400

A command used at the command prompt to open the System Information Window.

What is msinfo32.exe?

400

A processors architecture that is low cost, low power, and low heat, and are typically found embedded in mobile devices, such as smartphone, laptops, and tablets.

What is the ARM processor?

400

Calculate this by multiplying the speed of a DIMM by 8.

What is PC rating?

500

Another name for the actual processor chip, where memory can have three levels of cache: Level 1 cache, Level 2 cache or Level 3 cache.

What is the processor die?
500

Intel processors made for the most powerful high-end desktops with graphics-heavy usage in mind. These are ideal for gaming, animation, photo and video editing, creation, and development.

What is the Core X-series?

500

The method used to determine the type of processor and memory used with a specific motherboard.

What is the Motherboard Manual or Motherboard Manufacture's website?

500

ARM stands for:

Advanced RISC Machine
A RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) machine is a type of computer architecture that uses a small, highly-optimized set of instructions.

500

A way of measuring access timing. It refers to the number of clock cycles it takes to write or read a column of data off a memory module. 

What is CAS Latency (CL)?

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