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This is the 4-step cycle every CPU uses to process instructions.
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→ What is Fetch, Decode, Execute, and Write-back?
100
This architecture is used in most mobile phones and emphasizes energy efficiency.
→ What is ARM?
100
This is the speed of a CPU, measured in billions of cycles per second.
→ What is GHz (Gigahertz)?
100
Intel CPUs use this type of socket, where the pins are on the motherboard.
→ What is LGA (Land Grid Array)?
100
This allows a CPU to run multiple operating systems simultaneously.
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→ What is virtualization?
200
This part of the CPU performs arithmetic and logical operations.
→ What is the ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)?
200
Intel and AMD desktop processors are typically based on these two architectures.
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→ What is x86 or x64?
200
These are virtual instruction streams that help CPUs do more at once.
→ What are threads?
200
AMD CPUs like Ryzen traditionally use this socket type, with pins on the CPU.
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→ What is PGA (Pin Grid Array)?
200
This Intel technology allows virtual machines to run more efficiently on supported CPUs.
What is Intel VT-x?
300
This memory type is faster than RAM and stores frequently accessed data to save the CPU time from going back to RAM repeatedly.
→ What is cache?
300
ARM is based on this type of instruction set, which uses simpler commands.
→ What is RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing)?
300
This Intel technology allows a single core to process two threads at once.
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→ What is Hyper-Threading?
300
This type of socket allows a CPU to be inserted without applying force, reducing the risk of damage.
ZIF (Zero Insertion Force)
300
This AMD technology supports virtualization on compatible processors.
→ What is AMD-V?
400
This type of memory is built into the CPU and holds data the processor is actively using.
→ What is a register?
400
x86/x64 is based on this architecture that uses more complex instructions.
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→ What is CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing)?
400
This multiprocessing technique uses two or more CPUs in one system.
→ What is SMP (Symmetric Multiprocessing)?
400
This Intel socket type was introduced for the 12th-generation Core processors and supports DDR5 and PCIe 5.0.
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→ What is LGA 1700?
400
This CPU feature allows it to process more instructions by using multiple cores on the same chip.
What is chip-level multiprocessing (CMP)?
500
This CPU component manages the control signals and directs the flow of instructions.
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→ What is the Control Unit?
500
This 64-bit architecture, created by AMD and adopted by Intel, supports more than 4 GB of RAM.
→ What is x64 or AMD64?
500
This term describes when multiple cores are placed on a single chip.
→ What is CMP (Chip-level Multiprocessing)?
500
This AMD server socket is used with EPYC processors.
→ What is SP3 (or SP5 for newer models)?
500
This CPU feature allows each core to run two threads simultaneously, improving multitasking.
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What is Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT)?