Intel/AMD
What are the families of Intel and AMD chips.
3 5 7 9, Intel Ultra, AMD Ryzen AI, Xeon, ThreadRipper.
What is the Lesson 3 Soft Skill?
Active Listening
What data does a CPU work on?
1 and 0, aka binary.
This substance must be applied between the CPU and the heat sink to fill in microscopic air gaps
Thermal Paste
What is the basic function of a CPU?
The CPU performs calculations based on input and output and coordinates the functions of the other components in the computer.
For basic document editing and internet browsing, what is the recommended CPU family?
Intel core 3 or i3 or Ryzen 3.
In your own words what is active listening?
is participating in a conversation where you focus on what the other person is saying—in other words, listening more than talking.
How many bits is x86 and x64?
x86 is 32bit and x64 is 64bit.
This socket type, often used by AMD, has pins sticking out of the bottom of the processor
Pin Grid Array (PGA)
How would one determine the speed of a CPU?
Clock speed, Clock, Gigahertz
What other two mainstream CPU lineups are there.
Qualcomm and Apple silicon.
Name at least five reasons why active listening would be useful for a person in cyber security?
Enables you to gather data and symptoms quickly, Enables you to build customer rapport, Improves your understanding of the problem, Enables you to solve the problem more quickly because you understand the problem better, Provides mutual understanding between you and the customer, Provides a means of having a positive, engaged conversation rather than having a negative, confrontational encounter, Focuses on the customer rather than the technician, Provides an environment in which the customer might be more forthcoming with information related to the problem
How does a CPU transfer data across it's various systems?
Through electrical lines called a bus. Or the internal data bus.
This feature allows a single-core CPU to look like two CPU’s to the operating system
Hyper Threading
What is the term when a CPU reduces it's speed/performance to save itself from overheating and damaging itself?
Thermal Throttling.
What is the highest amount of cores Thread Ripper and Xeon can have.
96 Amd
86 Xeon
Name two of the Key Bullets of Active Listening in the Book?
-Have a positive attitude
-Focus on what a customer is saying.
-Keep your response brief
-Actively pay attention to customer
Which CPU cache is integrated directly into the processor.
L1.
This older Intel socket was known as “Socket T”
LGA 775
What is the definition and basic functions of an NPU?
Provide an example of a task that is done or is assisted by the NPU.
An NPU is a Neural Processing Unit. It's basic task is to accelerate AI compute tasks and machine learning.
When editing a photo and you decide to edit out an area with a "magic eraser" the NPU will locally assist in the task.
This one will not take off any points for not answering.
This one is very difficult so it equates to 1000 points.
However if you get this wrong you will only lose 200 points.
Scenario: A processor currently consumes 100W of power while running at a clock speed of 4.0 GHz with a core voltage of 1.2V.
To achieve a stable overclock, a user increases the clock speed to 5.0 GHz and raises the voltage to 1.4V. What is the new power consumption? (Assume capacitance remains constant).
A key way to figuring this out is identifying the change in the different properties and how that would impact the CPU. What mathematical operator is good for similar values.
5/4 = 1.25
1.4/1.2 = 1.166
1.166 * 1.166 = 1.36
(This square part is confusing but just think of it as, when you double volts it's doubling the force which also acts as the speed of the current.)
Try your Best to Briefly explain why you need to know why their Intel LGA 1851 (Arrow Lake) is not compatible with Intel LGA 1700 (12th to 14th) socket type?
Answer may vary but answer should include the generation differences and how they aren’t compatible.
If a CPU runs at 2.8 billion cycles a second, what is the speed the registers run at, have the final data format as the standard for CPU register calculations.
2.8Ghz.
If you break a pin on a PGA socket, you must replace the _____, while if you damage an LGA socket, you must replace the _____.
CPU and Motherboard
What component of the computer does the iGPU or the integrated graphics processing unit rely on to function?
Or does the iGPU not rely on this component and this is a trick question?
The iGPU uses system RAM to function as a VRAM.