A complicated, Highly integrated device that performs many different, simultaneous functions.
What is a CPU
100
The first 16 bit microprocessor.
What is the 8086?
100
This company became the major competitor to Intel
What is AMD
100
This is the enemy of all electronic Circuits
What is Heat?
100
Memory that contains permanent code is
Memory that contains temporary code is
Triple Points if you name the acronym and the whole name
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What is ROM?
What is RAM-?
200
A small electronic device that allows a small electric current to control a larger electric current.
What is a transistor?
200
Memory that can be described as hard disk space which can be used as additional memory for holding data not immediately needed by the processor.
What is Virtual Memory?
200
This company makes a cpu that operates on the principle of keep it cheap, keep it small, and keep the power use low.
VIA
200
This Computer part generates the most heat inside a computer.
What is CPU
200
The two basic types of Ram are
What is SRAM & DRAM?
300
An electronic device consisting of many miniature transistors and other circuit elements (resistors and capacitors)
What is Integrated Circuit or IC
300
The first Pentium CPU was introduced by Intel in this year.
What is 1993?
300
This microprocessor architecture was created by the alliance called AIM.
What is Power PC
300
This is used to cool components on a motherboard. The processor has a huge one attached to it.
What is a Heatsink
300
Memory designed to used in Laptop & Notebook computers
What is SO-DIMM
400
An Integrated Circuot containing the entire CPU of a computer all on one chip
What is a microprocessor?
400
The two sockets that the Pentium 4 uses.
What are 478 and 775 Pin Socket?
400
Who are the companies that are apart of the AIM Alliance.
Who are Apple, IBM, Motorola
400
This is used to maximize thermal transfer from the CPU to the heat sink.
What is Thermal Grease or Compound?
400
Storing frequently used or soon to be needed data in a high speed memory so that it can be accessed quickly
What is Caching
500
This used to set the pace of for all activities inside the computer.
What is a clock
500
Intel released its latest processor. It contains a CPU that has four separate processors in the same package.
What is Core 2 Quad
500
The AMD Phenom Processor is mounted to the motherboard using the
What is the AM2+ Socket?
500
Some smaller heatsinks require this to help it keep a processor cool.
These heat sinks are called? Two part answer
What is a fan and Active heatsink
500
The current Standard Memory type is
For Bonus Points what does the Acronym Stand for?