Chapter 4

Front 1

The two major manufacturers of processors are Intel and NVIDIA.
t or f

Back 1

false

Front 2

Multiple processors can be installed in a single processor housing.
t or f

Back 2

true

Front 3

When installing a processor, you must line up the red circle on the processor with the right-angle mark on the motherboard.
t or f

Back 3

false

Front 4

After installing the processor, if the system begins the boot process and suddenly turns off before completing the boot, the processor is most likely overheating.
t or f

Back 4

true

Front 5

Today’s DIMMs use a 64-bit data path.
t or f

Back 5

true

Front 6

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a processor?
1. clock speed
2. processor architecture
3. amount of CMOS
4. multi-core processing

Back 6

amount of CMOS

Front 7

What is the general name of the processor feature that AMD calls HyperTransport?

Back 7

multithreading

Front 8

Which type of processor memory is located on the processor chip (processor die)?

Back 8

Level 1 cache

Front 9

Which of the following is NOT a component of a processor?
1. device driver
2. control unit
3. registers
4. memory caches

Back 9

device driver

Front 10

Which Intel processor technology interconnects the processor, chipset, and wireless network adapter as a unit, improving laptop performance?

Back 10

Centrino

Front 11

Which of the following is true about installing a processor on a motherboard?
1) after placing the processor in the socket, you need to lock down the lever
2) it’s okay to reuse thermal compound when you remove and reinstall a processor
3) processors are protected from ESD, so you don’t need a grounding bracelet
4) use plenty of thermal compound, you can never use too much of this substance

Back 11

after placing the processor in the socket, you need to lock down the lever

Front 12

What is the most likely result of a correctly installed processor, but an incorrectly installed cooler?
1) powers on, but nothing else happens
2) boot process begins, but system suddenly turns off after a short period
3) system does not power on at all
4) BIOS setup does not recognize the processor correctly

Back 12

powers on, but nothing else happens

Front 13

Which type of memory is the main memory installed as DIMMs on a motherboard?

Back 13

DRAM

Front 14

Which type of memory can support quad, triple, and dual channels?

Back 14

DDR3

Front 15

What unit of measurement is used for DIMM read and write times?

Back 15

nanoseconds

Front 16

Which of the following is true about DIMM technologies?

1) DDR2 uses 184 pins
2) DDR3 is backward compatible with DDR2
3) SDRAM runs synchronized with the system clock
4) the S in SDRAM stands for static

Back 16

DDR3 is backward compatible with DDR2

Front 17

Which of the following is true about DIMM slots?

1) color coding is used to identify the channel

2) DDR2 and DDR3 support triple channels

3) DDR only supports a single channel

4) a DDR3 DIMM allows access to four memory chips simultaneously on each DIMM

Back 17

color coding is used to identify the channel

Front 18

Which of the following statements is NOT true when setting up dual channeling?

1) a pair in a channel must be equally matched in size, speed and features

2) if two DIMM slots do not have matching pairs, single-channeling will be used

3) each channel runs independently of the other channel

4) if you have two pairs installed in two channels, all four DIMMs must match

Back 18

if you have two pairs installed in two channels, all four DIMMs must match

Front 19

What is the transfer rate of a 64-bit module running at 1600 MHz?

Back 19

12800 MB/s

Front 20

DIMMs used in servers can provide additional reliability if they use which of the following technologies?

Back 20

ECC

Front 21

A DIMM that holds data and amplifies a signal before the data is written to the module uses which technology?

Back 21

registers

Front 22

Which memory technology that is no longer used has a 32-bit data bus, 232 pins and requires a placeholder in empty slots?

Back 22

RIMM

Front 23

What technology in a DIMM informs the BIOS of the module’s size, speed, voltage, and data path width?

Back 23

SPD

Front 24

Which of the following memory configurations definitely will not work when populating a motherboard with DIMMs?
1) using two different manufacturer’s memory

2) mixing memory speeds

3) leaving a slot unpopulated

4)
mixing unbuffered with registered

Back 24

mixing unbuffered with registered

Front 25

Which of the following is NOT a necessary precaution when installing memory modules?

1) use a ground bracelet

2) test the motherboard for residual electrical charges

3) unplug the computer

4) don’t stack modules on top of each other

Back 25

test the motherboard for residual electrical charges

Front 26

_________________________ is the ability of a processor to execute two instructions at the same time.

Back 26

(Multiprocessing, Multi-processing)

Front 27

The ____________ at which the processor operates internally is called the processor speed.

Back 27

frequency

Front 28

The __________________ family of AMD processors has processors that run up to 3.2 GHz, have up to 6 cores, and use the AM3 socket.

Back 28

Phenom

Front 29

After you install a processor, you should check the _____________ to verify that the system recognized the processor correctly.

Back 29

BIOS, BIOS setup

Front 30

CAS _____________ measures memory access timing.

Back 30

latency

Front 31

An error checking technology used by DIMMS

Back 31

ECC

Front 32

A RAMbus memory module

Back 32

RDRAM

Front 33

Double-Sided DIMMs that provide more than one ban

Back 33

Dual Ranked

Front 34

An error checking technology used by SIMMs

Back 34

Parity

Front 35

A technology that allows a processor to handle more than one group of instructions

Back 35

Hyper-Threading

Front 36

The number of clock cycles it takes to write or read a row of data

Back 36

RAS latency

Front 37

A task or group of instructions executed by the CPU

Back 37

Thread

Front 38

A placeholder module used in RAMbus memory configurations

Back 38

C-RIMM

Front 39

Memory chips installed on one of the module

Back 39

Single-sided

Front 40

The factor used to determine clock speed between the processor and FSB

Back 40

Multiplier