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Which of the following are the two major producers of processors used in modern PCs? A) Intel and AMD, B) Intel and NVIDIA, C) AMD and ARM, D) ARM and NVIDIA

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Intel and AMD

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Fill in the blank: Intel has a larger market share; AMD processors generally cost ____.

Back

less

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True or False: Both Intel and AMD processors work in PC systems and support Windows software.

Back

True

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Which instruction set do 32-bit processors use?

Back

IA-32

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Fill in the blank: A 32-bit operating system can run on a computer with a ______ processor.

Back

64-bit

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What is the typical configuration of processors in desktop systems?

Back

Dual-core, triple-core, and quad-core

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Fill in the blank: The speed of a processor is represented in ______ and is also referred to as the frequency.

Back

megahertz (MHz)

Front

What should you ensure when selecting a processor?

Back

The processor is compatible with the motherboard.

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What is cache memory?

Back

Cache is memory that the processor can access directly without using the system RAM.

Front

List the four types of processor cache.

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Level 1 (L1), Level 2 (L2), Level 3 (L3), Level 4 (L4).