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Select the technique below that allows a RISC CPU to operate on an instruction while fetching additional instructions.

• Threading

• Pipelining

• Multithreading

• EPIC

A CISC-based processor can do five multiplications in 1 tick, whereas a RISC-based EPIC processor would need at least 20 ticks.

• True

• False

What describes the clock speed at which the CPU operates within itself.

• External tick speed

• Internal tick speed

• External clock speed

• Internal clock speed

A 64-bit data bus does not require a 64-bit compatible operating system to make full use of the data path.

• True

• False

Partitions allow for two or more file systems such as Windows and Linux on a single computer.

• True

• False

A file is a set of data that is grouped in some logical manner, assigned a name, and stored on the disk.

• True

• False

How many

active FAT16 logical drives can exist?

• 20

• 22

• 24

• 26

FAT32 has a maximum volume size of 2 terabytes.

• True

• False

Which kind of software release listed below is not a pre-release version of a software package?

• Alpha

• Release to Manufacturing

• Beta

• Release Candidate

The bit size (32- or 64-bit) of a new OS must match the bit size of the computer on which it is being installed.

• True

• False