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memory on the processor dies one Level 1 cache
memory in the processor package but not on the processor die two Level 2 cache
some processors use a third cache father form the core Level 3 cache
probably the best know technologies used by the processors hyper hyper-threading
Amd transport hyper transport
the data portion of the external bus is 64 bits wide. front-side bus
inside the processor housing data called the internal data bus. internal bus
the portion of the back bus that connects the processor to the internal memory back-side bus
is speed at which processor operate internally. processor frequency
this factor is called the multiplier multiplier
not recommended because the speed is not guaranteed to be stable overclocking. overclocking
the latest advancement in the multi core. multi-core processing
triple core triple core
four core quad core
eight cores octo
ram thta holds data and instructions that memory cache memory cache
0r dynamic ram DRAM
memory in a memory cache is a static ram SRAM
was first technology to support repetitive looping whereby the processor receives an instruction and then applies mmx MMX
amd increase performance and lowers power requirements cool n quiet Cool’n’Quiet
by intel steps down processor frequency when the processor is idle eist EIST
is a security feature that prevents software form execute bit Execute disable bit
sits on top of fan cool cooler
which fans that draw heat away from the processor heat sink
is placed between the bottom of the cooler heatsink thermal compound thermal compound
helps draw air out of the case case fan
small pump sits inside of computer case and tubes moves water or other liquid liquid cooling system
state one of the hard drive and monitor are turned off s1 state
state two of the hard drive monitor and processor s2 state
everything is shut down except ram and enough of the system to respond state three s3 state
intel and amd both recommend as part of the case design air guide chassis air guide
technology the intel processor chip-set and wireless network adapter are all centrino interconnected as a unit Centrino
current set of standards that is used by bios hardware and the os to manage power acpi ACPI
occurs when Windows suffers a serious error and is forced to "stop" completely. Stop errors
a core that has three wire in its core triple core
is speed throttling and Power saving technology of AMD's processors used in laptops now Powernow
is a core that has eight cores octo core
Microsoft has reported that there may be problems previewing video files when SpeedStep eist eist
technology the intel processor chip-set and wireless network adapter are all centrino centrino
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