nc-ch6-stack1 Word Scramble
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Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) | an open industry specification co-developed by Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba. |
back-side bus (BSB) | this bus operates at a much higher frequency than the front bus |
case fan | used to draw air out of or into the case |
Centrino | processor, chipset, and wireless adapter all interconnected as a unit to improve laptop performance |
chassis air guide (CAG) | helps pull and direct fresh air to the cooler and processor |
Cool’n’Quiet | lowers power requirements and helps keep a system quiet |
Cooler | combination cooling fan and heat sink on top of processor to keep cool |
DRAM | most common system memory,requires refreshing every few miliseconds dram |
dual-core processing | processor package that contains two core processors |
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) | steps down processor frequency when processor is idle to conserve power and lower that eist |
Execute disable bit | security feature that prevents reproduction or execution disable bit |
front-side bus (FSB) | bus between cpu and motherboard memory fsb |
heat sink | piece of metal with fans to dissipate heat sink |
hyper-threading | ability to handle individual thread parallel to other running threads hyper |
hyper transport | ability to handle individual thread parallel to other running threads transport |
internal bus | bus used for communication between cpu's internal components bus |
Level 1 (L1) cache | memory on the processor die l1 |
Level 2 (L2) cache | memory in the process l2 package,but not on the processor die |
Level 3 (L3) cache | farther from the processor l3 core, but still in the processor package |
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