There are many type of CPU sockets (and slots) designed to conform to the arrangement of pins on the bottom (or side) of the CPU. Just from the Intel/AMD PC compatible platform there are over 50 socket names and types for the various CPUs going back to the 1980s. Then there are company platforms such as Motorola and IBM (Mainframe and I system and there predecessors) each using the socket type best suited for the CPU architecture.
The microprocessor is installed into the CPU socket on the motherboard. A CPU socket can only fit a certain range of microprocessors.
That refers to the place where the CPU is plugged in.
It is more expensive than a single CPU socket motherboard
Socket 478
Socket A.
the VLIF socket is used to make use of the set screw to lock the CPU into place.
FM2
In the motherboard socket.
No, it's not.
Some Cpu's that use Socket A are Athlon Xp, Athlon Mp, Athlon Model 4
A CPU socket is a mechanical connection. Its main function is to serve as a connection that holds the CPU and allows it to communicate with the motherboard.
The number 755 referes to the number of connections between the processor (CPU) and the socket that the CPU goes into. The number (and configuration) of connections between the CPU and the socket must be the same.