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Microprocessors
A microprocessor is the heart of any computer, whether it is a server, a desktop machine, or a laptop. This single chip contains the arithmetic, control, and logic circuitry necessary to interpret and execute computer programs.
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The microprocessor used in the first home computer was the 8080. It could handle 8 bits at a time.
What does it mean when you say Pentium is a 32 bit processor?
It means the processor is able to handle a 32bit wide data at a time.
What are the key distinguishing feature of a microprocessor?
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What does an LM741 micro chip do?
An LM741 is what is known as an "Operational Amplifier", or "Op-Amp" for short. Op-Amps are arguably one of the most useful electronic devices, with almost any electronic device containing at least one in some form or another.
Exactly what an Op-Amp does depends on the circuit it is in, however in general, an Op-Amp takes an input signal and boots it up to a higher level. One application would be a microphone pre-amp, where an Op-Amp would take the low-voltage input from the microphone and boot it up to a level that the power amp can use.
How long does it take for a CPU without thermal paste on it to become totally unusable?
There's no real answer to this question. The purpose of thermal paste is to fill in microscopic gaps between the processor die and the heatsink. This allows better heat transfer to the heatsink, where it can then dissipate. Depending on factors like the architecture and speed of the processor, the size of the heatsink, and the speed of the fan, it is quite possible to run the processor without any thermal paste indefinitely, though the temperatures will likely be higher.
Can a Gibayte GA-6BXC motherboard support an Intel Pentium III processor?
Yes. The GA-6BXC can support any Slot 1 Intel Pentium II or Pentium III processor. For the faster Pentium IIIs, you will need to purchase a "slotket" to convert a Socket 370 processor to the Slot 1 interface.
A Pentium 4 contains 42 million transistors. Forty-two million transistors isn't very many--the highest-end Itaniums and Xeons have nearly two BILLION transistors.
What is multithreading microprocessor?
If this is a homework assignment, please consider trying to answer it yourself first, otherwise the value of the reinforcement of the lesson offered by the assignment will be lost on you.
Multithreading is an operating system concept, not a microprocessor concept. Multithreading allows you to create a process with more than one concurrent execution path. This gives the impression, or the reality, of being able to do more than one thing at a time.
Microprocessors with multiple cores enhance multithreading, by allowing the operating system to dispatch more than one thread simultaneously, as opposed to concurrently.
89S52 has ISP
so S stands for : Serial in System programmable.
WHAT part of the processor is responsible for directing actions performed by the processor?
When an instruction reaches a microprocessor it arrives at an internal block known as a "microcode sequencer" which is present in CISC architectures. This microcode sequencer then steps through a series of locations in the microcode ROM and issues control signals to the various registers, multiplexers, ALU, etc in the microprocessor.
RISC architectures lack this microcode sequencer, but have a similar construct known as a microcode translator or interpreter. Because RISC machines must complete execution in a single clock cycle, there aren't any "steps" to cycle through. Remember that RISC instructions are inherently more simple than CISC instructions.
the six are CPU, memory, power supply, input devices, output devices, & storage devices
These are notes my teacher gave to me-
1. INPUT- sends data to the main memory
2. PROCESSOR- processes or manipulates data into information. This is done through the CPU- Central Processing Unit- this is made up of the control unit & arithmetic/logic unit.
3. MEMORY- electronic components that temporarily store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor.
4. OUTPUT- displays or present information- is made up of printers & display panels.
5. STORAGE- stores the information for future use when not being used in the memory.
6. COMMUNICATION DEVICES- a hardware component that enables a computer to send (transmit) & receive data, instructions, & information to & from one or more computers. ex: telephone lines, cables, cellular radio networks, & satellites. Some media is wireless- no physical lines or wires needed.
• What is the maximum directly addressable memory capacity (in bytes)? 2(32-8) = 16,777,216 bytes = 16 MB • Discuss the impact on the system speed if the microprocessor data bus has • a 32-bit local address bus and a 16-bit local data bus. Instruction and data transfers would take three bus cycles each - one for the address and two for the data. • a 16-bit local address bus and a 16-bit local data bus. Instruction and data transfers would take four bus cycles each - two for the address and two for the data. • How many bits are needed for the program counter and the instruction register? 24 bits for the PC (24-bit addresses), 32 bits for the IR (32-bit addresses)
inter integrated circuits its a master protocol and uses only two bidirectional open-drain lines, Serial Data Line (SDA) and Serial Clock (SCL), pulled up with resistors. Typical voltages used are +5 V or +3.3 V although systems with other voltages are permitted
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Why we use computer why computer is usefull what are the benefits of computer?
They operate with amazing speed, reliability, consistency, and accuracy
Spellcheck is great too. Ahem.
Hmmm... another homework question. It never ceases to amaze me how many kids don't want to do their homework so they just ask the questions here.
Depends on the benchmark used to measure:
- KOPS or KIPS - measure of instructions executed per second
- MFLOPS - measure of floating point operations per second
- Whetstones - measure of overall floating point performance
- Drystones - measure of overall integer performance.
- Livermore loops - measure of computing and looping performance
- etc. etc.
Never measure CPU speed by the clock speed. Different architectures and implementations of the same architecture can give dramatically different speeds on real applications even with the CPUs running on the same clock.
One example of this occurred when Apple first started making Macs using the PowerPC. Power Macs could run in software emulation of the Intel Pentium Windows applications much faster than the existing PCs, even though the PCs operated on faster clock speeds and were running the code native.
Which memory module has a front side bus speed of 200 MHz?
If you are referring to standard RAM modules for a computer I believe you're looking for "PC1600" DDR ram. Not DDR2 or 3, just plain DDR ram.
Hope this helps!
