Transcript 701 Exam prep - Baltimore City Public Schools

Comp-TIA Standards
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(Advanced Micro Devices)
An American multinational semiconductor company that develops
computer processors and related technologies for commercial and
consumer markets.
Intel- designs and builds the essential technologies that serve
as the foundation for the world's computing devices.
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A technique that enables a single CPU to act like multiple CPUs.
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Multi-Core- a single computing component with two or more
independent processors.
* Dual Core- A CPU that has two separate cores on the same die, and
each with its own cache.
Triple Core- a processing unit that
reads and executes programs .
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Quad Core- A chip-level multiprocessor, (CMP) That combines
four independent cores into a single package composed of a single
integrated circuit (IC).
L1- A small cache integrated in a processor that provides
quick access to the most recently used data.
L2-A specialized memory unit that enhances DRAM performance by
providing the CPU with data at speeds ten times faster than
DRAM.
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32 Bit Vs. 64 Bit- A 32-bit operating system, is capable of
addressing only 4 GB of RAM, while a 64-bit operating system can
address more than 128 GB of RAM.