Let's Examine Hardware Test

A quad-core CPU has each core running 4 threads at the same time. Given that each thread represents a single instruction, how many instructions can this CPU handle simultaneously?

• 32

• 4

• 24

• 16

• 8

Which of these metrics would normally NOT be in consideration when you consider the performance of a CPU?

• Its clock speed

• Its cache memory capacity

• Instructions per cycle that it can perform

•  The CPU's heat resistance

• Number of simultaneous threads it can run

In a motherboard, a powerful graphics card which provides the fastest data transfer rates between the motherboard and graphics card would probably require a(n)

• AGP slot

• USB slot

• HDMI slot

• PCI slot

• PCI Express slot

The module responsible for connecting all the parts of a computer together and creating connections that allow them to communicate with each other is known as the

• central processing unit

• motherboard

•  PCI slot

•  random access memory

Which one of these units would NOT be found in a typical CPU architecture?

• Auxiliary Power

• Arithmetic / Logic Unit

• Control unit

• Memory Registers

The speed of a CPU is usually measured in cycles per second or _____.

• Megavolt

• Megabit

• Hertz

• Ohm

In a motherboard, the base material of a printed circuit board, or PCB, is typically made from.

• copper

• epoxy glass

• carbonite

• carbon fiber

CPUs will use ________________ architecture to increase the efficiency of their performance.

• automated

• pipelining

• graphical

• JAMS

The smallest unit of data that can be read from or written to in memory is called:

• Byte

• Bit

• Block

• Sector

Which memory would be the fastest at communicating with the CPU?

• Cache memory

• Internal Hard Drives

• Random Access Memory

• External Storage Drives