Understanding the CPU Market

What was the significant choice made by IBM in 1981 that influenced the CPU market?

• Choosing the Intel 8088 CPU

• Partnering with AMD

• Using ARM architecture

• Developing their own CPU

How did AMD initially become involved in the x86 CPU market?

• By acquiring Intel

• As a licensee of the x86 architecture

• By developing a new instruction set

• Through a merger with Cyrix

What was a major mistake made by Cyrix in their competition with Intel?

• Focusing on floating point performance

• Ignoring the x86 architecture

• Concentrating on integer performance

• Partnering with AMD

Which company recently made headlines with a non-x86 processor?

• Apple

• Qualcomm

• IBM

• AMD

What is a key reason for the continued dominance of AMD and Intel in the desktop CPU market?

• Their exclusive partnership with IBM

• The decline of mobile computing

• The widespread use of x86 architecture

• Their focus on ARM architecture