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Which Registry root key contains all the data for a system's non-user specific configurations?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
A RAM cache thats a block of cylinders on a hard drive set aside is also known as what?
Page file or Swap File or Virtual Memory.
When the PC starts running out of real RAM because you've loaded too many programs, the system swaps programs from RAM to this...
What is the recommended page file size?
1.5 times the amount of installed RAM on the computer
what is the file name of the page file?
PAGEFILE.SYS
What are the four stages in CPU Pipelining?
1. Fetch
2. Decode
3. Execute
4. Write
Which pipeline stage gets the data from the EDB (External Data Bus)?
Fetch
Which pipeline stage figures out what type of command needs to be done?
Decode
Which pipeline stage in the CPU performs the calculation?
Execute
Which CPU pipeline stage sends the data back onto the EDB (External Data Bus)?
Write
What is the cache on the CPU called?
L1 cache
What is the cache on the motherboard called?
L2 cache
Which bus is used to connect the CPU to the CPU cache, usually L2 cache?
Backside bus
Which bus is used to connect the CPU to the memory controller hub (aka Northbridge chip)?
Frontside bus
What is the memory controller hub also known as?
The northbridge
The I/O controller is also known as what?
Southbridge
Its the chip that controls all input output devices such as USB, legacy ports, PCI, IDE etc
Which registry root key stores info for the user that is on the computer at the moment?
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Which registry root key stores all of the personalized settings for everyone that uses a particular computer?
HKEY_USERS
Which registry root key contains all the data for a systems non-user specific configurations?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
If the values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE have more than one option, such as two different
monitors, this root key defines which one is currently being used...
HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
Which bus connects the CPU to the MCC(Memory Controller Chip)?
Address Bus