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