| Read this whole guide offline with no ads, for a very low price! |
Click Here!
Use coupon code "SAVE50" to get it half price! |
|
|
V Pentium Family CPUs
Cyrix and AMD are out
in the marketplace selling their CPUs and math co processors, calling
them 80386, 80387, just like Intel's. As you can guess, Intel is not
happy about this. The firm was so mad; they went to court to stop their
competitors. Ha-Ha, you can't copyright or patent numbers,
the judge says. So Intel runs a contest to come up with a name
for the 80586 that isn't a number. Penta means five, right?
And on the 19th of October 1992, the name Pentium was announced.
As usual, the Pentium was
backward compatible, while offering new features. The revolutionary
step in this CPU was twin data pipelines. This enabled the CPU
to execute two instructions at the same time. This is known as
super scalar technology, typically found in RISC
based CPUs.
The Pentium uses a 32-bit
expansion bus, however the data bus is 64-bits which
means the system memory is addressed at 64 bits
at a time. This is an important distinction to remember when working
with some types of RAM packaging, which is seen in the next chapter.
|
Quick navigation to subsections and regular topics in this section
|
| If you find CertiGuide.com useful, please consider making a small Paypal donation to help the site, using one of the buttons below. You can also donate a custom amount using the far right button (not less than $1 please, or PayPal gets most/all of your money!) In lieu of a larger donation, you may wish to consider buying an inexpensive PDF equivalent of the CertiGuide to A+ (Core Hardware) from StudyExam4Less.com. (Use coupon code "SAVE50" to save a full 50% off the already low price!) Thanks for your support! |
|
|
Home -
Table Of Contents - Contact Us
CertiGuide to A+ (Core Hardware) (http://www.CertiGuide.com/aplush/) on CertiGuide.com
Version 1.0 - Version Date: December 6, 2004
Adapted with permission from a work created by Tcat Houser.
CertiGuide.com Version © Copyright 2004 Charles M. Kozierok. All Rights Reserved.
Not responsible for any loss resulting from the use of this site.
|
