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    Contents

    Contents

    Introduction

    Chapter 1 The Computer's Brain: Processors and Memory

    Introduction to Processors

    Processor Performance

    Processor Types: A First Look

    Deciphering Processor Terminology

    The Intel Processor Lineup

    Factors Affecting Performance

    History of Intel Chips

    The Pentium Family

    Pentium

    Pentium MMX

    Pentium Pro

    Pentium II (PII)

    Celeron

    Pentium II Xeon

    Pentium III (PIII)

    Pentium III Xeon

    Itanium/Itanium 2

    Pentium 4

    Tualatin

    Core i3 Series

    Core i5 Series

    Core i7 Series

    Stacking Up the Competition

    Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

    Cyrix

    PowerPC

    Alpha

    Using Multiprocessor and Multicore Computers

    Cooling a System

    Physical Memory

    Random Access Memory (RAM)

    RAM Types

    SIMMs

    DIMMs

    RAM Speed

    EDO RAM

    SDRAM

    DDR SDRAM

    DDR2 SDRAM

    DDR3 SDRAM

    Read-Only Memory (ROM)

    Other ROM Types

    PROM

    EPROM

    EEPROM

    Bus Architecture


      

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