20-Item Identification Quiz on Microprocessor Evolution

Instructions: Identify the correct term, person, or concept based on the given
descriptions.

Pascaline – 1. The first mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642.

Abacus – 2. The ancient counting device used by the Babylonians around 500 BC.
Konrad Zuse – 3. The German engineer who developed the first programmable
electromechanical computer (Z3) in 1941.
Alan Turing – 4. The British mathematician who created the Colossus computer to
break German military codes during World War II.
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) – 5. The first fully
electronic general-purpose computer developed in 1946 at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Intel – 6. The company that created the first commercially available microprocessor,
the Intel 4004.
John von Neumann – 7. The scientist known as the "father of modern computing"
for his work on stored-program computers.
Intel 4004 – 8. The first 4-bit microprocessor released by Intel in 1971.
Intel 8088 – 9. The microprocessor used in the first IBM personal computer released
in 1981.
Intel 8086 – 10. The first 16-bit microprocessor introduced by Intel in 1978.
Intel 80286 – 11. The microprocessor that introduced protected mode and supported
multitasking in 1982.
Intel 80386 – 12. The first 32-bit microprocessor released by Intel in 1986.
1993 – 13. The year Intel introduced the Pentium processor, which included
superscalar technology.
RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) – 14. The type of microprocessor
architecture that uses a reduced number of instructions for faster processing.
IBM (International Business Machines) – 15. The company that developed the
PowerPC processor, which was used in Apple computers before switching to Intel.
Intel 80486 – 16. The first Intel processor to include an integrated floating-point unit
(FPU).
Cache memory – 17. The memory unit that stores frequently accessed instructions
for faster processing.
Intel Core Duo – 18. The first Intel processor to introduce dual-core technology.
Intel Itanium – 19. The 64-bit Intel processor series designed for high-performance
computing and servers.
Intel Core Ultra (or latest released microprocessor) – 20. The most recent Intel
microprocessor architecture that focuses on AI and power efficiency.

20-Item Identification Quiz on Microprocessor Evolution

Instructions: Identify the correct term, person, or concept based on the given
descriptions.

Pascaline – 1. The first mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal in 1642.

Abacus – 2. The ancient counting device used by the Babylonians around 500 BC.
Konrad Zuse – 3. The German engineer who developed the first programmable
electromechanical computer (Z3) in 1941.
Alan Turing – 4. The British mathematician who created the Colossus computer to
break German military codes during World War II.
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator) – 5. The first fully
electronic general-purpose computer developed in 1946 at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Intel – 6. The company that created the first commercially available microprocessor,
the Intel 4004.
John von Neumann – 7. The scientist known as the "father of modern computing"
for his work on stored-program computers.
Intel 4004 – 8. The first 4-bit microprocessor released by Intel in 1971.
Intel 8088 – 9. The microprocessor used in the first IBM personal computer released
in 1981.
Intel 8086 – 10. The first 16-bit microprocessor introduced by Intel in 1978.
Intel 80286 – 11. The microprocessor that introduced protected mode and supported
multitasking in 1982.
Intel 80386 – 12. The first 32-bit microprocessor released by Intel in 1986.
1993 – 13. The year Intel introduced the Pentium processor, which included
superscalar technology.
RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) – 14. The type of microprocessor
architecture that uses a reduced number of instructions for faster processing.
IBM (International Business Machines) – 15. The company that developed the
PowerPC processor, which was used in Apple computers before switching to Intel.
Intel 80486 – 16. The first Intel processor to include an integrated floating-point unit
(FPU).
Cache memory – 17. The memory unit that stores frequently accessed instructions
for faster processing.
Intel Core Duo – 18. The first Intel processor to introduce dual-core technology.
Intel Itanium – 19. The 64-bit Intel processor series designed for high-performance
computing and servers.
Intel Core Ultra (or latest released microprocessor) – 20. The most recent Intel
microprocessor architecture that focuses on AI and power efficiency.

20-Item Identification Quiz on Microprocessors (New Set)

Instructions: Identify the correct term, person, or concept based on the given
descriptions.

Charles Babbage – 1. The person credited with designing the Analytical Engine, an
early mechanical computer.
Intel – 2. The first company to introduce a microprocessor, the 4004, in 1971.
Intel – 3. The company that developed the first 8-bit microprocessor, the 8080.
Binary system – 4. The type of number system used by computers to store and
process data.
ROM (Read-Only Memory) – 5. The memory type that is non-volatile and stores
firmware like BIOS.
IBM PC – 6. The first commercially successful personal computer introduced in 1981.
FORTRAN – 7. The computer language developed in 1957, mainly used for
scientific computing.
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) – 8. The microprocessor architecture
that uses a large number of complex instructions.
Pentium 4 – 9. The Intel processor series that introduced hyper-threading technology.
Intel Itanium – 10. The first microprocessor with a 64-bit architecture developed by
Intel.
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) – 11. The high-speed connection standard for
graphics cards introduced in the late 1990s.
Intel Core series – 12. The Intel microprocessor family that replaced the Pentium
series.
Multi-core processing – 13. The technology that allows multiple processors to be
placed on a single chip.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) – 14. The main processing unit of a computer that
executes instructions.
RAM (Random Access Memory) – 15. The term for a temporary storage area where
data and instructions are held before processing.
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) / Solid-State Drive (SSD) – 16. The hardware component
that provides long-term storage for data.
Superscalar architecture – 17. The microprocessor feature that allows execution of
multiple instructions per cycle.
Intel Core i9 / Core X-Series – 18. The Intel processor series designed for gaming
and high-performance computing.
Bit – 19. The smallest unit of data in computing, represented as a 0 or 1.
Intel Alder Lake – 20. The processor series introduced by Intel in 2021 with hybrid
core architecture.

20-Item Identification Quiz on Microprocessors (New Set #3)

Instructions: Identify the correct term, person, or concept based on the given
descriptions.

Intel 8080 – 1. The first 8-bit microprocessor introduced by Intel in 1974.

RAM (Random Access Memory) – 2. The memory type that retains data only when
power is supplied.
Kathleen Booth – 3. The computer scientist known for developing assembly
language.
Central Processing Unit (CPU) – 4. The primary component responsible for
executing instructions in a computer.
32-bit – 5. The number of bits in the address bus of the Intel 80386 processor.
ARM processor – 6. The type of processor designed specifically for mobile devices
and low power consumption.
L1 Cache – 7. The memory cache level that is the fastest but smallest in size.
Intel Core i5 (Nehalem architecture) – 8. The Intel processor that introduced Turbo
Boost technology.
Parallel processing – 9. The main advantage of using multi-core processors over
single-core processors.
ARM Holdings – 10. The company that developed the ARM architecture used in
most smartphones.
Multitasking – 11. The processor feature that allows different applications to run
simultaneously without slowing down performance.
Intel Core i3 – 12. The Intel microprocessor series that introduced integrated
graphics.
Overclocking – 13. The process of increasing a processor’s clock speed beyond its
factory settings.
Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott) – 14. The first Intel microprocessor to support
virtualization technology.
Intel 80486DX – 15. The first microprocessor with a built-in floating-point unit.
PCI Express (PCIe) – 16. The name of the high-performance interconnect used in
modern graphics cards, replacing AGP.
Instruction cycle – 17. The term for the smallest instruction unit that a processor can
execute.
AMD Ryzen – 18. The microprocessor series designed by AMD to compete with
Intel’s Core processors.
Time-sharing – 19. The CPU scheduling method that allows multiple processes to
share processor time.
SpeedStep (Intel) / Cool’n’Quiet (AMD) – 20. The power-saving mode in modern
processors that reduces clock speed when the system is idle.

20-Item Identification Quiz on Microprocessors (New Set #4)

Instructions: Identify the correct term, person, or concept based on the given
descriptions.

Intel 4004 – 1. The first microprocessor used in portable calculators, developed by

Intel.
Cache memory – 2. The memory unit that allows faster access than RAM but is
smaller in size.
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) – 3. The CPU component responsible for performing
arithmetic and logical operations.
Branch prediction – 4. The technique used by CPUs to predict the next instruction
for faster execution.
Intel Core Duo – 5. The first Intel microprocessor with dual-core technology.
Intel Core 2 Duo – 6. The Intel processor that introduced the "tick-tock"
manufacturing model.
Physical Address Extension (PAE) – 7. The memory addressing method that allows
access to more than 4GB of RAM in 32-bit systems.
AMD Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) – 8. The AMD technology equivalent to
Intel’s Hyper-Threading.
Control Unit (CU) – 9. The processor component responsible for fetching, decoding,
and executing instructions.
Intel Core Ultra – 10. The Intel CPU family introduced in 2023 with AI processing
capabilities.
Caching – 11. The process where a CPU temporarily stores frequently used data for
quick access.
GDDR (Graphics Double Data Rate) memory – 12. The high-speed memory
storage used in gaming consoles and graphics cards.
Dynamic Frequency Scaling – 13. The CPU feature that dynamically adjusts clock
speed based on workload.
AVX (Advanced Vector Extensions) – 14. The advanced instruction set used in
modern processors for floating-point calculations.
Intel Nehalem (Core i7 first generation) – 15. The first Intel processor to introduce
integrated memory controllers.
Larger memory addressing and faster processing of complex instructions – 16.
The main advantage of 64-bit processors over 32-bit processors.
RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) – 17. The type of CPU architecture
used in supercomputers for parallel processing.
Gigahertz (GHz) – 18. The unit used to measure a processor's clock speed.
Intel Xeon – 19. The processor family developed by Intel for enterprise-level servers
and workstations.
Intel Core U-Series – 20. The Intel CPU series designed for ultra-low power
consumption in laptops.

20-Item Identification Quiz on Microprocessors (New Set #5)

Instructions: Identify the correct term, person, or concept based on the given
descriptions.

Zilog – 1. The company that developed the Z80 microprocessor, widely used in early
home computers.
Superscalar execution – 2. The technique where multiple instructions are executed in
a single clock cycle.
Intel 8086 – 3. The first Intel processor to introduce a 20-bit address bus, allowing
access to 1MB of memory.
Intel Tiger Lake – 4. The Intel CPU family that introduced 10nm process technology.
AMD Ryzen – 5. The AMD microprocessor series that challenged Intel’s dominance
in the high-performance CPU market.
MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) – 6. The unit used to measure the number
of instructions a processor can execute per second.
Intel Pentium 4 – 7. The Intel processor series that first introduced the LGA (Land
Grid Array) socket design.
Embedded processor – 8. The type of CPU that is embedded into a system and
designed for specific applications.
x86 (or x86-64 for 64-bit processors) – 9. The instruction set architecture (ISA) used
in most Intel and AMD processors.
Intel Alder Lake – 10. The Intel CPU family introduced in 2021 with a hybrid core
architecture.
Heat sink – 11. The component in modern CPUs responsible for heat dissipation.
Flash memory – 12. The type of memory that stores the BIOS firmware of a
computer.
Multi-core processor – 13. The term for a processor that has more than two cores.
Intel Pentium III – 14. The Intel microprocessor that introduced the SSE (Streaming
SIMD Extensions) instruction set.
CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) – 15. The architecture type that allows
backward compatibility with previous generations of CPUs.
Intel Skylake (6th Gen) – 16. The Intel CPU generation that first introduced DDR4
memory support.
Core Parking – 17. The feature that allows CPUs to "park" unused cores to save
power.
Precision Boost – 18. The AMD technology that allows automatic overclocking of
CPUs based on workload.
Intel Core i9 / Intel Extreme Edition – 19. The Intel processor series designed
specifically for extreme gaming performance.
Intel Core i-Series – 20. The microprocessor family used in Apple's Mac computers
before transitioning to Apple Silicon.

20-Item Identification Quiz on Microprocessors (New Set #6)

Instructions: Identify the correct term, person, or concept based on the given
descriptions.

Intel 80286 – 1. The first Intel processor to introduce protected mode, allowing
multitasking capabilities.
Moore’s Law – 2. The observation that the number of transistors on a microchip
doubles approximately every two years.
Intel 80386 – 3. The first Intel processor to introduce a 32-bit architecture.
Harvard Architecture – 4. The CPU architecture that separates memory for
instructions and data.
Von Neumann Architecture – 5. The traditional CPU architecture where instructions
and data share the same memory.
AMD Athlon – 6. The AMD processor series that competed directly with Intel
Pentium III.
Threading – 7. The feature that allows a single CPU core to handle multiple
execution threads simultaneously.
Quantum Computing – 8. The next-generation computing technology that leverages
quantum bits (qubits) for processing.
Intel Pentium M – 9. The Intel processor series optimized for power efficiency in
early laptops.
64-bit Computing – 10. The technology that allows processors to handle more than
4GB of RAM.
HyperTransport – 11. The high-speed interconnect technology used in AMD
processors to improve data transfer between components.
Cache Miss – 12. The term used when the CPU does not find the requested data in
cache memory.
Intel Core X-Series – 13. The Intel processor family designed for high-end desktops
and content creators.
ARM Cortex – 14. The ARM processor family commonly used in smartphones and
tablets.
Northbridge – 15. The chipset component responsible for handling communication
between the CPU, RAM, and PCIe.
Southbridge – 16. The chipset component responsible for managing I/O devices like
USB, audio, and storage.
Intel Optane – 17. The Intel technology that provides high-speed, non-volatile
memory to bridge the gap between RAM and storage.
Instruction Pipeline – 18. The CPU feature that allows multiple instructions to be
processed simultaneously at different stages.
Intel Xeon Phi – 19. The Intel processor series designed for high-performance
computing and AI workloads.
Big.LITTLE Architecture – 20. The processor design that combines
high-performance and power-efficient cores for better energy efficiency.