Intel Atom processor

what benefits this processor offers mobile devices?

the benifts of the processr offer mobile devices a new generation of powerful and energy-efficient companion devices for accessing the internet

A new range of power-efficient devices with excellent performance enabled by industry-leading 45nm high-k metal gate technology and soon, 32nm silicon process technology

Highly integrated application processor that transforms everyday devices

Smaller, more compact designs with a thermal design power (TDP) ranging from less than 1 watt to 13 watts

Low power options in select devices enabling incredibly low idle, allowing devices to conserve energy

Better performance and increased system responsiveness enabled by Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology  http://www.intel.com/technology/atom/index.htm as intel describes

what is a dual core processor, what is multitasking and how do the two work together.

what is a dual core processor?

A duel core processor is a CPU with two separate cores on the same die, each with its own cache.
 what is multitasking?

what is multitasking

multitasking is a method where multiple tasks, also known as processes, share common processing resources such as a   how do the two work together?

how do the two work together

By having multiple processors on a single server, the tasks running on the server can be divided between the processors to allow the system has a whole to function faster.

The CPU

1.       What is the function of the CPU?

The function of the CPU is to perform operations that allow the computer to run.

2.       What was the name of the first CPU?

The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004, introduced in 1971.

3.       Referring to the graph on page 2 of the article, describe how the speed of CPU’s has changed.

The speed, transistors, microns, clock speed, data width and MIPS have all increase a significant amount since model 8080 to model pentium 4.

Name	Date	Transistors	Microns	Clock speed	Data width	MIPS
8080	1974	6,000	6	2 MHz	8 bits	0.64
8088	1979	29,000	3	5 MHz	16 bits 8-bit bus	0.33
80286	1982	134,000	1.5	6 MHz	16 bits	1
80386	1985	275,000	1.5	16 MHz	32 bits	5
80486	1989	1,200,000	1	25 MHz	32 bits	20
Pentium	1993	3,100,000	0.8	60 MHz	32 bits 64-bit bus	100
Pentium II	1997	7,500,000	0.35	233 MHz	32 bits 64-bit bus	~300
Pentium III	1999	9,500,000	0.25	450 MHz	32 bits 64-bit bus	~510
Pentium 4	2000	42,000,000	0.18	1.5 GHz	32 bits 64-bit bus	~1,700
Pentium 4 "Prescott"	2004	125,000,000	0.09	3.6 GHz	32 bits 64-bit bus	~7,000

4.       What does MIPS measure?

 MIPS stands for "millions of instructions per second" and is a rough measure of the performance of a CPU