1. Chap 4: Processors Mainly manufactured by Intel and AMD Important features of Processors: Processor Speed (900MHz, 3.2 GHz) Multiprocessing Capabilities HyperThreading (Intel) and HyperTransport Multiple Cores on one chip Socket and Chipset (PGA 988, AM3+) Architecture (32-bit or 64-bit)

2. Chap 4: More Processor Features Memory Cache (L1,L2,L3) Supported Memory Features (DDR2,DDR3) Virtualization Support (must be enabled in BIOS) Integrated Graphics (Ivy/Sandy Bridge)

3. Chap 4: The CPU

4. Chap 4: The Cache

5. Chap 4: Random Access Memory