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How many physical CPU chips are required for a quad-core processor?

A) One

B) Two

C) Four

D) Eight

E) Quad-core processors don’t actually require any physical hardware. They run on Elven magic.


The answer: A) One

A multi-core processor consists of a single physical processor that includes multiple processor cores on the chip.

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CPUs are extremely complex components, and their inner-workings can contain a mix of memory caches, multiple processor cores, and advanced queuing mechanisms. In this video, you’ll learn how these technologies work together to create today’s modern central processing units.