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Which of the following CPU features allows the operating system to see a core as dual processors?
The correct answer is C. Hyperthreading. Hyperthreading is Intel's simultaneous multithreading technology that presents each physical CPU core as two logical processors to the operating system, improving parallelism.
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- ADual memory channel
- B64-bit support
- CHyperthreading
- DIntegrated GPU
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Hyperthreading is Intel's simultaneous multithreading technology that presents each physical CPU core as two logical processors to the operating system, improving parallelism.
Dual-channel memory is a motherboard/memory controller feature that doubles memory bandwidth between the CPU and RAM; it does not affect how many logical processors are exposed to the OS.
64-bit support extends the addressable memory space and register width for a CPU but does not create additional logical processors.
Hyperthreading works by duplicating the architectural state (registers, instruction pointer) within a single core so the OS schedules two threads simultaneously on one physical core, effectively doubling the logical processor count visible to the OS.
An integrated GPU is a graphics processing unit embedded in the CPU die to handle display output; it has no effect on the logical processor count seen by the OS.
Concept tested: CPU Hyperthreading - logical processor presentation
Source: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/gaming/resources/hyper-threading.html
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