220-801 · Question #932
Which of the following features of a CPU socket is designed to make installation of a CPU easier?
The correct answer is C. Zero insertion force. Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) sockets use a lever mechanism that allows a CPU to be placed into the socket and seated with no physical force, preventing pin damage during installation.
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Which of the following features of a CPU socket is designed to make installation of a CPU easier?
Options
- APlug and Play
- BLower latency
- CZero insertion force
- DHeatsinks
How the community answered
(33 responses)- B3% (1)
- C94% (31)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) sockets use a lever mechanism that allows a CPU to be placed into the socket and seated with no physical force, preventing pin damage during installation.
Plug and Play (PnP) is an operating system and firmware feature for automatic device detection and driver loading and is not related to the physical design of a CPU socket.
Lower latency is a performance characteristic of memory, buses, or processors and is not a physical feature of a CPU socket designed to aid installation.
ZIF sockets have a side-mounted lever that, when lifted, opens the socket contacts so the CPU can be dropped in with zero force. Closing the lever then clamps the contacts onto the CPU pins or pads. This design eliminates the risk of bending pins or damaging the CPU during installation, which was a common problem with earlier socket designs that required pressing the chip into place.
Heatsinks are cooling components mounted on top of the CPU after installation and are not a feature of the CPU socket itself.
Concept tested: Zero Insertion Force CPU socket design
Source: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005874/processors.html
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