CPU Sockets

Question 1

• The ability to insert the CPU without pressing down and applying pressure to it
• If you bend, snap, or break a pin from a processor, the entire processor is no longer functional

Answer 1

ZIF

Question 2

A form factor that positions all the pins to be able to connect the CPU processor into the socket

Answer 2

LGA Socket

Question 3

The processor has the pins and the socket have holes which allows the holes to align when installing the processor

Answer 3

PGA Form Factor

Question 4

• Multiple CPU’s or processors installed on a motherboard
• Cannot upgrade or change out the processor on a mobile device
• The two main types of CPU sockets are LGA, which is made by Intel, and we have PGA, which has made by AMD

Answer 4

Multi-Socket