Hardware - CPU

Question 1

What are the three primary types of CPU array types?

Answer 1

Pin Grid Array (PGA)

Land Grid Array (LGA)

Ball Grid Array (BGA)

Question 2

Explain Land Grid Array (LGA)

Answer 2

The CPU has flat contacts, pins are inside the socket itself.

Question 3

Explain Pin Grid Array (PGA)

Answer 3

Pins are on the CPU, they stick out and can be easily damaged.

Question 4

Explain Ball Grid Array (BGA)

Answer 4

The entire CPU is soldered into the motherboard.