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Solid stare technology is a nonvolatile removable storage medium that uses integrated circuits rather than magnetic or optical media such as a USB or portable hard drive. It contains no mechanical parts as everything is done electronically and as a result data transfer is much faster and can last longer. Solid state storage has a flash memory USB which can store up to approximately 1Gb compared to a normal hard drive which which commonly holds 10 Gb or more. Solid state is convenient, compact and fast and as a result many businesses who have many computers favor this.
 * What is solid state technology? How does it differ from normal hard disk technology?**

The common use of Solid State Technology could be the result of much faster more reliable computers in the future. People won't have to worry when moving laptops around as there is a less likely chance for the data to be lost if it is dropped. Solid state technology will slightly resole environmental issues as they are more energy efficient. They also have a higher life expectancy rate meaning owners would save money on buying new computes.
 * What could this mean for the future of computer storage and processing? What computing issues could solid state technology resolve?**

**Quad Core Microprocessors (Intel Core i5 and i7)** Create a quick timeline of CPU's from the Pentium Four till the Intel Core i3.


 * **Processor ** ||  **Clock Speed (MHZ) **  ||  **Year **  ||
 * 286 || 8, 10, and 12.5 MHz || 1982 ||
 * 386 || 16, 20, 25, and 33 MHz || 1985 ||
 * 436 || 50, 66 and 75 MHz || 1989 ||
 * Pentium || 60 MHz and 66 MHz || March 1993 ||
 * Pentium II || * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">333 MHz Introduced
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">350, 400 MHz
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">450 MHz
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">233, 266 MHz (Mobile)
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">300 MHz (Mobile)
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">May 7, 1997 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">Pentium III || * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">450, 500 MHz
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">550 MHz 600 MHz
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">533, 600 MHz (133 MHz bus clock rate) || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">1999 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">Duel Core || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">667 MHz || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">March 2006 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">Pentium 4 || * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">400 MHz
 * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">800MHz || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">November 20, 2000 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">I 3 || * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">530 – 2.93 GHz Hyper-Threading
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">540 – 3.06 GHz Hyper-Threading
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">550 – 3.2 GHz Hyper-Threading || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">2010 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">I 5 || * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">650/655K – 3.2 GHz Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">660/661 – 3.33 GHz Hyper-Threading Turbo Boost || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">2010 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">I 7 || * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">1.86 GHz/3.20 GHz Turbo Boost
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">1.73 GHz/3.06 GHz Turbo Boost
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">1.73 GHz/2.93 GHz Turbo Boost || <span style="font-family: 'Eras Light ITC',sans-serif;">2010 ||

The cores within a CPU are usually consist of two ore more independent processors which are the units that read and complete program instructions. The data in the instructions tells the core what to do with commands such as reading data from memory or sending data to the user display. The more cores the faster the computer.
 * What are core's in CPU's?**

Virtual cores are separate processors within the CPU which doesn't interfere with the other cores. The computer splits the CPU into separate cores, virtually breaking up one physical core into two separate cores.
 * What are virtual cores?**