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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Charles Arthur

The quiz, part four: chips for cache

As is becoming traditional, we begin with the answers to yesterday's questions.

5) 1979. The Wikipedia entry agrees with many other sources, but it's the easiest to find.

6) The Motorola 68030 - yes, in 1988 it steamed along at 25MHz. Read more at the old computers page.

And now, today's questions:

7) What was the Apple-endorsed procedure for the Apple III computer to ensure that the integrated circuits were properly seated?

8) A cache is a place in your computer where frequently used information is stored for quick access. The cache was first developed at IBM, but what was it first called?

Answers tomorrow. If you want to see the preceding questions and answers, click the "Challenges" hyperlink by the post title above.

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