The number of logical CPUs in a computer having two physical quad-core chips…

2014

The number of logical CPUs in a computer having two physical quad-core chips with hyper threading enabled is

  1. A.

    1

  2. B.

    2

  3. C.

    8

  4. D.

    16

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Correct answer: D

First, calculate total physical cores: 2 chips × 4 cores = 8 cores. Then apply hyper-threading: 8 cores × 2 threads/core = 16 logical CPUs.

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