Multiple choice technology

The Intel Pentium bug/flaw was an issue with the:

  1. Cache

  2. FPU

  3. Socket

  4. There was no bug/flaw
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Intel Pentium bug (1994) was a floating-point division error in the FPU (Floating Point Unit). The processor would produce incorrect results for certain division operations due to a lookup table error in the FPU. This affected Pentium processors but not the cache, socket, or other components.

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