Multiple choice general knowledge science & 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 FDIV bug (1994) was a hardware flaw in the floating-point unit (FPU) of certain Pentium processors. It caused incorrect division results for certain number combinations, leading to a major recall and reputation damage for Intel.

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