Pentium Q&A's

Pentium Q&A's

Q: What do you call an Energizer bunny that never stops screwing?
A: A Pentium II bunny that multiplies constantly, but never divides.

Q: Why is the Pentium 2 called Pentium II?
A: Because the Romans never figured out floating points.

Q: What did the Pentium II designers tell the waiter when they went to a fancy restaurant to celebrate their new chip?
A: "If we wanted exactly 2 tables, why would we bring this axe?"

Q: How many Pentium designers does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: 1.99904274017, but that's close enough for non-technical people.

Q: What do you get when you cross a Pentium PC with a research grant?
A: A mad scientist.

Q: What's another name for the "Intel Inside" sticker they put on Pentiums?
A:

1. Warning label.
2. Truth in advertising.

Q: What do you call a series of FDIV instructions on a Pentium?
A: Successive approximations.

Q: Complete the following word analogy: Add is to Subtract as Multiply is to 1) Divide 2) ROUND 3) RANDOM 4) On a Pentium, all of the above
A: Number 4.

Q: What algorithm did Intel use in the Pentium's floating point divider?
A: "Life is like a box of chocolates." (Source: F. Gump of Intel)

Q: Why didn't Intel call the Pentium the 586?
A: Because they added 486 and 100 on the first Pentium and got 585.999983605.

Q: According to Intel, the Pentium conforms to the IEEE standards 754 and 854 for floating point arithmetic. If you fly in aircraft designed using a Pentium, what is the correct pronunciation of "IEEE"?
A: Aaaaaaaiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeee!