computer science

Mobile Module Connector

Mobile Module Connector is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mobile Module Connector rather than just read about it. In short: The Mobile Module Connector (MMC) is a discontinued series of microprocessor cartridges developed by Intel for use with their mobile processors, including the Pentium, Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Celeron processors. The series consists of the MMC-1 and the MMC-2.

Key takeaways

Mobile Module Connector belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mobile Module Connector to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mobile Module Connector from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Mobile Module Connector (MMC) is a discontinued series of microprocessor cartridges developed by Intel for use with their mobile processors, including the Pentium, Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Pentium III, and Celeron processors. The series consists of the MMC-1 and the MMC-2. Both were introduced in 1997. It was phased out beginning in 1999, when Intel began integrating the L2 cache on their chips. The sudden move from processor to cartridge back to processor reportedly caused issues for notebook computer ODMs.

MMC-1

Mobile Module Connector 1 (MMC-1) is a 280-pin microprocessor cartridge developed by Intel for used by their mobile Pentium, Pentium MMX, Pentium II and Celeron processors. It contains the microprocessor and its associated L2 cache, a 430TX for the Pentium or a 443BX for the Pentium II northbridge, and a voltage regulator.

MMC-2 Mobile Module Connector 2 (MMC-2) is Intel's 400-pin processor cartridge used with Pentium II, Celeron and Pentium III mobile processors. It contains CPU, 443BX (Pentium II) Northbridge, off-die L2 cache (early Pentium II only) and voltage regulator. It is the successor of MMC-1, main differences being AGP interface and 100 MHz FSB for the Pentium III. This processor cartridge was widely used on laptops from the late 1990s to early 2000s. Fastest processors in the MMC-2 form factor are:

Pentium II 400/256 Pentium III 850/256 Celeron 700/128 Unofficially Pentium III 1000/256, this was achieved by removing the chip off an MMC-2 socket card and soldering a Pentium III 1000 processor on the board

References

External links Intel Datasheet

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mobile Module Connector

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mobile Module Connector claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mobile Module Connector before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mobile Module Connector ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mobile Module Connector

In research: Mobile Module Connector appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mobile Module Connector in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mobile Module Connector is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Computer hardware stubs, Intel products, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mobile Module Connector outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mobile Module Connector in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Mobile Module Connector means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Mobile Module Connector out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Mobile Module Connector in simple terms?

Why does Mobile Module Connector matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mobile Module Connector?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mobile Module Connector.