A cooler with heat pipes, which contain a small amount of liquid that becomes a vapor when heated, allowing heat to be drawn away from the CPU without the use of a fan is known by what two terms?
A) vapor cooler
B) passive CPU cooler
C) fanless CPU cooler
D) inactive CPU cooler

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A cooler with heat pipes that uses a small amount of liquid to draw heat away from the CPU without the use of a fan is known as a passive or fanless CPU cooler. It does not require any power to function and is therefore very quiet. The term "vapor cooler" is not commonly used in the industry to refer to this type of cooler. "Inactive CPU cooler" is an incorrect term as the cooler is still actively functioning, just without the use of a fan.

A Cooler with Heat Pipes, Which Contain a Small Amount