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CPU

Matt Fifield Computing Year 10 English 11 cards

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11Hz1 instruction per second
21KHz1,000 instructions per second
31MHz1,000,000 instructions per second
41GHz1,000,000,000 instructions per second
5What are the three stages of a CPU?FETCH, DECODE, EXECUTE
6What is the CPU?The brain of the computer
7What does a multi-core contain?multiple cores
8What is a core?A processing unit which reads instructions to perform specific actions.
9What is a cache?A component which has a portion of memory made of high speed static RAM.
Quicker retrieving information than main memory (RAM).
10What is clock speed?The operating speed of a computer or its microprocessor
11what is clock speed measured in?Hertz (Hz)

Description: Year 10 Computing Flashcards on CPU, created by Matt Fifield on 08/09/2016.
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