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The CPU
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- 1ClockThe clock controls how fast the processor goes
Its kinda like a meteronome - 2Where is the ClockIn the CONTROL UNIT
- 3What does ALU mean ?The Arithmetic Logic Unit
- 4ALUThe ALU works out all the calculations and logical comparisons
- 5Control Unitthe control unit tells everything in the processor what to but only goes as fast as the clock
- 6CacheCache is a small amount of memory which is a part of the CPU - closer to the CPU than RAM.
- 7RegistersThe section of high speed memory within the CPU that stores data to be processed.
- 8RAMRandom Access Memory (RAM): Memory that is constantly being written to and read from. It does not retain its contents without a constant supply of power, eg when a computer is turned off, everything stored in its RAM is lost
- 9ROM
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- GCSE Computing Flashcards on The CPU , created by Iannah Allen on 15/12/2016.
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