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CPU's
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- 1Purpose of CPU?1. Control the rest of the computer
2. To complete Fetch-Decode-Execute process
3. Central Processing Unit - 2What is the benefit of having multiple cores?Instructions can happen faster - every core =1 instruction at a time
- 3Functions of CPU?Endless Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle
- 4What is clock speed?Measured in Hz-cycles per seconds.
Number of cycles F-D-E per second - 5Where does the CPU fetch from?The CPU fetches from the cache first - if the data isn't there then it goes to the main memory
- 6What is the ALU?Processes arithmetic commands - decodes
- 7What are the different levels of cache and their purpose?Level 1 -
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- Computer Science Flashcards on CPU's, created by Eleanor Wallis on 03/01/2017.
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