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- 1Question- what are the steps in a CPU cycle?Answer- fetch, decode and execute
- 2Question- where does a CPU usually get its information?Answer- RAM
- 3Question- What is the function of the CPU?Answer- to execute instructions throughout the computer(basically the brain of the computer)
- 4Question- where does a CPU get information from?Answer- cache, hard drive, RAM and optical disk
- 5Question- What is the saying of the speed of a CPU?Answer- clock speed
- 6Question- what do we measure clock speed in?Answer- hertz
- 7Question- whats a good way to make a CPU fasterAnswer- making it a multi core CPU so it can perform more cycles at once
- 8Question- How does Cache and RAM affect a CPU's performance speedAnswer- The cache is closer to the CPU meaning it can be accessed faster. also data from the RAM is sent to the Cache before being cycled.
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- Flashcards on Untitled, created by Michael Moore on 17/09/2018.
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- Michael Moore · Sep 2018
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