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CPU

Mark Till English 6 cards

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1Purpose of the CPUthe purpose of the CPU is to fetch decode and execute instructions.
2FDE cycleFDE stands for the fetch decode execute cycle which is when the CPU fetches instructions decodes them and then executes them
3Factors affecting performanceSome of the factors that affect the performance are higher clock speeds, more cache storage and more cores.
4Impacts of cache and RAMthe impacts of cache and RAM on the speed of the computer are the more RAM and the more cache means the quicker access for the CPU to carry out the FDE cycle
5Impacts of more cores in a CPUif you have more cores in a CPU it means it can do more cycles and carry out more processes a second improving the speed of the CPU
6Impacts of clock speedsthe higher the clock speeds the quicker the CPU if you have a higher clock speed then you can do more FDE cycles per seconds