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Computing about the cpu
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- 1what is a computer systemsomething that can process an input that and produce an output using software and hardware
- 2what is the purpose of a CPUto fetch and execute inputted data
- 3describe the fetch execute cyclethe cpu fetches the data from the main memory, decodes it and then executes the instructions e.g calculations
- 4what is an outputconverting digital data into visual data
- 5what does the amount of cores dothe more the cores the faster the clockspeed
- 6what is the cache memorya small amount of memory in the cpu, temporarily hold instructions that the cpu needs to carry out, also hold data that the cpu may reuse
- 7what are the busesthe buses are what connect the cpu to the motherboard
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