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CPU
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- 1What is the purpose of the CPU?To fetch, decode and execute instructions
- 2What is clock speed?How may FDE cycles the processer can complete per second
- 3What is cache?A small high speed memory used to store frequently used instructions
from the CPU - 4How does having multiple cores affect performance?It means the CPU can carry out multiple instructions at the same time
- 5What is clock speed measured in?Ghz
- 6What is the role of the control unit?To decode the instructions and control the flow of data in the system
- 7What does ALU stand for?arithmetic logic unit
- 8What is the role of the ALU?To do the calculations and logical decisions required by the program
- 9What are the names of the four registers?- Accumulator (ACC)
- Memory Address
Register(MAR)
- Memory Data
Register(MDR)
- Program Counter(PC)
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- Flashcards on CPU, created by Olive Keeley on 16/09/2021.
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