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Chapter 2 - Computing Hardware 1
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- 1Boot programThe program that is used to start the computer. It is automatically loaded so that its instructions can be fetched when the computer is turned on, and it eventually loads the operating system.
- 2Central Processing Unit (CPU)The main component of the computer. It carries out all the processing by fetching and executing instructions.
- 3Clock SpeedThe speed at which the processor carries out instructions, measured in Megahertz (MHz) or Gigahertz (GHz).
- 4CoreEach single processor circuit capable of fetching and executing instructions.
- 5CPU CacheMemory buffer on the processor that stores instructions which have been fetched before allows them to be fetched more quickly the next time.
- 6Fetch-Execute CycleThe process by which programs are run on a computer. The processor repeatedly fetches the instructions of the program from memory and executes them.
- 7Multi-core ProcessorA processor with more than one core (processor circuit) which means it can fetch and execute more than one instruction at a time.
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