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CPU - Computing
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- 1What is the purpose of the CPU?The Brain Of Computer
The CPU carries out all the processing in a computer - 2What are the functions of a CPU?
- 3What is the benefit of having multiple cores?Multiple cycles can be FDE simultaneously
- 4What is clock speed?The speed of the fetch-execute cycle
-determined by an electronic clock chip
-measured in cycles per second(Hz) - 5Where does the CPU fetch from?Fetches from the RAM then stores information in the cache
- 6What is the ALU?Arithmetic and Logic Unit carries out arithmetic and logical operations
- 7What are the different levels of cache + their purpose?Level 1 and Level 2
-Where information from the RAM is stored. L2 given info then feeds it to L1 to be executed
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- Year 11 Computing Flashcards on CPU - Computing, created by Ed Nogg on 03/01/2017.
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