Flashcards
CPU
Cards in this deck (11)
- 1What does CPU stand for?Central Processing Unit.
- 2Is a microphone an input or output device?Input.
- 3Is a printer an input device?no, output.
- 4Name 3 storage devices.HDD
Flash Memory
SSD
Cloud
Dropbox - 5What is the main purpose of the CPU?Its the brain of the computer.
- 6What is the cycle called where instructions from main memory are continuously repeated?Fetch, Decode and Execute cycle.
- 7What is clock speed?It relates to the number of instructions carried out per second.
- 8What does it mean is a CPU has a clock speed of 3GHz?3 billion instructions per seconds.
- 9What does the G in 3GHz stand for?Billion.
- 10What does the M in 2MHz stand for?MIllion.
- 11What does quad core mean?It means 4 CPUs.