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CPU

Beth Barnes Computing Year 10 English 5.0Average rating 5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 6 cards

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1CPUThe CPU is the 'brain' of the computer
2The CPU's functionThe CPU processes information.
3CPU CycleFetch - Retrieve the information
Decode - Decode the information
Execute - Follow the instruction
4Clock Speed1Hz - 1 Instructions per second
1kHz - 1000 Instructions per second
1MHz - 1,000,000 Instructions per second
1GHz - 1,000,000,000 Instructions per second
5CoresMulti-core processors can do multiple cycles at the same time. Each core has a cache.
6CacheThe Cache is the CPU's memory. It is much easier to retrieve information from the cache as it is closer. It would take longer to retrieve information from the ROM.

Description: Year 10 Computing (Components) Flashcards on CPU, created by Beth Barnes on 08/09/2016.
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