cpu

cpu

1. ways to speed up a computer

   • overclocking
     • increase the clock speed
       • risk of overheating
   • registers
     • temporary memory in the cpu
   • bigger cpu
     • bigger heatsink
   • parallel
   • dual or quad processor
     • hex processor

2. its purpose is to fetch decode and execute

   • buses transport the data
   • ram is for memory

3. communicates with the inputs and outputs

4. alu does the arithmetic in the computer

5. clock

   • 1 GHz is 1 billion clocks per second