1.1 system architecture

1.1 system architecture

1. Processor

   • proccesses data
   • Carrries out instructions
   • measured in hertz
   • has a clock speed mesured in hertz
   • each processor has a core

2. GHz

   • a 1GHz processor executes 1 billion instructions
   • a measurement for processors

3. instructions

4. Execute

   • means tio carry out instructions

5. Embedded system

   • made up of hardware and software known as firmware
   • usually for specialised tasks
   • its a computer system within another device

6. Clock speed

   • the speed of a processor

7. core

   • the core is within the processor
   • in a single processor can have multiple cores