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- 1Definition of Computer SystemA computer system is a basic, complete and functional hardware and software setup with everything needed to implement computing performance.
- 2The Purpose of a CPUThe purpose of a CPU is to process data and instructions, it's to control the rest of the computer system.
- 3What happens during the FDE cycleinstructions are fetched from RAM decoded and executed by the CPU
- 4factors affecting performance.3c's
Cores
Clock speed
Cache - 5What are the components of a CPU?1. Control Unit
2. ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
3. Buses
4. Registers
5. clock - 6Control UnitRuns the show - tells other components what to do.
Organised, efficient and collaborative - 7Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)The calculator of the CPU
Logical, precise and good with numbers. - 8ClockSends pulses to regulate the number of cycles per second.
Punctual, Reliable and good rhythm - 9BusesMany parallel wires connecting components Social, fast and efficient.
- 10RegistersSmall fast access memory locations.
Fast, reliable memory and good at sharing. - 11MARMEMORY ADDRESS REGISTER
- 12MDRMEMORY DATA REGISTER
- 13CIRCURRENT INSTRUCTION REGISTER
- 14PCPROGRAM COUNTER
- 15ACCACCUMULATOR
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- 9th grade Computer Science Flashcards on flashcards, created by Jayana Beegoo on 12/09/2023.
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