CPU

Question	Answer
What does CPU stand for ?	Central Processing Unit
Does the word 'core' refer towards the cpu ?	Yes, the cpu is also referred to as the core
what does 'quad core' stand for or suggest	It means that the computer or laptop contains four Central processing units
which is better, a dual core or a quad core ?	Quad core is better than dual core as there are only two different CPU's but in the Quad core it has four cpu's.
What does GHz stand for ?	Gigahertz
what does it mean if a CPU has a clock speed of 3GHz ?	it means that 3 billion pieces are being processed every second.
what does MHz stand for ?	Megahertz
What does it mean if the CPU has a clock speed of 11MHz what	That there is 11 million pieces of data can be processed every second
What does cache do ?	It gives data to the CPU quicker than ram does because of where it sits.
So where does the cache sit ?	it sits in between the CPU and ram.

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	Created by leyton_gower over 8 years ago