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What does CPU stand for? Central Processing unit
If a computer has an instruction of 3GHz, how many instructions are there per second? A billion
What is the main process of the CPU? The CPU is the brain of the computer. It fetches' decodes and executes.
What is clock speed? Clock speed relates to the amount of structures carried out per second.
What does quad core mean? It means there are four CPU's.
How does CPU cache work? It is used to retrieve programs and websites that are stored in cache so they can be retrieved quicker.
If you have 2MHZ how many instructions is that per second? 2 million.
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