Key Points About A CPU!

Key Points About A CPU!

1. Cache

   • a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccespable place

2. Control Processing Unit (CPU)

   • The cpu is the brains of the computer where most calculations take place

3. Clock

   • number of pulses per second generated by an oscillator that sets the tempo of the processor

4. Gigahertz

   • a measure of frequesncy equilvalent to one thousand million cycles per second

5. HeatSink

   • a device or substance for absorbing excessive or unwanted heat

6. Core

   • recieves instructions and preforms calculations or actions based on these instructions

7. OverClocking

   • ran at a speed higher than that intended by the manufactures

8. Registers

   • A processor register is one of a small set of data holding places that are part of the computer processor. A register may hold an instruction, a storage address, or any kind of data Some instructions specify registers as part of the instruction.