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Computer Performance Revision
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- 1What secondary storage has a faster read/write speed?Solid State (SSD)
- 2Which secondary storage is more cost affective?Magnetic
- 3What happens when you run out of RAM?You will use up your virtual memory
- 4What are cores in a CPU?Independent processors that do the Fetch Decode Execute cycle
- 5What does clock speed show?How fast you it is doing the Fetch Decode Execute cycle
- 6What does having more cache do?Allow you to access more frequently used instructions quicker
- 7What will having more RAM do?Allow you to have more programs open at once
- 8What will having more cores do to your programs?Make them load faster
- 9What will having a higher clock speed do?Make your programs load faster
- 10Where is virtual memory located?In the secondary storage
- 11Why does virtual memory exist?For when you run out of RAM
- 12Which memory is faster?The CPU's cache
- 13What is clock speed measured in?Clock speed is measured in Hertz (Hz)
- 14When do each core do the cycle?All cores do the cycle simultaneously
- 15What does volatile mean?The data will be deleted after power loss
- 16What does non-volatile mean?The data will stay after power loss
- 17What does the ALU do?It does all of the calculations
- 18What does MAR stand for?Memory Address Register
- 19What does MDR stand for?Memory Data Register
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