Flashcards
CPU
Flashcards do conjunto (11)
- 1What does CPU stand for?Central Processing Unit
- 2What is the main purpose of the CPU?To fetch, decode and execute data
- 3What is clock speed?The number of instructions of calculations carried out per second
- 4What does quad core mean?There are 4 CPU's
- 5What is the difference between GHz and MHz?GHz = Billion instructions per second
MHz= Million instructions per second - 6What does it mean if a CPU has a clock speed of 4GHz?4 billion instructions per second
- 7If you have more cores, how does this affect the computer?It can perform quicker as there is more CPU's
- 8If there are 3 million instructions being carried out per second, what is the clock speed of the CPU?3MHz
- 9What is it called if there are 8 cores?Octocore
- 10What are registers?Small storage locations in the CPU
- 11Where is the cache located?It sits between the CPU and main memory of your computer