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CPU

Hugh Lynch Inglês 3 flashcards

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1What is the purpose of the CPU?The CPU Fetches, Decodes and Executes instructions.
2What is the FDE cycle?The FDE cycle is the Fetch, Decode, Execute process the CPU uses to carry out an instruction.
3What factors affect performance?The amount of cores in the CPU (how many instructions can be carried out at the same time) , the clock speed (how many instructions can be carried out per second) and the amount of cache (makes it carry out the instruction quicker because it doesn't have to go to the RAM).