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CPU
Flashcards do conjunto (6)
- 1CPUThe CPU is the 'brain' of the computer
- 2The CPU's functionThe CPU processes information.
- 3CPU CycleFetch - Retrieve the information
Decode - Decode the information
Execute - Follow the instruction - 4Clock Speed1Hz - 1 Instructions per second
1kHz - 1000 Instructions per second
1MHz - 1,000,000 Instructions per second
1GHz - 1,000,000,000 Instructions per second - 5CoresMulti-core processors can do multiple cycles at the same time. Each core has a cache.
- 6CacheThe Cache is the CPU's memory. It is much easier to retrieve information from the cache as it is closer. It would take longer to retrieve information from the ROM.
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- Year 10 Computing (Components) FlashCards sobre CPU, criado por Beth Barnes em 08-09-2016.
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- Beth Barnes
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