Chapter 3: CPUs

Question 1

CPU:’

Brain of the computer

Answer 1

Central Processing Unit

Incredible calculator

Question 2

CPU:

Box - inside is a mathematician and he is embedded in here - inside the box there are 8 lightbulbs that correspond to 8 lightbulbs that are external to the box - and all of the 16 lightbulbs have a light switch that is either ON or OFF

ON == 1, OFF == 0 (zero)

In order to talk to the guy in the box - flipping the switches inside the box turn the lights on or off.

Each of the lights represent a bit

8 bits == byte

To communicate with the guy you need to have a CODE BOOK that is really MACHINE LANGUAGE

Answer 2

Strings of machine language are programs.

Question 3

CPU:

Registers - racks of 16 light bulbs

GPU. - General Purpose Usage

Answer 3

AX
BX
CX
DX

Question 4

CPU:

Clock function for CPU

Answer 4

Its job is to tell the CPU to do something

Question 5

Binary Number 1

Answer 5

00000001

Question 6

CPU:

Runs Programs

Answer 6

Central Processing Unit

Question 7

CPU:

Every cpu has these to process commands

Answer 7

Internal Features

Question 8

CPU:

Every CPU runs code based on specific

Answer 8

Machine Language

Question 9

CPU:

CPUs use this to optimize the processing commands

Answer 9

Pipeline