Common Characteristics of the CPU and CPU Architecture Flashcards
1
Q
What is clock speed
A
How fast the CPU can execute an instruction per second (Measured in hertz)
2
Q
What is 5.6GHz clock speed in billions
A
5.6 billion instructions per second
3
Q
What is cache size
A
Temporary storage of data
stores copies of recent data or instructions
Reduces time needing to go to RAM and increases speeds
4
Q
What is a core and what does it do
A
A core is like a complete copy of a CPU on the CPU
The more cores, the faster the CPU can execute more instructions and run things faster
5
Q
What is a register
A
tiny, super fast memory inside the CPU, each have a specific purpose
