CPU Flashcards
1
Q
What does CPU stand for?
A
Central Processing Unit
2
Q
What is the Cache?
A
The computers personal storage. Stores recently excecuted instructions.
3
Q
What is meant by a clock speed of 4.2GHz?
A
A clock speed is how fast a CPU can run. If the clock speed of a compter is 4.2GHz the computer can do 4.2 billion instructions per second.
4
Q
How do CPU and RAM work together to enable the computer to operate.
A
The CPU fetches the data from the RAM as the user enters it in. Then the computer decodes and excecutes the data.
5
Q
Can computers be multi core?
A
Yes
6
Q
Which one is faster? Megahertz or Gigahertz?
A
Gigahertz
7
Q
Define Decode (in computers)
A
Decode is when the CPU interprets the instructions
