CPU, Memory And Secondary Storage

Question 1

What is the main process of the CPU?

Answer 1

To run programs by fetching instructions, decoding the instructions and then executing the instructions

Question 2

Describe and explain the following theories in enhancing the CPUs performance:
A. Number of cores
B. Clock speed
C. Cache

Answer 2

A. How many cores (CPUs) the computer has, the more cores that can be used to process information, the quicker instructions can be executed
B. How many instructions are executed per second, the quicker this is, the more instructions are executed
C. How much memory the processor had, the more high-speed memory that is accessible, the quicker the core can move on to process more data