Hardware- CPU

Question 1

Boot program

Answer 1

The program that is used to start the computer. It
is automatically loaded so that its instructions can
be fetched when the computer is turned on, and it
eventually loads the operating system.

Question 2

Central Processing Unit

CPU

Answer 2

The main component of the computer. It carries out all

the processing by fetching and executing instructions.

Question 3

Clock speed

Answer 3

The speed at which the processor carries out instructions,

measured in Megahertz (MHz) or Gigahertz (GHz).

Question 4

Core

Answer 4

Each single processor circuit capable of fetching and

executing instructions.

Question 5

CPU cache

Answer 5

Memory buffer on the processor that stores instructions
which have been fetched before and allows them to be
fetched more quickly the next time.

Question 6

Fetch–Execute cycle

Answer 6

The process by which programs are run on a computer.
The processor repeatedly fetches the instructions of the
program from memory and executes them.

Question 7

Multi-core processor

Answer 7

A processor with more than one core (processor circuit)
which means it can fetch and execute more than one
instruction at a time.