Inside The CPU

Question 1

CPU consists of…

Answer 1

Integrated circuits in the microprocessor 🙀

Question 2

CPU is responsible for..

Answer 2

Processing information and controlling the computer

Question 3

CPU is the control unit what does it manage…

Answer 3

Execution of the instructions

Question 4

ALU performs what..

Answer 4

Mathematical and logical computations

Question 5

Storage locations is called

Answer 5

Registers

Question 6

Program counter stores…

Answer 6

Location of the current instruction 😝

Question 7

Control bus

Answer 7

Sends and receives signals that control the CPU and the other parts of the computer system

Question 8

Address bus

Answer 8

Carries the address of memory locations used to store data and program instructions

Question 9

Data bus 🚌

Answer 9

Transfers the binary data around the computer

Question 10

Control unit sends out what to where

Answer 10

Signals to other parts of the computer system

Question 11

Control unit is responsible for ..

Answer 11

Organising the fetching, decoding and execution of instructions

Question 12

Instructions registers holds..

Answer 12

The instruction that is currently being executed by the processor 🙂

Question 13

Accumulator holds…

Answer 13

The accumulated total of results performed in the ALU. Simply keeps track

Question 14

Program counter holds..

Answer 14

The memory address of the next instruction to be executed

Question 15

Clock speed what is it ?

Answer 15

Chunk of vibrating cords and sends out impulses

Question 16

Clock speed how does it impact performance ?

Answer 16

Higher clock speed the faster the computer 💻

Question 17

Number of cores what is it?

Answer 17

Number if logical processors is the number of CPU’s x number of cores per CPU

Question 18

Number of cores how it impacts performance?

Answer 18

Can execute steps and split them up making two cores faster then single core.👊🏻

Question 19

Cache size what is it?

Answer 19

Small area of memory , stores frequently used instructions and places 👐🏻

Question 20

Cache sizes how does it impact performance?

Answer 20

Speeds up performance when loading 🚶🚶🚶