Systems and Architecture

Question 1

How does CPU cores affect system performance?

Answer 1

• With more cores, there will be more FDE cycles being carried out which increases performance.
  -Each core can have a separate task which also allows for multitasking
• However, each core has to communicate with each other which can increase processing times.

Question 2

How does the clock speed affect a CPU’s performance?

Answer 2

The faster the clock speed is the faster the computer will carry out the FDE cycle and process instructions.
However, if the clock speed became too fast, data and instructions may not be processed correctly which leads to corruption.

Question 3

How does the cache memory affect performance?

Answer 3

The more cache there is, the more frequently used data that can be stored for quick retrieval which reduces bottlenecking and increases performance.

Question 4

What are the two types of system architecture?

Answer 4

Von Neumann and Harvard