The CPU Flashcards
1
Q
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
A
The Brain of the Computer that Processes Data
2
Q
Control Unit (CU)
A
Executes Program Instructions in the CPU
3
Q
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
A
Does All of the Calculations and Logic Operations in the CPU
4
Q
Cache
A
Fast Memory in the CPU
5
Q
Cache Size
A
Affects the Speed and Memory Capacity of the CPU
6
Q
Number of Cores
A
Allows For More Instructions to be Carried Out Simultaneously
7
Q
Program Counter (PC)
A
Counts the Number of Run Programs in the CPU
