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CPU, Central Processing Unit
Laura Cowan
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Laura Cowan
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What does CPU stand for? Central Processing Unit.
Is a microphone an input or output device? Input.
Is a printer an input device? no, output.
Name 3 storage devices. HDD Flash Memory SSD Cloud Dropbox
What is the main purpose of the CPU? Its the brain of the computer.
What is the cycle called where instructions from main memory are continuously repeated? Fetch, Decode and Execute cycle.
What is clock speed? It relates to the number of instructions carried out per second.
What does it mean is a CPU has a clock speed of 3GHz? 3 billion instructions per seconds.
What does the G in 3GHz stand for? Billion.
What does the M in 2MHz stand for? MIllion.
What does quad core mean? It means 4 CPUs.
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