Year 7: 2: Processors

What is processor speed measured in?

• Kilometers per hour Km/h
• Bits per second BPS
• Gigahertz GHz
• Megabits Mb

A processor is sometimes called the  _______ of the computer

• Lungs
• Heart
• Brains
• Eyes

What is the trend in processor speed?

• Every year processors get faster
• Every year processors get slower

What happens to RAM when the computer is switched off?

• Data is lost
• Data is stored
• Data is retained for 10 seconds

What is the function of a processor?

• To display graphics
• To manage user input
• To communicate with the operating system
• To do math

Which of these numbers is a binary number?

• 159
• FFh
• 010110
• All of these are binary numbers

Which companies are the major manufacturers of PC processors today?

• Intel and IBM
• Apple and AMD
• Motorola and Apple
• Intel and AMD

An example of a passive cooling system is a _____________.

• Fan
• Water-cooling pump
• Heat sink
• Air-conditioning compressor

The memory on the processor chip is called:

• RAM
• Hard Disk
• Cache 
• Floppy Disk

CPU stands for ....

• Computer Processor Unit
• Central Processor Unifier
• Central Processing Unit
• Computer Process Undoer