Factors that Affect CPU Performance_ Formative Assessment

Clock speed is measured in

• bytes
• bits
• time
• hertz

How many actions can a computer perform with a frequency of 1 hertz?

• 100
• 1
• 2
• 1000

You can overclock a computer to make the processor run faster which increases the processing power.

• true
• FALSE

Which one of these is not true when overclocking

• it will speed up your computer
• it will make your computer run cooler
• it may make your computer unstable
• your computer may need more volts

The rate of the fetch execute cycle depends on the clock speed.

• true
• FALSE

A 2GHz Processor can process:

• 2,000,000 instructions per second

• 2,000,000,000 instructions per second

• 20,000,000 instructions per second

• 200,000 instructions per second

In a processor, a core is

• A type of RAM
• A single processor which can fetch and decode instructions
• The middle part of the CPU
• A type of secondary storage

A processor with two cores is called a

• quad core processor
• double core processor
• CPU x2
• dual core processor

Having a larger cache size on the CPU can improve the performance of the computer.

• true
• FALSE

What are the factors that affect CPU performance?

• cores

• cache

• clock speed

• peripheral devices with RGB lights