The CPU

what is "Clock speed" measured in

• hz

• ghz

• mb

• time

What does CPU stand for?

A CPU is the _______________________________ of the computer.

• legs

• brain

• heart

• eye

The CPU is made up of main memory, processor and __________________________________________________.

• cache memory

• USB

• RAM

• hard drive

A computer advert describes a machine as having 'quad core processing'. This means that...

• it has one microprocessor containing four CPUs

• it has four microprocessors

• it's four times faster than a single core computer

• it has four memory chips

Which of the following best defines clock speed?

• Used to count the number of instructions.

• The number of instructions stored in memory.

• The number of things performed in a second.

• Used perform mathematical calculations.

3 GHz means approximately how many instructions per second?

• 0.3 million instructions

• 3 million instructions

• 0.3 billion instructions

• 3 billion instructions

Increasing the clock speed could mean?

• You can store more data in your computer.

• The computer can respond slower.

• The computer can respond faster.

• More storage in the cache memory.

Cache memory temporarily stores data.

• True

• False

CPU Cache is located on

• The CPU

• The RAM

• The hard drive

• The motherboard