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Understanding CPU Performance Factors

Authored by Peter Hyland

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11th Grade

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Understanding CPU Performance Factors
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the clock speed of a CPU measure?

The amount of data it can store

The size of its cache

The number of cores it has

The number of cycles it can perform per second

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of cache in a CPU?

To increase the number of cores

To reduce the clock speed

To store temporary data and instructions

To permanently store data

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a core in the context of CPU architecture?

A complete copy of a CPU

A unit measuring the cache size

A type of clock speed

A temporary storage area

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why doesn't doubling the number of cores necessarily double the processing speed?

Most programs can use multiple cores effectively

Doubling cores reduces the cache size

Cores do not need to communicate

Cores need to communicate, which takes time

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect of a larger cache size in a CPU?

It decreases the clock speed

It slows down the processing speed

It reduces the need to fetch data from memory frequently

It increases the number of cores

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which component of the von Neumann architecture is responsible for executing instructions?

Memory Unit

Control Unit

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

Input/Output Devices

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In von Neumann architecture, what is the role of the control unit?

Storing data permanently

Performing arithmetic operations

Managing the flow of data and instructions

Connecting to external networks

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