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Understanding CPU Performance Factors

Authored by Fergus McShane

Computers

6th Grade

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Understanding CPU Performance Factors
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is clock speed in a CPU?

The number of cores in a CPU

The rate at which a CPU executes instructions, measured in Hertz (Hz)

The amount of memory a CPU can access

The temperature at which a CPU operates

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a higher clock speed affect CPU performance?

It decreases the CPU's ability to multitask

It allows more instructions to be processed per second

It reduces the CPU's power consumption

It increases the CPU's size

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential downside of increasing a CPU's clock speed?

It makes the CPU smaller

It generates more heat

It reduces the number of cores

It decreases the CPU's lifespan

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a CPU core?

A storage unit within the CPU

An independent processing unit within the CPU

A cooling system for the CPU

A type of software that runs on the CPU

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do multiple CPU cores improve performance?

By increasing the clock speed

By allowing parallel processing of tasks

By reducing the CPU's power consumption

By increasing the CPU's temperature

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is required for multi-core CPUs to be fully utilised?

Software that supports multithreading

A higher clock speed

More memory

A larger CPU size

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is pipelining in a CPU?

A method to increase the number of CPU cores

A technique where multiple FDE stages are processed simultaneously

A way to increase the CPU's clock speed

A cooling system for the CPU

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