What is one of the main reasons for the development of techniques to boost CPU performance?
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To reduce the size of CPUs
To allow more sophisticated operations
To decrease the power consumption
To improve the switching time of transistors
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why do modern processors include specialized circuits for tasks like graphics and encryption?
To simplify the processor design
To reduce the number of transistors
To perform these tasks with fewer clock cycles
To increase the size of the processor
3.
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What is the primary function of a cache in a CPU?
To store all data permanently
To increase the size of RAM
To reduce the time needed to access data
To replace the need for RAM
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is a 'cache hit'?
When data is transferred to the CPU
When data is lost in the cache
When data is found in the cache
When data is found in RAM
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is instruction pipelining?
Executing multiple instructions simultaneously
Executing instructions in a sequential manner
Executing instructions in a parallel manner
Executing instructions with a delay
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How do superscalar processors improve performance?
By increasing the clock speed
By simplifying the instruction set
By executing multiple instructions per clock cycle
By reducing the number of instructions
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the main advantage of multi-core processors?
They reduce the need for RAM
They increase the size of the CPU
They simplify the processor design
They allow multiple instruction streams to run simultaneously
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