Lesson 2 - CPU

Front

What does CPU stand for?

Back

Central Processing Unit

Front

What could you also describe the CPU as?

Back

The brain of the computer

Front

In what year did the idea of storing the program instructions as well as the data in memory come about? Options: 1933, 1943, 1953, 1963

Back

1943

Front

Who was the creator of the stored program concept?

Back

von Neumann

Front

Clock Speed

Back

The pulse of the internal clock

Front

Multi-Core

Back

More than one core working together to deliver improved CPU performance

Front

What does Octo-Core CPU mean?

Back

8 cores working together to improve performance

Front

Cache memory

Back

Memory built within the CPU to remember most commonly used tasks