Computer Hardware - Common Characteristics of the CPU

The system clock keeps everything synchronised inside the computer

• True
• False

Clock speed is measures in

• hertz
• bytes
• bits
• time

A computer measured in 1 hertz can do how many things a second

• 1
• 2
• 100
• 1000

You can overclock a computer to make the processor run faster which increases the processing power.

• True
• False

Overclocking can break your computer

• True
• False

To achieve a stable overclock you may need to increase the voltage of the computer.

• True
• False

Which one of these is not true when overclocking

• it will make your computer run cooler
• it will speed up your computer
• it may make your computer unstable
• your computer may need more volts

The rate of the fetch execute cycle depends on the clock speed.

• True
• False

You can underclock a processor.

• True
• False

Some processors cannot be overclocked

• True
• False