Computer Hardward - CPU Cores

Binary data is written as

• 1s and 0s
• all number between 0 and 9
• text only, no special charachters
• images

In a processor, a core is

• A single processor which can fetch and decode instructions
• A type of RAM
• The middle part of the CPU
• A type of secondary storage

A quad core processor has how many cores

• 4
• 1
• 2
• 8

In a muti-core processor, there is always 1 core which is faster than the others.

• False
• True

A processor with two cores is called a

• dual core processor
• quad core processor
• double core processor
• CPU x2

A processor with 6 cores is called a

• hex core processor
• quad core processor
• 6 giga-core processor
• super core processor

Some processors do not have a CPU core

• False
• True

You can upgrade your CPU core

• False
• True

The higher the number of cores, the better the performance of the computer.

• True
• False

A dual core processor will always process data faster than a single core processor

• False
• True