ITGS Hardware: Processing Technologies

The instructions and programs which are run by the CPU.

• Processor

• Software

• Multitasking

• Motherboard

A single processor running multiple tasks by switching rapidly between them.

• Processor

• Software

• Multitasking

• Motherboard

A system with more than one processor, to increase its performance.

• Processor

• Software

• Multiprocessing

• Motherboard

Processor with more than one processor core, to increase its performance.

• Multi-core

• Software

• Multiprocessing

• Motherboard

The circuit board to which the internal computer components connect: the CPU, the RAM, the ROM, and the secondary storage devices

• Multi-core

• Software

• Multiprocessing

• Motherboard

Physical parts of a computer system.

• Multi-core

• Software

• Multiprocessing

• Hardware

Unit of measurement for a processor's clock speed.

1000 MHz.

• Multi-core

• Software

• Gigahertz

• Hardware

A multi-core system with two processor cores.

• Multi-core

• Dual Core

• Gigahertz

• Hardware

Rate at which data is processed and output by a system.

• Multi-core

• Data Throughput

• Gigahertz

• Hardware

Hardware responsible for processing all instructions the computer runs.

• Multi-core

• Data Throughput

• Gigahertz

• CPU