Lesson 2 - CPU

What does CPU stand for?

• Central Processing Utility

• Core Processing Unit

• Central Processing Unit

• Core Production Unit

What could you also describe the CPU as?

• The brain of the computer

• The heart of the computer

• The leg of the computer

• The Skeleton of the computer

In what year did the idea of storing the program instructions as well as the data in memory come about?

• 1933

• 1943

• 1953

• 1963

Who was the creator of the stored program concept?

• von Neumann

• Van Gogh

• Turing

• Berners Lee

Which 3 of the following does the CPU perform?

• Fetch

• Catch

• Decode

• Run

• Execute

What affects CPU Performance?

• The Mouse

• Clock Speed

• Processor Cores

• Type and Size of Memory

• The Keyboard

What is Clock Speed?

• The pulse of the internal clock

• How fast the clock moves

• How slow the clock moves

• How big the clock is

What does Multi-Core mean?

• One core working to deliver improved CPU performance

• More than one core working together to deliver reduced CPU performance

• More than one core working together to deliver improved CPU performance

• Many cores working independently from one another

What does Octo-Core CPU mean?

• 6 cores working together to improve performance

• 8 cores working together to improve performance

• 10 cores working together to improve performance

• 12 cores working together to improve performance

What is Cache memory?

• External memory

• Memory built within the CPU to remember most commonly used tasks

• Memory located within the RAM

• External memory that is connected to the computer