Factors Affecting CPU Performance

Factors Affecting CPU Performance

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10 Qs

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Factors Affecting CPU Performance

Factors Affecting CPU Performance

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Computers

9th - 12th Grade

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the factors affecting the speed of a racing car?

Horsepower, weather conditions, driver's skill, aerodynamics

Clock speed, number of cores, cache size, instructions

Tyres, weather conditions, driver's skill, aerodynamics

Clock speed, cache size, number of cores, instructions

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is clock speed measured in?

Instructions per second

Operations per second

Hertz

Gigahertz

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the cache in a CPU?

To store temporary storage of instructions and data

To store the main memory

To store the CPU cores

To store the clock speed

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the tipping point in terms of cache size?

When the cache size is equal to the main memory size

When the cache size is smaller than the main memory size

When the cache size is larger than the main memory size

When the cache size is zero

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a CPU core?

A temporary storage of instructions and data

A complete copy of a CPU

A specialized processor for graphics and sound

A communication unit between CPU cores

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the disadvantage of having multiple CPU cores?

Increased efficiency and performance

Decreased communication and synchronization

Limited storage capacity

Incompatibility with programs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a chip multiprocessor?

A single physical chip with multiple CPU cores

A specialized processor for graphics and sound

A temporary storage of instructions and data

A communication unit between CPU cores

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