Higher CS - Processor Performance

What is the processor also known as?

• Random Access Memory

• Graphics Processing Unit

• Solid State Drive

• Central Processing Unit

What are the benefits of a more powerful processor?

• Can perform only one task at a time

• Can process and execute tasks quicker

• Can perform multiple tasks simultaneously

• Improves overall performance

What does clock speed dictate?

• The number of processor cores

• The width of the data bus

• The speed of the processor completing a task

• The amount of cache memory

What is the function of cache memory?

• To increase the size of the data bus

• To store data and instructions used frequently

• To process instructions on each clock pulse

• To transfer data back and forth between the processor and memory

What is the data bus?

• A type of clock speed

• A type of processor core

• A set of parallel wires that connects the processor with memory

• A type of cache memory

What does the clock speed of a processor measure?

• The speed of completing a task

• The speed of the data bus

• The number of cores in the processor

• The number of instructions processed per second

What is the benefit of having multiple processor cores?

• Can run multiple instructions simultaneously

• Can only run one instruction at a time

• Can only process data from cache memory

• Can only process data from main memory

Where is cache memory located?

• On the processor or relatively close to it

• In the main memory

• In the data bus

• In the graphics processing unit

What does increasing the width of the data bus do?

• Decreases the system performance of the computer

• Increases the size of cache memory

• Allows the transfer of twice as much data

• Has no effect on the computer performance

What is the function of the clock speed in a processor?

• To transfer data back and forth between the processor and memory

• To increase the size of the data bus

• To process instructions on each clock pulse

• To store data and instructions used frequently