BCT09

Manage data transfers

Control system clock

Perform processing tasks

Handle input devices

Processor Speed

Control Unit (CU)

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

Memory Unit (MU)

Data Path Size

Word Size

Internal operation speed

Bus Speed

Manage data transfers

Hold copies of portions of main memory

Store data and instructions

Control data flow

Reduced Instruction Set Computers (RISC)

Complex Instruction Set Computers (CISC)

Single Instruction Set Computers (SISC)

Multiple Instruction Set Computers (MISC)

Enhance data path size

Improve memory cache

Maintain stable temperatures

Increase processor speed

Athlon

Pentium

Celeron

Core

Faster bus speeds

Higher clock speeds

Lower cost

Better memory cache

Processor pins

Memory cache

Control unit

Bus speed

Control data flow

Increase processor speed

Provide voltage regulation

Improve memory cache