Processing Speed

What is a hertz?

• A unit of physical tolerance

• A cycle per second

• Infrequency

• None of the above

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for a one-megahertz clock?

• 1 mhz

• 1 mHz

• 1 Mhz

• 1 MHz

What does a one-gigahertz clock mean?

• Some number of bits can be manipulated at least one million times per second

• Some number of bits can be manipulated at least one thousand times per second

• Some number of bits can be manipulated at least one billion times per second

• Some number of bits can be manipulated at least one time per second

The higher the amount of hertz, the faster a computer can process data.

• True

• False

How many hertz are in a Megahertz?

• 1 Hz

• 100 Hz

• 10,000 Hz

• 1,000,000 Hz

How many Megahertz are in a Gigahertz?

• 10 MHz

• 100 MHz

• 1,000 MHz

• 10,000 MHz

What is measured by Hertz?

• Speed of a car

• Computing speeds of a computer

• Transfer speeds of a computer

• Air pressure in a car's tire