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Intro to CPU

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the purpose of the CPU?
a)
To process all the data and instructions.
b)
To turn the computer on.
c)
To create PowerPoint presentations.
d)
To provide power to the computer.
2.
What is the main function of the CPU?
a)
To carry out processing of the data.
b)
To help with playing games.
c)
To fetch instructions from memory, decode them and execute the instructions.
d)
To heat up the computer.
3.

What are the two other parts of the CPU?

a)

RAM & ROM

b)

Hard Drive & Motherboard

c)

The ALU and Cache

4.
Which of the following is an example of 'main memory'.
a)
Hard Drive
b)
USB Drive
c)
RAM
d)
ROM
5.

Which of the following CPU's will have a better better performance:

A: 3 GHz Quad Core CPU

B: 3 GHz Dual Core CPU

a)

A

b)

B

6.
Clock speed is:
a)
Number of times the computer is used
b)
Number of instructions a computer can handle per second
c)
Time on a computer
7.
What happens if you increase the number of cores
a)
CPU can process instructions quicker
b)
CPU can process more instructions at the same time
c)
CPU will explode
d)
CPU processes too fast for the cache to handle
8.

What is the Clock Speed

a)

The speed in which a computer can tell the time

b)

The speed in which a computer can handle instructions

c)

The speed in which a computer can process potato salad

d)

the speed in which a computer can process computer items

9.

Clock Speed is measured in...?

a)

Hurts

b)

Hertz

c)

MPH

d)

Herts

10.

The number of Hertz represent...?

a)

the number of instructions processed per second

b)

the number of tacos that can be eaten per second

c)

the number of data that will be outputted per second

d)

the number of information that will be inputted per second

11.

the performance of a CPU depends on Processor Speed, Bus Speed and what other 2 things? (pick 2)

a)

Bus Speed

b)

Amount of Cache Available

c)

Number of Processing Cores

d)

Input Used

12.

What is the correct order?

a)

Fetch - Decode - Execute

b)

Decode - Fetch - Execute

c)

Execute - Fetch - Decode

d)

Fetch - Execute - Decode