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Worksheets1.1.5 Factors Affecting the Performance of the CPU
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the clock speed measured in
Mph
Kmph
Htz
Newtons
Most Clocks are measured in what capacity of Htz
KHz
MHz
GHz
THz
A GHz is how many instructions per second?
100
100 000
1 000 000
1 000 000 000
The Cache sits between which two components of a Computer System?
RAM & CPU
ROM & CPU
CPU & Mother Board
RAM & ROM
Why does using Cache make data frequently used by the CPU available much quicker?
It has a larger capacity than the RAM
It can decode instructions quicker
It is more portable than the RAM
It is closer to the CPU and therefore does not need to fetch instructions from the main memory
In the original Fetch, Decode, Execute cycle how many cores are there in that model?
1
2
3
4
A quad core processor has how many cores?
1
2
3
4
If i have a duo core processor with a 2GHz clock speed how many billion instructions can i process in a second?
2
4
6
8
If i have a quad core processor with a clock speed of 4GHz how many billion instructions can i process in a second?
4
8
12
16
Is a computer with quad cores guaranteed to be quicker than a duo core computer?
No, it depends on whether the computer is programmed to work on multiple cores
No, it depends on the size of the RAM
Yes, more cores means it will be quicker no matter what
