Monday, August 18, 2008

CPU Term 3 19.08.08

1. What is the function of the CPU?

A Central Processing Unit is a description of a class of logic machines that can execute computer prgrams.

2. What was the name of the first CPU?

The name was the 4004

3. Referring to the graph on page 2 of the article, describe how the speed of CPU’s has changed.

I've noticed that the speed has increased and it's gotten alot faster.

4. What does MIPS measure?

It is a rough measure of the performance of a CPU.

5. Research (Google it) what is a dual core processor, what is multitasking and how do the two work together.

A dual core processor is a CPU with two separate cores on the same die, each with its own cache. It's the equivalent of getting two microprocessors in one.

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