CPU Flashcards
1
Q
von neuman architecture
A
2
Q
CPU
A
-Control unit
-arithmetic logic unit
-buses
-registers
-clock
3
Q
control unit
A
co-ordinates the other components`
4
Q
arithmetic logic unit
A
handles mathematical and logical operations that are required in an instruction
5
Q
clock
A
measures cycles per second (clockspeed in hertz)
synchronize other components
6
Q
buses
A
SET OF parallel wires that transport fata between the components inside the processor and memory
7
Q
cache
A
8
Q
registers
A
very small very fast located inside cpu (memory locations)
9
Q
fetch
A
instructions are loaded inTO RAM
10
Q
A
