Factors Of The Fetch Execute Cycle Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Clock Speed
A
The rate of which a processor can complete a processing cycle
Measured in Gigahertz
2
Q
Number of processors
A
More cores means improves system performance
More processes can be processed at the same time
3
Q
Width of data bus
A
The number of bits than can be transferred in one process
More data transferred at a time means faster processing
4
Q
Cache memory
A
Is the memory of commonly searched instances
Cache memory recalls previous searches to decrease the inconveniance for the user
Increase cache hits
Less runs back to the main memory
5
Q
Ways to improve fetch execute cycle
A
Clock Speed
Cache Memory
Number of processors
Data bus width
