Processing technology

Question 1

clock speed

Answer 1

Speed of a processor, in ticks per second.

Question 2

Central Processing Unit

Answer 2

Hardware responsible for processing all instructions the computer runs.

Question 3

CPU

Answer 3

See Central Processing Unit.

Question 4

data throughput

Answer 4

Rate at which data is processed and output by a system.

Question 5

dual core

Answer 5

A multi-core system with two processor cores.

Question 6

GHz

Answer 6

See gigahertz.

Question 7

gigahertz

Answer 7

Unit of measurement for a processor’s clock speed. 1000 MHz.

Question 8

hardware

Answer 8

Physical parts of a computer system.

Question 9

megahertz

Answer 9

Unit of measurement for a processor’s clock speed.

Question 10

MHz

Answer 10

See megahertz.

Question 11

microprocessor

Answer 11

See Central Processing Unit.

Question 12

MIPS

Answer 12

See Millions of Instructions Per Second

Question 13

Motherboard

Answer 13

The circuit board to which the internal computer components connect: the CPU, the RAM, the ROM, and the secondary storage devices

Question 14

Multi-core

Answer 14

Processor with more than one processor core, to increase its performance.

Question 15

multiprocessing

Answer 15

A system with more than one processor, to increase its performance.

Question 16

multitasking

Answer 16

A single processor running multiple tasks by switching rapidly between them.

Question 17

processor

Answer 17

See Central Processing Unit.

Question 18

Quad-core

Answer 18

A multi-core system with four processor cores.

Question 19

software

Answer 19

The instructions and programs which are run by the CPU.

Question 20

speed throttling

Answer 20

Reducing a processor’s clock speed to save power when not in use.

Question 21

terahertz

Answer 21

See Terahertz

Question 22

THz

Answer 22

Unit of measurement for a processor’s clock speed. 1000 GHz.