Hardware/Software - Processor Type & Speed

Question 1

What is clock speed?

Answer 1

• A measure of how powerful a processor is

* The clock pulses regulate and co-ordinate the activities in the processor

Question 2

What is a multi-core processor?

Answer 2

A processor that has multiple processor cores on a single chip

Question 3

Advantages of more than one dual core processor?(2)

Answer 3

• You can play advanced games

* You can edit large amounts of HD video

Question 4

What are low level processors used for? Why?

Answer 4

• Tablet computers and smartphones

* These devices generally have low RAM so clock speeds need to be lower