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The CPU performs calculations on _______ to make the magic of computers work.
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Binary numbers
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The CPU interfaces with the ______ and other components through the _____/______.
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Motherboardexternal data bus/ frontside bus
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CPUs contain several areas of internal memory, known as ____, in which data and addresses are stored while processing.
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Registers
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The commands a CPU knows how to perform are dictated by its _______
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Instruction set
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A quartz crystal soldered to the motherboard and known as the system crystal provides a constant ________.
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Pulse known as the clock
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The frequency of the pulse or clock, dictates the maximum speed at which a _____ and is measured in ______ or _____.
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processor can runmegahertz or gigahertz
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The processor typically runs at some multiple of this clock pulse known as the ______
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Internal clock speed
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List 4 ways the internal clock speed can be set.
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1) adjusting the multiplier (which multiples the clock speed by some number)2) configuring the motherboard jumpers3) making a change to the CMOS setting4) it can be set automatically via CPU circuitry
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What is known as "overclocking"?
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Setting the clock speed higher to force the CPU to run faster then its rating
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A computer uses random access memory to take copies of programs from the __1___and send them, one line at a time, to the __2__ quickly enough to keep up with its demands.
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1) hard drive2) CPU
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Explain the "random access" part of RAM?
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The CPU accesses any one row of the RAM as easily and as quickly as any other row.
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RAM is not only randomly accessible but also ____
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Fast
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By storing programs on RAM, the CPU can access and run
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Programs very quickly
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RAM also stores data that the CPU
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Actively uses
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The amount of memory the CPU can access is dictated by what?
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The number of wires comprising the address bus
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