Question 1

The __________ is a relatively small fast memory interposed between a larger,slower memory and the logic that accesses the larger memory.

Accepted Answer

A) peripheral 
B) cache 
C) processor 
D) arithmetic and logic unit

Question 2

An increase in clock rate means that individual operations are executed _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the same 
B) slower 
C) with very little change 
D) more rapidly

Question 3

At the most fundamental level,the speed of a processor is dictated by the pulse frequency produced by the clock,measured in cycles per second,or _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the most fundamental level,the speed of...

Question 4

Raw speed is far more important than how a processor performs when executing a given application.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Measures such as MIPS and MFLOPS have proven adequate to evaluating the performance of processors.

Accepted Answer