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| Question | Answer |
| What does CPU stand for? | Central Processing Unit |
| What is the main purpose of the CPU? | To fetch, decode and execute data |
| What is clock speed? | The number of instructions of calculations carried out per second |
| What does quad core mean? | There are 4 CPU's |
| What is the difference between GHz and MHz? | GHz = Billion instructions per second MHz= Million instructions per second |
| What does it mean if a CPU has a clock speed of 4GHz? | 4 billion instructions per second |
| If you have more cores, how does this affect the computer? | It can perform quicker as there is more CPU's |
| If there are 3 million instructions being carried out per second, what is the clock speed of the CPU? | 3MHz |
| What is it called if there are 8 cores? | Octocore |
| What are registers? | Small storage locations in the CPU |
| Where is the cache located? | It sits between the CPU and main memory of your computer |
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