-Recieves instructions from the computer and processed recieved instructions
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Level 1 Cache
The fastest type of cache and is stored on the CPU
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Level 2 Cache
On the CPU - may serve several cores
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Level 3 Cache
Seperate from the CPU between the RAM and the CPU on the motherboard - serves the processor.
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Address Bus
Sends the location of the instructions or data in the main memory
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Data Bus
Sends the information for processing to and from main memory to the processor
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Control Bus
Sends signals to and from the control unit to other parts of the computer for operation
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MAR
Records the location from which data will be read and written into main memory
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MDR
Used to store the data read from or to be written to memory. This data is either going to be used by the processor or is being transferred back to memory after processing
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Program Counter
The Program Counter is also a register. It contains the next instruction to be executed by the processor
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Accumulator
Type of register that stores the result of calculation or comparison / logical operation performed by the arithmetic logic unit
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Three characteristics that can affect the performance of a CPU
Clock speed, cache size, number of cores
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Clock Speed
The speed at which a processor operates instructions
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Embedded System
System which has a fixed purpose and not designed to do anything else
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ALU
Carries out all the calculations and comparisons in the computer
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Control Unit
Controls the flow of data around the CPU
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Cache
High-speed memory used to store data before it is processed by the CPU
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Card 2
Front
Level 1 Cache
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The fastest type of cache and is stored on the CPU
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