The CPU

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Controls the computer, can be seen as the brain of a computer
CPU
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The first step in the cycle, it collects the instructions that need to be carried out
Fetch
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The second step in the cycle, it works out what the computer needs to do
Decode
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The final step in the cycle, this is when the instructions are actually carried out
Execute
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How fast in the instructions are carried out, measured in GHz
Clock Speed
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A processor that gets the instructions, you can have multiple, it enables different instructions to be carried out at the same time
Cores
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Card 2

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The first step in the cycle, it collects the instructions that need to be carried out

Back

Fetch

Card 3

Front

The second step in the cycle, it works out what the computer needs to do

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The final step in the cycle, this is when the instructions are actually carried out

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

How fast in the instructions are carried out, measured in GHz

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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