Answer Keys

CS 330 - Management Information Systems

Understanding CPUs Quiz


1. Multiple choice questions:

  • a. What does CPU stand for?
    • i. Central Processing Unit
  • b. A CPU is not known as a
    • iv. GPU
  • c. What does a CPU NOT do
    • iv. Stores your files


2. Processing power can be determined by instruction set, clock speed, bandwidth, front side bus (FSB) speed, L2 cache, heat, and heat dissipation.


3. 5,000,000,000 clock cycles per second


4. I would purchase the multi-core CPU since it processes more information at once.


5. There are many possible answers


6. There are many possible answers