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Chapter 5
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Computer Science
Undergraduate 1
06/01/2006
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4 basic funtions of a CPU
 Definition
fetch, decode, execute, and write
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cpu clock frequency
 Definition
measured by a small crystal or chip on the mother board which determines the pace for cpu. This sets a steady number of clock ticks pr second.
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clock doubling
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an early method used to get higher cpu frequencies than those on the bus outside the cpu
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cpu cache
 Definition
temporary storage or place for instructions and data in the cpu. RAM memory
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SRAM
 Definition
Static Random Access Memory
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