CHAPTER 3-CPU

6. is a temporary holding location on a CPU where data must be placed before the CPU can use it.
8. is a series of lanes that are used to communicate between the CPU and other major parts of the computer, such as RAM and input/output (I/O) devices
9. Many server computers and some high-end client computers have multiple physical CPUs ranging from two to 128 or more. This type of computer is referred to as a
12. is the part of a CPU that reads and executes machine code, such as reading and writing data from and to memory or executing an arithmetic operation
14. consists of machine code instructions and data
16. carries the actual data that is being read from or written to system memory.
19. performs the primary task of any CPU, which is to execute instructions

1. includes the number and type of CPUs in the hardware
2. carries status signals between the CPU and other devices
3. is a register on a CPU that contains the address of the next instruction the CPU will execute.
4. is the director of operations in the CPU
5. is the ability of the CPU to perform more than one task on a single clock cycle. is the ability of the CPU to perform more than one task on a single clock cycle.
7. is the list of machine code commands that the CPU supports.
10. intercepts accesses to memory for data or code and checks if the requested data is in cache first
11. carries address signals to indicate where data should be read from or written to in the system’s memory
13. is the chip that performs the actual computational and logic work
15. When power is applied to the CPU, it begins reading data from a memory address called the
17. Is a path or channel between a computer computer's CPU and the devices it manages, such as memory and I/O devices
18. CPUs are manufactured on a silicon wafer, and the result called a
20. is usually a very simple operation, such as load a byte of data into a register.