Anteneh Assignment for Module3

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Across
  1. 1. bus What connects the CPU to other major components
  2. 3. bus What bus carries status signals and interrupt requests
  3. 4. unit What part of the CPU coordinates timing and operations
  4. 7. What part of the CPU reads and executes machine code
  5. 9. What feature lets two threads run on one core
  6. 12. What temporary location holds data before the CPU uses it
  7. 15. What company makes the most popular PC processors
  8. 16. What CPU design uses complex instructions and fewer registers
  9. 18. counter What register holds the address of the next instruction
  10. 20. What is the brain of a computer
Down
  1. 2. What type of processor has multiple cores
  2. 5. vector What address does the CPU read from when it receives a reset signal
  3. 6. What memory stores frequently used data for fast access
  4. 8. What allows the CPU to perform multiple tasks in one clock cycle
  5. 10. bus What bus specifies where data should be read or written
  6. 11. bus What bus carries actual data between CPU and memory
  7. 13. What CPU design uses simpler instructions and more registers
  8. 14. What part of the CPU performs arithmetic and logic tasks
  9. 17. speed What term defines how fast a CPU performs operations
  10. 19. What processor architecture is widely used in mobile devices