Contents of a Computer

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Year 10 Computing Flashcards on Contents of a Computer, created by Harry Lye on 12/10/2017.
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ALU Arithmetic Logic Unit
3 Buses Data Bus, Address Bus and Control Bus
What is faster than RAM but slower than the Registers The Cache
What is the fastest type of primary Memory A Register
What is The Clock The Clock is a tiny quartz crystal that controls how fast the CPU processes things
The Cores A complete processing unit in the CPU that has its own ALU, Control Unit and Registers.
The Cache A temporary buffer between the CPU and the RAM, speeding up processing
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