FC0-U71 Tech Concepts and Terminology Practice Question
A user is selecting a new computer and sees that the CPU has a clock speed of 3.6 GHz and four cores. What does the clock speed of 3.6 GHz indicate?
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The number of billions of cycles per second
Clock speed (GHz) indicates how many billions of cycles per second the CPU can execute. It does not directly indicate cache size, core count, or power consumption.
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The number of instructions per cycle
Why it's wrong here
Instructions per cycle depend on architecture, but clock speed is cycles per second.
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The number of billions of cycles per second
Why this is correct
GHz means billions of cycles per second.
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The power consumption of the CPU
Why it's wrong here
Power consumption is measured in watts, not GHz.
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The amount of cache memory available
Why it's wrong here
Cache is measured in MB, not GHz.
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