2.1.2 Computing Hardware - Test your knowledge

BA2 appreciate the importance of Hardware by assessing your base understanding

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Use this document for your answers: 2.1.2 Computing Hardware - Test your knowledge found in O:\ICT\GCSE Computing

COPY + PASTE is pointess - I would rather you got a low mark at this stage with your own knowledge than copy and pasting answers you don't understand!

1. Describe the purpose of the CPU [3 marks]
2. What is meant by 2.2 GHz? [2 marks]
3. What is a Dual-Core processor? [2 marks]
4. Describe how cache memory is used by the CPU [3 marks]
5. What are the key factors that govern the performance of the CPU in a computer? [3 marks]
6. Annotate and explain the functions of all aspects of the below photo of a motherboard

Motherboard

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