The CPU Quiz

1.       What is the function of the CPU? A microprocessor -- also known as a CPU or central processing unit -- is a complete computation engine that is fabricated on a single chip. 2.       What was the name of the first CPU?

The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004, introduced in 1971.

3.       Referring to the graph on page 2 of the article, describe how the speed of CPU’s has changed.  Due to the fact that I can not log in, the graph cannot be shown/seen.

4.       What does MIPS measure?

5.       Research (Google it) what is a dual core processor, what is multitasking and how do the two work together.

A dual core processor is a CPU with two separate cores  each with its own cache. It's the equivalent of getting two microprocessors in one. In a dual core processor each core handles incoming data strings simultaneously to improve efficiency.