Read the article (here) to find the answers to the following questions.
1. What is the function of the CPU?
CPU stands for Central Processing Unit. It 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 table on page 2 of the article, describe how the speed of CPU’s has changed.
Through the years, the speed of CPU's have increased as technology has become more advanced.
4. What does MIPS measure?
MIPS stands for "millions of instructions per second" and is a rough measure of the performance of a CPU.
Most modern PC’s use what are called dual core processors. It is often stated that such processors improve multitasking.
5. Research (Google it) what is a dual core processor, what is multitasking and how do the two work together.
The most recent trend in computing is the use of mobile devices – effectively portable computers, whether they be your smart phone, your i-Touch of some Mobile internet Device (MID).
6. Read the article (here) about the Intel Atom processor then post about what benefits this processor offers mobile devices.
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