Question

You have a friend who suspects his computer, and particularly his CPU, could be improved for games like Call of Duty and Total War. What CPU type or CPU component is most likely to optimize his gaming experience?

A. The front side bus

B. The L1 cache

C. The L2 cache

D. Running a 64-bit processor

Answer 1

Answer :-

D. Running a 64-bit processor

Explanation :-

1) CPUs contain a multiplier that when multiplied by the bus speed, yields the appropriate CPU speed for a given motherboard. For example, if the speed of a motherboard is 800 MHz, and the CPU multiplier is 4, then the processor's speed is 800 x 4 = 3200 MHz or 3.2 GHz.

2) Because the CPU greatly determines the overall performance of a PC, the type of processor and its speed are two of the main factors to look for when deciding to buy a computer.

3) CPUs are either 32-bit or 64-bit. This means how much data that can be processed in terms of bits. In computers data is composed of 1's and 0's (e.g. 01110010). Each individual 1 or 0 is called a bit. A 32-bit CPU can process a max of 2^32 (2 raised to 32nd power) or about 4.3 billion bits per cycle. A 64-bit processor 2^64 or about 18,400,000,000,000,000,000 of data per cycle. The more data a computer can handle means improved performance.