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Component 2: Computer Architecture, Data, Communication and Applications

Quick questions on CPU performance, RISC, CISC, pipelining and parallelism - Eduqas A-Level Computer Science Component 2

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State how clock speed affects CPU performance. [1 mark]
What is q2?
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Give one difference between RISC and CISC. [1 mark]
What is q3?
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Explain how pipelining increases throughput. [2 marks]

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