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Clock and clock cycle in processor architecture
The document discusses the clock cycle and clock in a computer processor architecture. It defines the clock cycle as the amount of time between pulses from an oscillator that determines a processor's speed. A higher number of pulses per second allows a processor to process information faster. The clock regulates and synchronizes the timing and speed of all computer functions through a crystal that vibrates at a specific frequency when electricity is applied. The CPU uses clock signals from the internal clock to execute instructions over fixed numbers of clock cycles in a synchronous manner.
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Introduces the topic of clock and clock cycle in processor architecture along with group member names.
Explains architecture in computing, focusing on processor design and its impact on hardware and software compatibility.
Defines clock cycle affecting CPU speed, explaining measurement units such as Hz, MHz, and GHz.
Describes the clock's role in regulating computer operations and synchronizing components, essential for executing instructions.
Details the use of clock signals in the CPU, highlighting the roles of the Control Unit and Arithmetic Logic Unit.
Final slide providing thanks and wrapping up the presentation.
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Clock and clock cycle in processor architecture
- 1. CLOCK AND CLOCKCYCLE IN PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE
- 2. Group Members FatimaSaleem (B-20739) Aneeqa Yaqoob (B-21184) Tehreem Saleem (B-21212) M.Usama Ashraf (B-20815)
- 3. The word"architecture" typically refers to building design and construction. In the computing world, "architecture" also refers to design, but instead of buildings, it describes the design of computer systems. The most important type of hardware design is a computer's processor architecture. The design of the processor determines what software can run on the computer and what other hardware components are supported. The design of the processor determines what software can run on the computer and what other hardware components are supported.
- 4. Clock Cycle Thespeed of a computer processor, or CPU, is determined by the clock cycle, which is the amount of time between two pulses of an oscillator. The higher number of pulses per second, the faster the computer processor will be able to process information. The clock speed is measured in Hz, often either megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).
- 6. Clock The clockrefers to a microchip that regulates the timing and speed of all computer functions. In the chip is a crystal that vibrates at a specific frequency when electricity is applied. Another name for the internal clock or RTC (real-timeclock).
- 7. Purpose of Clockin CPU Every computer contains an internal clock that regulates the rate at which instructions are executed and synchronizes all the various computer components. The CPU requires a fixed number of clock ticks (or clock cycles) to execute each instruction.
- 8. CPU Use ClockSignals It's what drives the enormous synchronous clock machine called a Central Processing Unit (CPU). Inside the CPU lies the Control Unit (CU) which executes assembly instructions and the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) which performs all the math operations requested of it by the CU one clock tick at a time.
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