Say what a processor does
Read the processor line and know what it is promising you.
The processor is the chip that carries out instructions. Every tap, every letter, every page goes through it.
It does one thing at a time, billions of times a second. Everything waits its turn.
Key points
- The processor carries out instructions, one at a time, very fast
- More at once means a longer queue, not a broken machine
What to remember
- GHz is speed. Cores are how many at once.
- A slow machine is usually a queue, not a fault.
Try this
Find the About page on your own device and read the processor line: its name and speed.
Practice: Say what a processor does. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.