What Limits the Number of Instructions the CPU Can Execute

question 47

Multiple Choice

What limits the number of instructions the CPU can execute to increase processing speed?

• A)megahertz
• B)gigahertz
• C)CISC
• D)RISC

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Definitions:

Oral Stage

A phase in Freudian psychoanalytic theory occurring in the first year of life, where an infant's pleasure centers on the mouth during activities like tasting and sucking.

Thumb

The short, thick first digit of the human hand, set lower and apart from the other four and capable of being moved opposite to them.

Toilet Training

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