The CPU

What is the function of the CPU?
CPU is the heart of any computer. Like a car it's the engine that runs the computer.

What was the name of the first CPU?
Intel 4004

Describe how the speed of CPU's has changed.
Its expanential. (Varies throughout the years but always rising)

What does MIPS measure?
MIPS stands for "millions of intructions per second." It is the rough measure of the performance of a CPU.

Research what is a dual processor, what is multitasking and how do the two work together.
Dual core processors have two separate cores on the same physical machine. This means they can do two tasks at the same time without interfering one with the other or using up the others memory or processing speed. These can be located on the same mother board or separate mother boards.  These types of processors are used when several different tasks or operations need to be done simultaneously. Mutlitasking and dual core processing go hand in hand because the two micro-processors work on the one computer but doing two different things at the same time.