FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, the clock refers 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. The shortest time interval any computer can observer is one clock cycle, or one vibration of the clock chip.

Detailed explanation-2: -The system clock is a device used in computers which regulates the internal components of the computer by issuing a high-frequency signal. This signal ensures that all components are synchronized.

Detailed explanation-3: -The clock speed measures the number of cycles your CPU executes per second, measured in GHz (gigahertz). A “cycle” is technically a pulse synchronized by an internal oscillator, but for our purposes, they’re a basic unit that helps understand a CPU’s speed.

Detailed explanation-4: -The clock speed is determined by a quartz-crystal circuit, similar to those used in radio communications equipment. Computer clock speed has been roughly doubling every year. The Intel 8088, common in computers around the year 1980, ran at 4.77 MHz. The 1 GHz mark was passed in the year 2000.

Detailed explanation-5: -The processor’s Cpu controls the timing of all the operations of the computer. Cpu or the central processing unit is a unit that controls and coordinates all the functions of a computer.