CPU's

1. What is the function of the CPU?
A CPU is a complete computation engine that is fabricated on a single chip.

2. What was the name of the first CPU?
The first microprocessor was the Intel 4004, introduced in 1971.

3. Referring to the graph on page 2 of the article, describe how the speed of CPU’s has changed.
The speed o CPU's has bemome alot faster.

4. What does MIPS measure?
MIPS stands for "millions of instructions per second" and is a rough measure of the performance of a CPU.