Question

Computer has a built-in system clock that emits millions of regularly spaced electric pulses per _____ called clock cycles.

(a) second

(b) millisecond

(c) microsecond

(d) minute

I got this question by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

This key question is from Processor & Its Types topic in section Processor & Memory of Computer Fundamentals

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

(a) second

The system clock in a computer emits millions of regularly spaced electric pulses per second, which are referred to as clock cycles. These cycles synchronize the operations of the processor.