Question

The number of clock cycles per second is referred as  ________

(a) Clock speed

(b) Clock frequency

(c) Clock rate

(d) Clock timing

I had been asked this question in quiz.

Query is from Processor & Its Types topic in section Processor & Memory of Computer Fundamentals

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) Clock speed

For explanation I would say: The number of clock cycles per second is the clock speed. It is generally measured in gigahertz(10^9 cycles/sec) or megahertz (10^6 cycles/sec).