Loop cards are a great game that can be played individually or as a class. They are perfect for review key vocabulary or questions at the end of a topic or when revising for an exam.
Instructions
Cut out the cards from the paper horizontally (but don't cut them in half!) and then shuffle them.
Now start joining each question on the right hand side of the card to the matching answer on the next card.
Carry on until all the cards loop together and you have competed the game!
Hint: Make sure that you set your paper to portrait to print 4 cards per sheet of A4 paper.
The amount of data or instructions processed by a processor in a given amount of time.
Interrupt Request (IRQ)
A signal sent by a hardware device to request attention from the CPU by causing an interrupt to be processed.
Interrupt Latency
The time delay between the occurrence of an interrupt and the execution of the corresponding interrupt service routine by the CPU.
Overclocking
The practice of increasing a processor's clock speed beyond the manufacturer's specifications to achieve higher performance.
Hazard
A hazard in processor pipelining refers to a condition that prevents the next instruction in a sequence from executing during its designated clock cycle.
Execution Time
The amount of time a process takes to complete its execution.
Thread
The smallest unit of execution within a process.
Race Condition
A situation where the execution of multiple threads or processes in a multitasking system is not synchronized properly, leading to unpredictable outcomes.
Process
An instance of a running computer program that includes its current state and execution information.
Deadlock
A situation where two or more competing actions are waiting for the other to finish, preventing any of them from completing.