True or False Statements

Question

1) A typical clock frequency in the early 1970s was below 1 MHz.

2) A typical clock frequency in 1990 was between 10 and 50 MHz.

3) A typical clock frequency in 2005 was over 1 GHz.

4) The sole way to make computers run programs faster is by increasing clock frequency.

Answer 1

1. True - In the early 1970s, typical clock frequencies for CPUs were indeed below 1 MHz.

2. True - By 1990, typical clock frequencies were in the range of 10 to 50 MHz, depending on the specific processors.

3. True - By 2005, it was common for CPUs to have clock frequencies over 1 GHz.

4. False - While increasing clock frequency can boost performance, there are other ways to make computers run programs faster, such as improving architecture, increasing the number of cores, optimizing software, and using better algorithms.