CPU test

Read or scan the articles below to find the answers to the following questions: 

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/microprocessor.htm

1.       What is the function of the CPU?

a CPU is the brain of the computer it is designed to run software and process data that you work on   

2.       What was the name of the first CPU?

The  Intel 4004 was the name of the first CPU

3.       Referring to the graph on page 2 of the article, describe how the speed of CPU’s has changed.

Through the years the speed of the CPU has increased dramatically, with ever altification made the speed increases.

4.       What does MIPS measure?

MIPS stands for "millions of instructions per second", MIPS measure's [roughly]  the preformance of the CPU