answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The clock is the amount of GHZ the processor can handle.

For example, the clock of a Core2Duo is of 2.4GHZ.

Overclocking means increasing the GHZ's the processor can handle but you will need a lot of cooling since the fan is not designed to handle such high GHZ's the people want.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

its defined has the more number of clock per second to increasing the frequency range in ghz,so when it is form of required higher clock cycle.

This answer is:
User Avatar

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

Clock is a square wave (An voltage varying the |--|_|--|_|--|_ format). A micro controller can not function with out a clock. Simple equivalent of clock is heart beat of human being.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What is the clock in a microprocessor?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

How do you interface a clock and microprocessor?

How do you interface a clock and microprocessor?


What is the role of clock generator in microprocessor?

The clock signal in a microprocessor allows synchronization of several components of the microprocessor. The correctness of the computation of the microprocessor depends upon efficient and balanced distribution of the clock signal. The clock generator generates the clock signal.


Why a clock is necessary for a microprocessor?

Microprocessor processes something on each clock pulse


What is duty cycle in microprocessor?

It is the ratio of the on and off time or the clock signal, which is generated by the clock generator...


Which IC is used as clock generator in 8086?

The 8086 Microprocessor operate to require frequency that is provided by clock generator to 8086 Microprocessor and also Synchronization various component of 8086.


What is the Maximum clock frequency of 8086 microprocessor?

that depends on the microcontroller. check the datasheet.


Why 2 grounds are used in microprocessor?

one is for the vcc and another for the clock pulse


What is t state in 8085 microprocessor?

A T state is one cycle of the system clock.


What is the lastest microprocessor?

[url=http://www.dvdsuperdeal.com]A microprocessor[/url] is a multipurpose, programmable, clock driven, register based device that takes input and provides output.


What memory device emplays special clock signals and buffer storage to deliver data to the microprocessor in one clock cycle?

vcm sdram


Why crystal is prefferd as clock in any microprocessor clock circuit?

it has high stability large q factor and the frequency that doesn't drift with aging. It is used as a clock source most of the times.


What is a microprocessor's Instruction Set?

There are binary patterns which when present on a microprocessor's input register, cause a fixed set of switching to occur within the processor, across a defined number of clock cycles. They comprise the instructions which cause the microprocessor to do things.