The speed of processor of a computer is measured in ____.

the correct answer is ​GigaHertz.

Key Points

• Clock speed:
  • Clock speed is the significant way to measure the performance of Processor.
  • ​CPU processes many instructions (low-level calculations like arithmetic) from different programs every second. The clock speed measures the number of cycles your CPU executes per second, measured in GHz (gigahertz).
  • A “cycle” is technically a pulse synchronized by an internal oscillator, but for our purposes, they’re a basic unit that helps understand a CPU’s speed.
  • During each cycle, billions of transistors within the processor open and close.
  • A CPU with a clock speed of 3.2 GHz executes 3.2 billion cycles per second.