Flashcardizz - IB CS: Hardware Review

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Which piece of component is not part of the CPU? Options: ALU, Registers, ROM, Control Unit, Cache Memory

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ROM

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ALU stands for....

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Arithmetic Logic Unit

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What kind of storage is directly accessible by the CPU, at any point in time, while the computer is on?

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Primary

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Which of the following is not a feature of RAM: Primary Memory, Directly Communicates with CPU, Permanent memory, Comes in Gigabytes of capacity?

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Permanent memory

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The CU

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Loading and decoding instructions/data & directs/controls data flow

Front

What is NOT true about the CPU? Options: It can get very hot, there can be many processors in one CPU, It was first made for military use in WWII, It comes in different sizes where the largest ones are more powerful.

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It comes in different sizes where the largest ones are more powerful

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The 4 steps of the CPU cycle in correct order are...

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fetch, decode, execute, store

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Directly accessible by CPU, holds both data and instructions that are running on computer system.

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Primary Memory

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Ensuring that one application does not interfere with memory used by other applications so that the latter does not stop functioning or have its data overwritten.

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Memory management

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Registers are:

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small temporary memory used to store, and transfer instructions used quickly & by the CPU