Computer organisation & architecture

Front

Who developed the idea of a stored program computer and modern computer architecture?

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John Von Neumann

Front

What connects the processor and memory? Options: Buses, Cache, NIC, Control Unit

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Buses

Front

Which of these buses is bi-directional? Options: Data Bus, Control Bus, Address Bus, Cache Bus

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Data Bus

Front

Which bus is used to send read and write signals to a storage device such as a HDD? Options: Control Bus, Data Bus, Address Bus, I/O Bus

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Control Bus

Front

The location of where data can be found in the computer memory is called the?

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Address

Front

The MDR, MAR, PC & CIR are all examples of..?

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Registers

Front

Which of the following is not a register? CU, MAR, MDR, PC

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CU

Front

A register that keeps track of the next instruction to be executed is called a _____________

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Program Counter

Front

The ___________ informs the CPU about the location of the data residing in the memory.

Back

Address bus

Front

What is the name of the register that stores the instruction that the CPU is executing at the moment?

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Current Instruction Register