1.1.1 The structure and function of the processor
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Computers
11th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the CPU?
To process all the data and instructions.
To turn the computer on.
To create PowerPoint presentations.
To provide power to the computer.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main function of the CPU?
To carry out processing of the data.
To help with playing games.
To fetch instructions from memory, decode them and execute the instructions.
To heat up the computer.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the job of the control unit?
It carries out calculations
It stores information.
It does nothing.
It controls the input and output of data to make sure that it gets to the right place.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which level of cache is the fastest but has the smallest capacity?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What are registers used for?
To check that students are in school.
To temporarily hold bits of data needed by the CPU.
To make sure that the CPU runs properly.
To make the CPU faster.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What happens at the Decode step of the fetch-decode-execute cycle?
The CPU makes sense of the instructions.
The CPU fetches the information from RAM.
The instructions are executed.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does CPU stand for?
Control Processing Unit
Central Processing Unit
Central Power Unit
Center Power Unit
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