What is the program counters job?

It contains the memory address of the next instruction to be loaded

It carries out the calculations

Which of the following is a job of the control unit?

To manage the fetch decode execute cycle

How does clock speed affect computer performance?

The higher the clock speed the better the performance.

The higher the clock speed the slower the computer will run.

It improves the amount you can store on the computer.

It will make loading program slower

A circuit that connect one part of CPU to other components.

What is cache memory?

A very small but expensive memory

It is used to store data and programs permanently

How can a bigger cache improve CPU performance?

By being able to store more recently used instruction inside the CPU for quicker access times

By being able to carry out more calculations

1.1.1 The structure and function of the processor

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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1.1.1 The structure and function of the processor

What is the purpose of the CPU?

What is the main function of the CPU?

What is the job of the control unit?

Which level of cache is the fastest but has the smallest capacity?

What are registers used for?

What happens at the Decode step of the fetch-decode-execute cycle?

What does CPU stand for?

What is the program counters job?

Which of the following is a job of the control unit?

Which of the following is an example of 'main memory'.

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