Nat5 - Computer Structure

What does RAM stand for?

• Random Alternating Memory
• Real Alternating Memory
• Random Access Memory
• Random Access Memories

What is the arithmetic logic unit?

• 1. A hardware used to perform audio and video operations.

• 1. A digital circuit (Inside CPU) used to perform arithmetic and logic operations.

• 1. A processor used to perform arithmetic operations only.

• 1. A processor used to run a zoom hack for Z-Gir at 60 fps.

What wire (BUS) does RAM receive data from?

• Data

• Control

• CPU

• Address

Which of these is temporary storage within the processor?

• Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
• Registers
• Random access memory
• Bussees

What makes it possible to identify a location in RAM?

• The data bus
• A unique address
• The control unit
• Registers

The ________ is the computer's main circuit board. It's a thin plate that holds the CPU, memory, connectors for the hard drive and optical drives, expansion cards to control the video and audio, and connections to your computer's ports.

• RAM

• CPU

• Optical Disc Drive

• Motherboard

Storage device that stores a large amount of data.

• Motherboard

• Hard Drive / Hard Disk

• RAM

• Heat Sink

What is the job of the control unit?

• It carries out Arithmetic and logical 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.

What are registers used for?

• To check that students are in school.

• To temporarily hold bits of data within the CPU.

• To make sure that the CPU runs properly.

• To make the CPU faster.

The CPU processes data

• true
• FALSE