1.1 - Computer Systems (Revision)

Computers system take ______, process them, and create outputs

Computer systems are made up of Hardware and _______

Which of the following is NOT an embedded system?

• Laptop

• Microwave

• Smart TV

• Dishwasher

FDE stands for...

• Fetch, Decode, Execute Cycle

• Fetch, Detonate, Execute Cycle

• Find, Detect, Execute Cycle

• Fetch, Decode, Expand Cycle

• French, Dragon, Eggs Cycle

True or False - The Control Unit (CU) transports data around the CPU

• True

• False

True or False - Cache memory is super quick and stores tiny bits of data in the CPU

• True

• False

True or False - The ALU carries out all the arithmetic and logic operations in the CPU

• True

• False

What factor of CPU performance is the following talking about... "Number of instructions per second"

• Clock Speed

• Number of Cores

• Cache Size

What factor of CPU performance is the following talking about... "The amount of regularly used data that can be stored"

• Clock Speed

• Number of Cores

• Cache Size

What factor of CPU performance is the following talking about... "The more instructions that can be carried out simultaneously"

• Clock Speed

• Number of Cores

• Cache Size