AQA GCSE Comp Sci - computer Systems

A computer system is.....

• A machine that processes letters

• A machine that processes data

• A machine that processes information

• A machine that processes information

The physical components that makes up a computer system are called...

• Software

• Hardware

Application software ...

• allows the user run specific tasks like word processors, web browser, email, clients, games, etc

• runs tasks like the operating systems, utilities, etc

• runs tasks like the doing my homework, revision, etc

• helps the user program

Which runs tasks like the operating systems, utilities, etc

• Embedded systems

• Application software

• System software

• Dedicated systems

Embedded systems are computers inside a larger system...examples of this include... (tick more than one)

• microwaves

• dishwashers

• desktop computers

• books

What hardware would I find directly connected to a PCs motherboard?

• CPU

• RAM

• Monitor

• Graphics card

CPU stands for...

• Central Processing Information

• Central Processing Unit

• Central Processing Unicorn

• Central Processing Chip

The five components of a CPU are:

• Transistors, processing things

• Control Unit, Arithmetic Logic Unit, Cache, Clock, Buses

• Clock speed, cache, cores

• Clock speed, cache, cores, RAM, L2

Performance of a CPU can be measured by ....

• Number of cores, clock speed (GHz), Cache size

• Core speed (GHz), Numbers of clocks, Cache size

• Number of cores, clock speed (MHz), Cache size

• Core size, Cache speed (GHz), Number of clocks

Clock speed is usually measured in GHz, this stands for ....

• Gianthertz

• Megahertz

• Gigahertz

• Gobalhertz