Computer Architecture

How components of computers fit together is known as:

• Northbridge

• Southbridge

• Compuer slot

• computer architecture

Which of the following is primary storage?

• Had disk

• Flash drive

• RAM

• DVD

Which of these is NOT a stage of the FDE cycle?

• Fetch

• Execute

• Decide

• Decode

What is the part of the CPU called that performs calculations?

• ALU

• Control Unit

• Program Counter

• Memory

Who is the computer architecture named after, where instructions and data are stored in memory and fetched, decoded and executed sequentially?

• Van Newman

• Von Neumann

• Vin Nowman

• Ven Numan

CPU means..........

• Computer processing unit

• Central processing unit

• Computer protection unit

• Control processing unit

CPU controls the computer

• True

• False

Which statement best describes RAM?

• Fast, permanent storage

• Fast, volatile storage

• Slow, volatile storage

• Slow, permanent storage

The Control Unit

• Controls the flow of data around the CPU and also decodes instructions

• Only controls the flow of data around the CPU

• Controls how much power is directed to all components within the computer

• Only decodes instructions

The central processing unit (CPU) is the _____ of the computer that carries out

instructions to process data.

• Memory

• Heart

• Brain

• Eyes