Chapter 5 Summary

(a)   architecture is characterized by the fact that data and instructions are basically the same and can reside in the same place in memory.

_____ memory is the only memory that is directly accessible by the CPU.

• non-volatile

• ROM

• primary

• secondary

• MDR

Memory is a collection of cells, each with a unique _____ and _____.

• RAM; ROM

• data; instruction

• address; bus

• address; content

• processor; ROM

The (a)   is the "brain" of a computer system.

The CPU includes the _____ and the _____.

• MAR; MDR

• CU; ALU

• RAM; ROM

• CU; GPU

• L1; L2

Computer systems generally follow an input-process-output- (a)   model.

Cache memory is _____ but _____ than RAM.

• more expensive; slower

• cheaper; slower

• larger; faster

• larger; cheaper

• smaller; faster

The (a)   manages the operations of the CPU and all its components.

A (a)   is a small storage location that can hold data needed again immediately.

The (a)   holds the address of the data to be processed by the ALU.