G1.1 system architecture

Which is an example of an Embedded System(1-4)

• Washing Machine
• Laptops
• Tablets
• PCs

Processor don’t do the following (1-4)

• Execute Data
• Process Data
• Execute Instructions
• Operate in Hz

The part of a processor in which instructions are executed is known as? (1-4)

• Core
• Centre
• Execution
• Instruction Centre

What acts as an intermediary between the processor and the Main Memory? (6-9)

• Cache
• Bus
• User
• Clock

What is held in cache? (5-6)

• Commonly used instructions and data
• All of the programming instructions
• Instructions that have been processed
• Data that hasn’t been used for a long time

Moore’s Law? (7-9)

• Predicted that the number of transistors on a circuit board would double ever year
• Computers would be capable of thinking and learning for themselves by 2020
• That the number of cores on a processor would double every year
• The performance increase of computers would eventually halt in 2020

Firmware refers to (5-6)

• A combination of hardware and software
• Any hardware that can’t easily break
• A type of software that is updated to make a computer work better
• Hardware used in kitchens

If the processing speed goes up from 2GHZ to 4GHZ and the number of cores goes from 1 to 2 – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer? (5-6)

• Quadrupled
• Doubled
• Eight Times faster
• Sixteen times faster

If the processing speed goes up from 2GHZ to 4GHZ and the number of cores goes from 1 to 4 – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer? (5-6)

• Eight Times faster
• Doubled
• Quadrupled
• Sixteen times faster

If the processing speed goes up from 1GHZ to 4GHZ and the number of cores goes from 1 to 2 – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer? (5-6)

• Eight Times faster
• Doubled
• Quadrupled
• Sixteen times faster