NCCE Student Knowledge Questions - computer systems

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Group

Question 1: Identify the following logic gate:

• A – OR
• B – NOT
• C – AND
• D – XOR

Question 2: Identify the following logic gate:

• A – NOT
• B – XOR
• C – OR
• D – AND

Question 3: What is the Boolean expression for this truth table?

• A: Z = A AND B
• B: Z = A AND NOT B
• C: Z = A OR B
• D: Z = A XOR B

Question 4: What is the Boolean expression for the following logic circuit?

• A: Z = A AND (NOT B)
• B: Z = A OR (NOT B)
• C: Z = (NOT A) AND B
• D: Z = (NOT A) OR B

Question 5: Identify the device that acts as a switch inside a computer?

• A: Resistor
• B: Transistor
• C: Processor
• D: Jumper

Question 6: Identify the correct truth table for an AND gate.

• A:
• B:
• C:
• D:

Question 7: What number base is binary?

• A: Base 10
• B: Base 2
• C: Base 16
• D: Base 32

Question 8: What is the name given to the component inside a computer that is often known as the ‘brain of the computer’?

• A: Processor
• B: Memory
• C: Hard Drive
• D: Power Supply