Computer Architecture Quiz

What is the most important part of the CPU that coordinates all activities?

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

• Control Unit

• Clock Unit

• General-Purpose Registers

Which component of the CPU generates a continuous steady pulse to synchronize related components?

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

• Control Unit

• Clock Unit

• General-Purpose Registers

What type of operations does the Arithmetic Logic Unit perform?

• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide

• Read and write data to memory

• Coordinate activities of the CPU

• Hold temporary data

What is the purpose of the General-Purpose Registers?

• Perform arithmetic and logical operations

• Hold the address of the next instruction

• Temporarily store data from memory

• Coordinate activities of the CPU

Which register holds the address of the main memory location from which data or an instruction is fetched?

• Program Counter

• Memory Address Register

• Memory Buffer Register

• Current Instruction Register

What is the purpose of the Memory Buffer Register?

• Perform arithmetic and logical operations

• Hold the address of the next instruction

• Temporarily store data from memory

• Hold the current instruction being executed

What does the Current Instruction Register hold?

• The address of the next instruction

• The actual instruction being decoded and executed

• The result of arithmetic and logical operations

• The address of the main memory location

What is the purpose of the Status Register?

• Perform arithmetic and logical operations

• Hold the address of the next instruction

• Store information about the state of the processor

• Coordinate activities of the CPU

What is the function of the Clock in a CPU?

• Perform arithmetic and logical operations

• Hold the address of the next instruction

• Synchronize related components

• Store information about the state of the processor

What is the purpose of the Program Counter?

• Perform arithmetic and logical operations

• Hold the address of the next instruction

• Temporarily store data from memory

• Coordinate activities of the CPU