8 ET Homework 3

Which component is which?

a

b

RAM

ROM

Data stored in the main memory is temporary, and lost when the computer is turned off. This is known as being...

(a)  

Label this computer system diagram.

e

d

c

b

a

Storage

Output

Input

Memory

Process

Tags

systems

Match the following

• 3

• 10

• D

• 8

• F

• 15

• 8

• 13

• A

• 3

Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Input

,

(b) Output

,

(c) Storage

,

(d) Input & Output

• Speaker

• SD Card

• Hard Drive

• Microphone

• Webcam

• USB Memory Stick

• Solid State Drive

• Projector

• Mouse

• Keyboard

• Printer

• Touch Screen

• Monitor

The purpose of the (a)   is to ​ ​ (b)   instructions from memory, ​ (c)   them and then ​ (d)   the instructions.

• CPU
• fetch
• decode
• execute

Match the following parts of the CPU with their purpose.

• Cache

• Controls the movement of data around the CPU during the fetch-decode-execute cycle.

• Arithmetic Logic Unit

• Stores currently used data close to the CPU so instructions can be fetched faster.

• Control Unit

• It carries out the calculations in the CPU.

Fill in the missing term:

The Central (a)   Unit

The ​ (a)   the clock speed the ​ (b)   fetch-decode-execute cycles it can perform per ​ (c)   .

• higher
• more
• second
• lower
• less
• minute
• hour

How can we choose a better performing CPU?

• ...stored for quick access for the CPU.

• The higher the clock speed the more instructions...

• ...can be processed per second.

• The larger the cache size the more instructions...

• ...can be processed at the same time.

• The more cores in the CPU, the more instructions...