Internal hardware components of a computer

Select all to following that are main internal components of a computer system.

• Processor
• RAM
• Display
• Input/output (I/O) controllers
• ROM

For a processor to execute program instructions they need to be stored as what? (Tick all that apply)

• high-level instructions
• low-level instructions
• machine code
• C++ code

Main memory is memory that can be accessed directly by the processor

• true
• false

What is the CPU's instruction cycle called?

• fetch-stick-doggy
• fetch-decode-execute
• fetch-execute-decode
• fetch-instruction-execute

What is the name of the interface between the core computer system and its peripherals?

What type of registers are provided by I/O controllers?

• classroom
• marriage
• address
• voting

Why do peripheral device manufacturers have to provide device drivers?

The system bus is a set of what?

• parallel connections
• serial connections
• social connections
• rail replacement buses

Who is this?

• Jon bon Jovi
• John von Neumann
• Grace Hopper
• Alan Turing

Which internal component can write to the address bus?

• I/O Controller
• Main memory
• CPU
• Data bus