The CPU

What does CPU stand for?

• A. Central Processing Unit
• B. Central Processing Processor
• C. Control Processing Unit
• D. Central Processing Control

What is the purpose of the CPU within a computer system?

• A. Prints documents
• B. Calculates and executes instructions

• C. Stores data in memory
• D. Coordinates peripherals

Select all components the CPU communicates with

• A. Memory

• B. Registers

• C. Hardware

• D. Software

What does ALU stand for?

• A. Arithmetic Logic Unit
• B. Application Logic Unit
• C. Advanced Learning Unit
• D. Address Locator Unit

What operations does the ALU perform?

• A. Print and Scan
• B. Arithmetic, Logic, Shift
• C. Copy and Paste
• D. Connect and Disconnect

What is the Control Unit responsible for?

• A. Arithmetic operations

• B. Processing instructions

• C. Storing instructions
• D. Coordinating all components

What does the clock in the CPU do?

• A. Sets the time
• B. Sends regular electrical pulses
• C. Controls memory access
• D. Executes instructions

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Von Neumann Architecture?

• A. Storing program instructions and data together in main memory

• B. Moving program instructions and data between memory and the processor.

• C. Accessing the program instructions and data using buses

• D. Storing program instructions and data in different locations

What are the three types of buses in the architecture?

• A. Data, Control, Address
• B. Read, Write, Interrupt

• C. MAR, PC, MDR

• D. RAM, ROM, Cache

What does the bus width determine?

• A. Number of bits available

• B. Number of components
• C. Clock speed
• D. Memory size