CPU Quiz

What is another name for the CPU?

• Monitor

• Processor

• Keyboard

• Mouse

Can a computer system function without a CPU?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

• Only on weekends

Which part of the CPU performs logical calculations?

• Control Unit

• ALU

• Registers

• Cache

What does the Memory Address Register (MAR) hold?

• The address of the CURRENT instruction

• The data of the CURRENT instruction

• The address of the NEXT instruction

• The result of calculations from the ALU

Which register holds the data of the CURRENT instruction?

• MAR

• MDR

• Program Counter

• Accumulator

Which register holds the address of the NEXT instruction?

• MAR

• MDR

• Program Counter

• Accumulator

What is the full form of MAR?

• Memory Address Register

• Memory Data Register

• Memory Access Register

• Memory Allocation Register

What does the CPU fetch instructions from?

• Hard Drive

• RAM

• Monitor

• Keyboard

Which stage involves decoding the instruction?

• Fetch Stage

• Decode Stage

• Execute Stage

• Store Stage

Which operating system is commonly used on personal computers?

• Android

• Windows

• iOS

• Chrome OS