CPUs, Binary, and C++

What is the purpose of the CPU?

• To process all the data and instructions.
• To turn the computer on.
• To create PowerPoint presentations.
• To provide power to the computer.

What is the main function of the CPU?

• To carry out processing of the data.
• To help with playing games.
• To fetch instructions from memory, decode them and execute the instructions.
• To heat up the computer.

The _____ is the computer's main circuit board. It's a thin plate that holds the CPU, memory, connectors for the hard drive and optical drives, expansion cards to control the video and audio, and connections to your computer's ports (such as USB ports).

• Processor

• Motherboard

• Random Access Memory

• Hard drive

_____ is your system's short-term memory. Whenever your computer performs calculations, it temporarily stores the data here until it is needed.

• Motherboard

• Processor

• Hard drive

• RAM (random access memory)

What are the only two numbers you can use in binary?

• 0 and 1
• 1 and 2
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
• 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Which of these is the correct sequence for the place values for binary numbers?

• 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128
• 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
• 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
• 0, 1

What is the point of binary?

• It represents how computers interpret electrical signals
• Because we like to make you do extra maths ;-D
• For the lulz
• Because it describes star systems

What is 1011 in denary?

• 11
• 14
• 26
• 1011

Binary uses 1’s & 0’s to represent data

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-3

What kind of data does a computer represent with binary?

• numbers
• letters
• pictures
• all of the above