Year 10 AO1 revision

What does FDE stand for in the FDE Cycle?

• Fetch, decode, execute

• Find, deliver, Execute

• Fetch, deliver, execute

• Format, Decode, Execute

Where does the CPU fetch insturctions from?

• Hard Drive

• Cache

• RAM

• ROM

What happens during the "decode" stage?

• The instruction is fetched from memory

• The Instruction is interpreted

• The instruction is stored

• The Instruction is executed

Which of these improves CPU Performance the most?

• Lower clock speed

• Larger cache

• Less RAM

• Smaller bus width

What does clock speed measure?

• Number of processors

• Size of memory

• Instructions per second

• Data transfer speed

Which component stores frequently used data close to the CPU?

• RAM

• HDD

• Cache

• GPU

What is RAM used for?

• Permanent storage

• Boot instructions

• Temporary data storage

• Backing up files

What happens to the data in RAM when power is lost?

• Saved automatically

• Written to ROM

• Deleted

• Backed up

What is stored in ROM?

• User files

• Operating systems

• BIOS

• Applications

Which of these is utility software?

• Word processor

• Disk defragmenter

• Video editor

• Spreadsheet