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WorksheetsN45 Computer Structure
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
How many instructions can a modern processor handle every second?
a)
Billions of instructions per second
b)
Millions of instructions per second
c)
Thousands of instructions per second
d)
Hundreds of instructions per second
2.
What does RAM stand for?
a)
Random Alternating Memory
b)
Real Alternating Memory
c)
Random Access Memory
d)
Random Access Memories
3.
What is the arithmetic logic unit?
a)
1. A control unit used to perform arithmetic and logic operations.
b)
1. A digital circuit used to perform arithmetic and logic operations.
c)
1. A processor used to perform arithmetic and logic operations.
d)
1. A processor used to run a zoom hack for Z-Girls at 60 fps.
4.
What does gigahertz mean?
a)
The storage space of the processor
b)
The speed at which the RAM communicates with the processor
c)
The billion pulses that occur in the processor per second
d)
The heat build up on the processor.
5.
Which of these statements is true?
a)
The address bus transports data to the processor.
b)
RAM saves programs downloaded to the computer.
c)
The processor requires LAN to connect to RAM.
d)
Data is saved temporarily within the processor.
6.
How many pulses a second does the average computer run at?
a)
2 Billion
b)
100 Billion
c)
3 Billion
d)
4 Million
7.
What speed do the computer cores run at?
a)
2.5 GHz
b)
3.2 GHz
c)
1.7 GHz
d)
4.4 GHz
8.
What wire does RAM receive data from?
a)
Data
b)
Control
c)
CPU
d)
Address
9.
What does floating point notation represent?
a)
Mantissa
b)
Decimal numbers
c)
Integers
d)
None of these
10.
What does ALU stand for?
a)
Arithmetic logic unit
b)
Arithmetic local unit
c)
Access logic unit
d)
Arithmetic latency unit
11.
What does ALU stand for?
a)
Arithmetic logic unit
b)
Arithmetic local unit
c)
Access logic unit
d)
Arithmetic latency unit
12.
How many byes are in a kilobyte?
a)
860
b)
1008
c)
1028
d)
1024
13.
How are bitmaps represented?
a)
As a single pixel
b)
As a grid of pixels
c)
A group of pixels
d)
Zero pixels
14.
What does ASCII stand for?
a)
1. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
b)
1. American Socialized Code for Information Interchange
c)
1. American Standard Code for Information Intercharge
d)
1. American Standard Code for Initialising Interchange
15.
Which of these is temporary storage within the processor?
a)
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
b)
Registers
c)
Random access memory
d)
Bussees
16.
How is 221 represented in binary?
a)
11011101
b)
1011101
c)
0011111
d)
10101010
17.
What is the purpose of the clock within the processor?
a)
To tell the time
b)
To time operations
c)
To exist
d)
To load photographs
18.
Which of the following is true?
a)
The address bus allows travel to and from the processor.
b)
The data bus allows travel to and from the processor.
c)
Registers are permanent storage.
d)
RAM stores data permanently.
19.
What makes it possible to identify a location in RAM?
a)
The data bus
b)
A unique address
c)
The control unit
d)
Registers
20.
Which of the following is true?
a)
A vector image is made up of a grid of pixels.
b)
Vector images are recommended for photographs.
c)
Vectors do not tend to lose quality when they are enlarged.
d)
Bitmaps cannot be edited pixel, by pixel.
21.
What must a processor be able to do?
a)
Decode and execute instructions from RAM
b)
Load Roblox
c)
Store addresses
d)
Perform calculations and load documents
22.
Which of these instructions would not be stored in RAM?
a)
STORE
b)
JUMP TO
c)
IN
d)
LOAD
23.
Why is RAM temporary?
a)
Because it has limited space
b)
Because it is non-volatile
c)
It cannot stay forever
d)
Because it is volatile
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