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WorksheetsJ276 1.1 System Architecture
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Processors have a speed measured in...?
a)
Hertz
b)
Bits
c)
Bytes
d)
Seconds
2.
Data and Instructions in use are stored in the:
a)
Processor
b)
Embedded System
c)
Hard Disk Drive
d)
Main Memory
3.
Typical processor speed of 2016:
a)
16Hz
b)
100MHz
c)
4GHz
d)
300GHz
4.
If the number of cores goes up from 2 to 4 – what is the exact effect on performance?
a)
Performance decreases
b)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
c)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
d)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
5.
What doesn’t affect the performance of the computer?
a)
Clock Speed
b)
Number of Cores
c)
Cache Size
d)
The number of instructions in the program ü
6.
If the processing speed goes up from 1GHZ to 4GHZ – what is theexact effect on the performance of the computer?
a)
Performance decreases
b)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
c)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
d)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
7.
If the processing speed goes up from 2GHZ to 4GHZ and the number of cores goes from 2 to 4 – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer?
a)
Performance decreases
b)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
c)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
d)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
8.
If the processing speed goes from 1GHZ to 4GHZ and the processor is changed from an 8 core to a dual core processor – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer?
a)
The number of instructions executed per second stays the same
b)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
c)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
d)
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
9.
Firmware in which software and hardware are integrated on a circuitboard is often used in what type of system?
a)
Desktop System
b)
Embedded System
c)
Operating System
d)
Point of Sales System
10.
Which is an example of an Embedded System:
a)
Washing Machine
b)
PCs
c)
Tablets
d)
Laptops
11.
Processor don’t do the following...
a)
Process Data
b)
Execute Instructions
c)
Execute Data
d)
Operate in Hz
12.
The part of a processor in which instructions are executed is known as?
a)
Core
b)
Centre
c)
Execution
d)
Instruction Centre
13.
What acts as an intermediary between the processor and the Main Memory?
a)
Bus
b)
User
c)
Cache
d)
Clock
14.
What is held in cache?
a)
All of the programming instructions
b)
Commonly used instructions and data
c)
Instructions that have been processed
d)
Data that hasn’t been used for a long time
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