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Worksheets1.1 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Quiz 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Processors have a speed measured in
Hertz
Bits
Bytes
Seconds
Data and Instructions in use are stored in the
Processor
Embedded System
Hard Disk Drive
Main Memory ü
Typical processor speed of 2016
16Hz
16Hz 100MHz
4GHz
300GHz
What doesn’t affect the performance of the computer
Clock Speed
Number of Cores
Cache Size
The number of instructions in the program ü
If the number of cores goes up from 2 to 4 – what is the exact effect on performance?
Performance decreases
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
If the processing speed goes up from 1GHZ to 4GHZ – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer?
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is quartered
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?
The maximum number of instructions executed per second doubles
The maximum number of instructions executed per second quadruples
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is halved
The maximum number of instructions executed per second is quartered
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?
The number of instructions executed per second doubles
The number of instructions executed per second quadruples
The number of instructions executed per second is halved
The number of instructions executed per second stays the same
If the processing speed goes up from 2GHZ to 4GHZ and the number of cores goes from 1 to 2 – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer?
Doubled
Quadrupled
Eight Times faster
Sixteen times faster
If the processing speed goes up from 2GHZ to 4GHZ and the number of cores goes from 1 to 4 – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer?
Doubled
Quadrupled
Eight Times faster
Sixteen times faster
If the processing speed goes up from 1GHZ to 4GHZ and the number of cores goes from 1 to 8 – what is the exact effect on the performance of the computer?
Eight Times faster
Sixteen times faster
Thirty Two times faster
Sixty Four times faster
What is a property of an Address Bus
Carries Data and Instructions
Uni-Directional
Bi-Directional
Carries control Signals
What is a property of a Data Bus
Carries Data and Instructions
Uni-Directional
Bi-Directional
Carries control Signals
What is a property of a Control Bus
Carries Data and Instructions
Carries the Memory Address of Data or Instructions
Bi-Directional
Carries control Signals
This is not a type of secondary storage
Blu-Ray Drive/Disc
Flash Memory
Hard Disk Drive
RAM
