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Fetch - decode - execute cycle

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Fetch- Decode - Execute cycle, it doesn’t matter which order things take place

a)

True

b)

False

2.
During the Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle, the software to be run is located in main memory (RAM)
a)
True
b)
False
3.

Which Register is the first to be accessed during the Fetch- Decode- Execute cycle?

a)

PC

b)

MAR

c)

MDR

d)

CIR

4.

What Do the letters PC stand for in the PC Register

a)

Program Counter

b)

Process Counter

c)

Programmer Counter

d)

Counter Strike

5.

What does the MAR stand for?

a)

Memory Address Register

b)

Memory Addressed Register

c)

Memory Access Register

d)

Memory Aardvark Register

6.

Where is the instruction being followed by the CPU stored?

a)

MAR

b)

MDR

c)

CIR

d)

PC

7.

When something is loaded from memory, where is the memory address stored?

a)

The CIR

b)

The MAR

c)

The MDR

d)

The ALU

8.

The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle runs continuously when the computer is turned on.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When something is loaded from memory, where is it first stored?

a)

The CIR

b)

The MAR

c)

The MDR

d)

The ALU