WorksheetsWJEC GCSE Computer Science - Hardware Architecture
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The part of the CPU that performs calculations and logic operations
Register
Control Unit
Clock
Arithmetic/logic unit (ALU)
A storage location inside the CPU used to hold an instruction, an address or other single item of data.
Control Unit
Arithmetic/Logic Unit
Register
Clock
Memory used to make up for the difference in speed between two internal components.
Niche
Cash
Cache
Register
The part of the CPU that organises the actions of the other parts of the CPU
Register
Control Unit
Arithmetic/Logic Unit
Clock
A temporary store for data and instructions (programs)
Main Memory/random access memory (RAM)
Memory Address
Solid Sate Drive
Cloud Storage
Memory that is erased when the power is turned off
Read-only memory (ROM)
Cloud storage
Non-Volatile
Volatile
Memory that is not lost when the power is turned off
Non-volatile
Volatile
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Random Access memory (RAM)
Memory that cannot be altered and is not lost when the power is turned off.
Volatile
Read Only Memory (ROM)
Non-volatile
Random Access Memory (RAM)
What is the sequence of steps carried out repeatedly by the CPU
Execute Decode Fetch Cycle
Fetch Decode Execute Cycle
Decode Execute Fetch Cycle
Computer System Design in which the program is stored in memory with the data
Harvard Architecture
von Neumann architecture
