WorksheetsCSF U1 Hardware
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A computer is a machine that...
accepts input and produces output
has transistors
has RAM
has storage
processes information
5 Giga is how big?
5,000
5,000,000
5,000,000,000
5,000,000,000,000
The key for fast computers architectures is
The fastest CPU in GHz
Optimizing flow of data between memory and CPU
Fast RAM speed
Increasing the number of CPU cores
The bus is a common communication system to allow hardware to communicate
True
False
The Front Side Bus...
Allows multiple CPU cores to communicate
Allows the CPU to communicate with memory
Allows IO devices to communicate
The ALU can operate directly on the contents of main memory?
True
False
The IC register
Stores the current instruction being executed
Keeps track of the current location of the program
Stores the result of a computation
Is a temporary register
Which is the fastest memory?
CPU Cache
Main Memory
CPU Registers
Magnetic Disk
Is RAM volatile?
Yes
No
Cache Memory is used
When data is stored in a slow device
Often between CPU and RAM
When the computer is low on memory
As a solution to the bottleneck problem
Which of the following is used mainly used for hard drives and SSD's?
PCIe
SATA
USB
Moore's Law
Predicts exponential technology growth
Predicts that transistors on a CPU will double periodically
Proves that computers will always get faster
