WorksheetsYear 12 CS - Revision 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the below are hardware?
Operating System
Memory module
Hard drive
Motherboard
Which of the below are software?
Operating System
Google Chrome
Intel Pentium X processor
Microsoft Word
Is main memory primary storage or secondary storage?
Primary
Secondary
Is the hard drive primary storage or secondary storage?
Primary
Secondary
What would be an acceptable output device?
Printer
Monitor
Speakers
All of the above
What would be an acceptable input device?
Mouse
Monitor
Computer chair
All of the above
Where are running programs and data stored in modern day computers?
Main memory
Processor
Secondary storage
Output devices
Where are files saved?
Main memory
Processor
Secondary storage
Output devices
Which of the following are contained on the Central Processing Unit (CPU)?
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Registers
Control Unit (CU)
All of the above
The Register is part of the CPU...
TRUE
FALSE
Where is the Control Unit (CU)?
On the Register
On the Memory
On the Control Unit (CU)
On the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
What is the job of the Control Unit (CU)?
Decodes instructions retrieved from memory
Perform arithmetic or logical comparisons
Stores current instructions to be executed
All of the above
What is a Register?
Decodes instructions retrieved from memory
Perform arithmetic or logical comparisons
Stores current instructions to be executed
All of the above
What is an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)?
Decodes instructions retrieved from memory
Perform arithmetic or logical comparisons
Stores current instructions to be executed
All of the above
The main functions of the Central Processing Unit (CPU)...
Fetches the next set of instructions
Decodes the fetched instructions
Executes the decoded instructions
All of the above
What is true of Von Neumann Architecture?
There is enough memory to hold both programs and data
Computers can be tasked to run different programs by loading it into memory
There is an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU) to carry out calculations
All of the above
Which 2 are true of parallel Processing?
The series of instructions are broken down and executed sequentially
The series of instructions are executed on a single thread
The series of instructions are executed concurrently
Instructions may be further broken down and executed simultaneously on different processors
What is Ram cache memory?
Memory between CPU and main memory
Memory between the Hard disk and CPU
Memory between the graphics card and CPU
All of the above
