wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

CPU Architecture Consolidation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does CPU stand for?

a)

Computer Processing Unit

b)

Computing Process Unit

c)

Central Program Unit

d)

Central Processing Unit

2.

Where are the instructions stored in Von Neumann Architecture?

a)

Main Memory

b)

CU

c)

ALU

d)

The Hard Drive

3.

The ALU....

a)

does any maths or logic problems for the CPU

b)

stores data inside the CPU

c)

sends out control signals for the CPU

d)

holds specific data for the fetch-decode-execute cycle

4.

The cache memory...

a)

does any maths or logic problems for the CPU

b)

stores frequently used instructions close to the CPU

c)

sends out control signals for the CPU

d)

holds specific data for the fetch-decode-execute cycle

5.

Select the registers in the list below. [3]

a)

ALU

b)

MDR

c)

ACC

d)

PC

e)

CU

6.

The CU...

a)

does any maths or logic problems for the CPU

b)

stores data inside the CPU

c)

sends out control signals for the CPU

d)

holds specific data for the fetch-decode-execute cycle

7.

The computer would work without a CPU.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of the following is not part of the CPU itself?

a)

ALU

b)

CU

c)

Main Memory

d)

Registers

9.

Select an example of Main Memory.

a)

RAM

b)

Hard Drive

c)

USB

d)

Clock

10.

What does the clock do?

a)

Controls the speed at which the CPU executes a cycle.

b)

Tells the user the time.

c)

Allows the computer to remember the time when it's off.

d)

Times how long the CPU takes.

11.

A computer is defined as something that has an input, _______ and an output.

a)

Process

b)

Program

c)

Display

d)

Code

12.

Select the input devices from the list below. [3]

a)

Keyboard

b)

Mouse

c)

Printer

d)

Webcam

e)

Monitor

13.

The cycle the CPU undertakes is called the Fetch, Decode, ______ Cycle

a)

Process

b)

Execute

c)

Store

d)

Logic

14.

On a scale of 1 - 5, 1 being not at all and 5 being very, how confident are you at defining the components of the CPU?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

15.

Instructions are taken from main memory (RAM) during which portion of the Fetch, Decode, Execute cycle?

(a)