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WorksheetsCPU Architecture Consolidation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does CPU stand for?
Computer Processing Unit
Computing Process Unit
Central Program Unit
Central Processing Unit
Where are the instructions stored in Von Neumann Architecture?
Main Memory
CU
ALU
The Hard Drive
The ALU....
does any maths or logic problems for the CPU
stores data inside the CPU
sends out control signals for the CPU
holds specific data for the fetch-decode-execute cycle
The cache memory...
does any maths or logic problems for the CPU
stores frequently used instructions close to the CPU
sends out control signals for the CPU
holds specific data for the fetch-decode-execute cycle
Select the registers in the list below. [3]
ALU
MDR
ACC
PC
CU
The CU...
does any maths or logic problems for the CPU
stores data inside the CPU
sends out control signals for the CPU
holds specific data for the fetch-decode-execute cycle
The computer would work without a CPU.
True
False
Which of the following is not part of the CPU itself?
ALU
CU
Main Memory
Registers
Select an example of Main Memory.
RAM
Hard Drive
USB
Clock
What does the clock do?
Controls the speed at which the CPU executes a cycle.
Tells the user the time.
Allows the computer to remember the time when it's off.
Times how long the CPU takes.
A computer is defined as something that has an input, _______ and an output.
Process
Program
Display
Code
Select the input devices from the list below. [3]
Keyboard
Mouse
Printer
Webcam
Monitor
The cycle the CPU undertakes is called the Fetch, Decode, ______ Cycle
Process
Execute
Store
Logic
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?
1
2
3
4
5
Instructions are taken from main memory (RAM) during which portion of the Fetch, Decode, Execute cycle?
(a)
