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1.1 Hardware

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does MAR stand for?
a)
Main Address Register
b)
Memory Address Register
c)
Massive Address Register
d)
Minimal Age Readable
2.
The small high speed storage areas within the memory and processor are known as..?
a)
Registers
b)
Addresses
c)
Cache
d)
Buses
3.
MDR stands for Memory Delete Register
a)
True
b)
False
4.
When the CPU fetches data it makes use of a vital path called?
a)
The Address walk
b)
The Address Bus
c)
The bus
d)
The address plane
5.

Which register is used by the ALU to store the result of an operation?

a)
Accumulator
b)
MAR
c)
MDR
d)
PC
6.
What does ALU stand for?
a)
Arguable Logic Unit
b)
Arithmetic Larger Unit
c)
Arithmetic Logic Unit 
d)
Arithmetic Logic Utility
7.
What is the function of the ALU?
a)
Performs all the logic 
b)
Stores previously executed instructions
c)
Has overall control of the CPU
d)
Performs all the calculations
8.
In modern day processors, the Von Neumann architecture is more widely used because...
a)
It makes more efficient use of the RAM as both data and instructions can be stored together.
b)
It is more expensive and makes more efficient use of the HDD.
9.

Any modern set of disciplines that describes the functionality, the organisation and the implementation of computer systems.

a)

Von Neumann Architecture

b)

Harvard Architecture

c)

Contemporary Architecture

d)

Turing Machine

10.

This register holds the address of the next instruction when the current instruction is executed by the CPU.

a)

MAR

b)

MDR

c)

PC

d)

CIR

e)

ACC

11.

This register receives and stores the binary value that is stored in MDR then passes it to Control Unit to decode.

a)

MAR

b)

MDR

c)

PC

d)

CIR

e)

ACC

12.

Which type of storage technology usually has the biggest capacity?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

13.

Which type of storage technology is the fastest type of storage?

a)

Optical

b)

Magnetic

c)

Solid State

14.

Which is non-volatile?

a)

Primary Memory

b)

Secondary Storage

c)

Registers

d)

Cache Memory

15.

In storage technology, which word means:

How much data the device can store

a)

Durability

b)

Capacity

c)

Portability

d)

Reliability

16.

It is an advantage of using cloud storage:

a)

If you have no internet connection, you have no access to your data.

b)

Can be expensive to set up.

c)

Security concerns.

d)

You can access your documents anywhere

17.

Memory that uses secondary storage so that it seems like an entire program is running from RAM

a)

Cache Memory

b)

Virtual Memory

c)

Flash Memory

d)

Registers

18.
What is meant by non-volatile?
a)
A storage medium does not lose its information when power is lost.
b)
A storage medium that loses its information when power is lost.
19.

Which type of memory is typically used for the main memory in a computer system?

a)

ROM

b)

RAM

c)

Cache

d)

Flash

20.
What is cache memory?
a)
It is used to permanently store data and programs
b)
It is used to store numbers
c)
It is used between the RAM and CPU to improve performance by holding data that has just been or is about to be processed.
d)
It is used to store letters