Worksheets1st term quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 14mins
used in the normal operations of a computer once the operating system has been loaded.
RAM
ROM
used primarily in the start up process of a computer
RAM
ROM
How many of the following are not examples of Embedded Systems?
Mobile Phone
Washing Machine
Microwave
Fridge
Laptop
How many of the following are examples of Embedded Systems?
Mobile Phone
Washing Machine
Microwave
Fridge
Laptop
True or False, all embedded systems need an operating system to enable them to function correctly?
True
False
Which is a disadvantage of an embedded system?
As it is written for specific hardware it often uses low energy consumption.
Smaller in size.
Difficult to program and requires specialist knowledge.
A General Purpose Computer.. pick 3
is easy to reprogram
is difficult to reprogram
uses specialist input/output hardware
can use a standard usb mouse
can carry out a wide range of functions
What is the name of the unit that store instructions and data during the Fetch - Execute Cycle?
Control unit
Registers
Arithmetic unit
Logic unit
Used to transmit data between areas of the processor.
Data bus
Address bus
Control bus
There are ...... stages in the fetch-execute cycle.
three
four
five
six
During the decode stage the processor must....
determine what the instruction says
move the data into the correct registers
add the data to the accumulator
put the memory address on to the address bus
What stage comes after fetch?
interrupt
decode
execute
What stage comes after decode?
interrupt
fetch
execute
