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Topic 1 Year 8

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The CPU is the (a)   of the computer.

2.

what does CPU stand for ?

a)

central posting utility

b)

central processing unit .

c)

CPU

d)

central popping untint

3.

The CPU fetches instructions from.... and executes those instructions.

a)

RAM

b)

ALU

c)

ROM

d)

Input Device

4.
What is the purpose of the CPU?
a)
To process all the data and instructions.
b)
To turn the computer on.
c)
To create PowerPoint presentations.
d)
To provide power to the computer.
5.

Some of the CPUs uses (functions)

a)

Performs calculations – like a calculator (but more powerful).

b)

The CPU is software that we use to create documents

c)

It is so the computer turns on

6.

Which of these is NOT a stage of the FDE cycle?

a)

Fetch

b)

Execute

c)

Decide

d)

Decode

7.

The central processing unit (CPU) is the _____ of the computer that carries out

instructions to process data.

a)

Memory

b)

Heart

c)

Brain

d)

Eyes

8.

When the CPU decodes and executes an instruction and then repeats. This is called the..

a)

Fetch-decode-execute cycle

b)

Decode-execute-fetch- cycle

c)

Execute-decode-fetch- cycle

d)

Execute-fetch-process-cycle

9.

The devices that can help us put data into the computer are called ..... devices

a)

Process

b)

Output

c)

Input

d)

Storage

10.

a)

Storage devices

b)

Input devices

c)

Output devices

d)

Processing devices

11.

Is this Input or Output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Both of them

d)

None of them

12.

Is it input or output device?

a)

Input device

b)

Output device

c)

Both of them

d)

None of them

13.

Is this Input or Output device?

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Both

d)

None of them

14.

What type of device is this?

a)

Output Device

b)

Input Device

c)

Input and Output Device

d)

Storage Device

15.

What will the NOT gates output be?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

16.

What will the AND gates output be?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

11

d)

2

17.

What will this OR gate output?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

18.

What will this gate output?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

2

19.

Which logic gate is this?

a)

OR

b)

AND

c)

NOT

d)

NOR

20.

What type of logic gate is this table showing?

a)

OR

b)

AND

c)

NOT

21.

Which logic gate is this?

a)

OR

b)

AND

c)

NOT

d)

NOR

22.

How are instructions stored and executed in a computer?

a)

The CPU will fetch the instruction from RAM, it will then decode it before executing it.

b)

As the CPU is the brain, it works out what needs to happen

c)

The CPU thinks about what is being asked to do, before it carries out the instruction

23.

What is the fetch, decode, execute cycle?

a)

The cycle that a keyboard uses to show the information on the screen

b)

A cycle that a motherboard uses to complete a task

c)

The cycle that the CPU follows to carry out instructions