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Year 12 Summative Review - Nov 2022

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First Step of the FETCH

a)

The CPU reads the contents of the Program Counter to find the address of the next instruction to be fetched

b)

The address in the MAR is then located in RAM

c)

The contents of the RAM address are moved to the MDR

d)

The instruction in the MDR is copied to the CIR

2.

In the EXECUTE stage the result of a calculation is stored in the ..

a)

ALU

b)

MDR

c)

Control Bus

d)

Accumulator

e)

Operand

3.

The PC contains

a)

Operand

b)

Address

c)

Operator

d)

Data

4.

What is the YELLOW REGISTER

a)

ACC

b)

MAR

c)

CIR

d)

RAM

5.

What is the missing label?

a)

storage

b)

bus

c)

output

d)

CPU

6.

There are 3 buses in von Neumann architecture. The data bus, the control bus and ???

a)

address bus

b)

instruction bus

c)

processor bus

d)

arithmetic bus

7.

The speed of the clock is measured in cycles per second. This is expressed as .....?

a)

gigabytes (GB)

b)

megabytes (MB)

c)

gigahertz (GHz)

d)

cps (cycles per second

8.

What is a register?

a)

performs calculations in the ALU

b)

a very fast part of main memory

c)

part of the control unit

d)

a small piece of very fast memory in the CPU

9.

Lower energy requirements and can go into “sleep mode” when not actively processing

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

10.

Multiple machine cycles per instruction 

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

11.

Compiler has to do more work

a)

RISC

b)

CISC

12.

Cannot support pipelining

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

13.
Which architecture supports one processor acting on more than one data stream?
a)
SISD
b)
SIMD
c)
MISD
d)
MIMD
14.
Graphics processors typically have which architecture?
a)
SISD
b)
SIMD
c)
MISD
d)
MIMD
15.

Which among the choices is optical storage ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Back to the future

16.

Which among the choices is magnetic storage ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Back to the future

17.

Which among the choices is solid state storage ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Back to the future

18.

Compact Disc - Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM) discs can hold around __________ of data

a)

25 - 50GB

b)

4.7GB

c)

800MB

19.
RAM is non-volatile memory
a)
True
b)
False
20.
ROM is non-volatile memory
a)
True
b)
False
21.

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

a)

Memory

b)

ALU

c)

ROM

d)

Input Device

22.
If the RAM is upgraded from 512MB to 4GB, what will be the biggest benefit?
a)
More programs and data can be opened at the same time
b)
The operating system will be faster
c)
There will be more hard drive space
d)
The computer will be quicker if you open a document
23.

Why is Virtual Memory needed in a computer system?

a)

It is used as a fast type of memory for programs currently in use to speed up the performance of a computer.

b)

When RAM gets full, instead of closing programs the Operating system uses virtual memory to store some data.

24.
A program stored in virtual memory may run slower than a program stored on the RAM
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
In order of fastest to slowest with the fastest on the left and slowest on the right, name each type of memory in order.
a)
Cache > RAM > Hard Drive
b)
Hard Drive > RAM > Cache
c)
RAM > Cache > Hard Drive
d)
RAM > Hard Drive > Cache
26.
A computer has 1024 megabytes of RAM. That is the same as ...
a)
1 Gb
b)
1000 Gb
c)
1 Kb
d)
1 Tb
27.

Which type of CPU Scheduling handles processes based on the arrival order?

a)

First-Come, First-Served

b)

Shortest-Job-First

c)

Round Robin

d)

Priority

28.

Which algorithm is defined in Time quantum?

a)

Shortest Job First

b)

Round Robin

c)

Priority

d)

Multilevel Queue

29.

The graphics display card will function properly without installing device driver.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

30.

Devices may work, but all of its features may not work properly if the driver is not installed.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

31.

True or False: Virtual machines can be isolated so for testing malware without damage to the host machine or network.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

A virtual machine is:

a)

a hardware emulation of another system

b)

a software emulation of another system or program

c)

a method of backing up data

33.
What is another name given to 'proprietary software'?
a)
Open source software
b)
Bespoke software
c)
Tailor Made software
d)
Closed source software
34.
Which of the following is not 'open source' software?
a)
Linux
b)
Ubuntu
c)
Open Office
d)
Windows 10
35.

Which of the following is not 'proprietary' software?

a)

Windows 10

b)

MAC OSX

c)

Linux

d)

McAfee

36.

Which of the following is an advantage of 'open source' software?

a)

You can edit the source code to customise it

b)

You need to be an expert to edit code

c)

Source code not made available

d)

License restricts the copying / modifying / distribution of the software

37.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of 'proprietary' software?

a)

You can edit the source code to customise it

b)

It may have bugs, since updates are not readily available

c)

Less likely to have 'bugs' as updates are regular to fix them

d)

May have features within the software you don't need, source code can't be changed.

38.
What are the two main parts of a program instruction?
a)
RAM and ROM
b)
ALU and Control Unit
c)
Cache and Registers
d)
Opcode and Operand
39.
Which factors could affect the performance of the CPU?
a)
The physical size of the CPU.
b)
The clock speed, number of cores and cache size
c)
How heavy the CPU is.
d)
How many fans the CPU has
40.
What is the Mnemonic code for the STORE instruction in LMC?
a)
STO
b)
LDA
c)
STA
d)
BRA
41.
What does the BRA loop do in LMC?
a)
This will keep looping the program until you stop it.
b)
This will loop the program until a certain condition is met.
c)
This will loop the program until the accumulator is 0.
d)
This will loop the program until the accumulator is negative
42.
What are the two main types of primary memory?
a)
RAM & ROM
b)
HDD & Flash
c)
Opcode & Operand
d)
First and Second
43.
What is the main purpose of the ROM?
a)
Stores the operating system.
b)
To save information on.
c)
Stores the boot program which gets the computer started and operating system loaded.
d)
To store programs and data which are currently being used.
44.

THE ' * ' symbol in a query does what?

a)

select fields with * in the data from the table

b)

Select the fields written after it from the table

c)

Select all fields from the table

d)

This symbol is Not used in SQL

45.

What kind of database we and SQL will be mostly deal with ?

a)

Hierarchical Database

b)

Network Database

c)

Relational Database

d)

Object oriented database

46.

SELECT * FROM Students WHERE Gender="Female" AND Class=2.2

would return how many records?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

47.

With SQL, how can you insert a new record into the "Persons" table?

a)

INSERT ('Jimmy', 'Jackson') INTO Persons

b)

INSERT VALUES ('Jimmy', 'Jackson') INTO Persons

c)

INSERT INTO Persons VALUES ('Jimmy', 'Jackson')

48.

What does SQL stand for?

a)

Structured Query Language   

b)

Strong Question Language

c)

Structured Question Language

49.

The first ever hard disk drive was made in 1979. What was its storage capacity?

a)

5MB

b)

250MB

c)

500MB

d)

1GB

50.

A Caesar cipher encrypts the plaintext Et tu, Brute into the ciphertext ix xy, fvyxi. What would the same cipher encrypt it was Greek to me into?

a)

mx aew kviio xs qi

b)

ny bfx lwjjp yt rj

c)

ep swo cnaag pk ia

d)

qb eia ozmms bw um

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