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WorksheetsFOS Part 2 (QUIZ 2)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 13mins
It is the fundamental storage unit in a computer system and it is large storage media that the CPU can access directly.
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The basic unit of computer storage.
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It is a way of copying information into faster storage system; main memory can be viewed as a cache for secondary storage.
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It is the year when John von Neumann proposed the Von Neuman Architecture.
1943
1944
1945
1946
Single general-purpose processor is also known as:
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It is the first code that is executed when the computer system is started.
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The process in which the CPU constantly checks the status of the device.
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Provides uniform interface between controller and kernel; manages hardware components or peripherals attached to a computer and enables them to function with the computer smoothly.
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It is a mechanism used by programs to request services from the operating system (OS).
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What type of memory retains its data when the power supply is switched off?
Cache memory
Dynamic Random-access Memory (DRAM)
Non-volatile memory
Volatile memory
In asynchronous I/O, what happens after the CPU initiates an I/O operation?
The CPU waits for the operation to complete
The I/O operation is canceled
The CPU continues with other tasks
The CPU shuts down
What is the smallest physical storage unit on a disk?
Byte
Track
Sector
Block
What does DMA stand for in computer architecture?
Direct Memory Access
Data Management Architecture
Dynamic Memory Allocation
Distributed Memory Access
What is the role of the disk controller?
To enable communication between the CPU and disk drives
To store data in RAM
To manage CPU operations
To execute software applications
What is the primary characteristic of non-uniform memory access (NUMA)?
Memory access is uniform across all processors
Processors can share memory locally
It is a single processor system
All processors share memory equally
