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WorksheetsG 10- Understanding Main Memory and Cache
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is a register?
A location to store attendance
A small, fast access memory location
A location to store status quickly
What is a clock?
A clock records the number of cycles
A clock times how long a processor has been running
A clock synchronizes the cycles per second
What does ALU stand for?
Arithmetic logic unit
Arithmetic link unit
Algorithm logic unit
What is a control unit?
A unit that regulates the speed of the system
A unit that executes instructions
A unit that tells the other components how to respond to instructions
What is the role of the ALU?
The ALU carries out logical and mathematical operations
The ALU helps to save to memory
The ALU controls the bus system
What is a bus?
A single wire that transfers data
A set of wires that transfer data
A set of wires that transmit data
ROM Stands for
Read only Model
Random Only Memory
Read only Memory
RAM Stands for
Read Aced Model
Random Access Memory
Read only Memory
plays an important role in improving the performance of a computer system by saving frequently used instructions and data, so they are quickly available for the CPU to retrieve.
ROM
RAM
Secondary Storage
cache Memory
used to store instructions for the CPU to execute
Memory
Hard desk
Pen drive
CD rom
As a program executes, the instructions are loaded into ......................................... from secondary storage.
ROM
RAM
Pen drive
