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FED recap

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the Fetch- Decode - Execute cycle, it doesn’t matter which order things take place

a)

True

b)

False

2.
During the Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle, the software to be run is located in main memory (RAM)
a)
True
b)
False
3.

Which Register is the first to be accessed during the Fetch- Decode- Execute cycle?

a)

PC

b)

MAR

c)

MDR

d)

CIR

4.

What Do the letters PC stand for in the PC Register

a)

Program Counter

b)

Process Counter

c)

Programmer Counter

d)

Counter Strike

5.

What does the MAR stand for?

a)

Memory Address Register

b)

Memory Addressed Register

c)

Memory Access Register

d)

Memory Aardvark Register

6.

Where is the instruction being followed by the CPU stored?

a)

MAR

b)

MDR

c)

CIR

d)

PC

7.

When something is loaded from memory, where is the memory address stored?

a)

The CIR

b)

The MAR

c)

The MDR

d)

The ALU

8.

The Fetch-Decode-Execute cycle runs continuously when the computer is turned on.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

When something is loaded from memory, where is it first stored?

a)

The CIR

b)

The MAR

c)

The MDR

d)

The ALU

10.
The correct order is
a)
Fetch, Decode, Execute
b)
Decode, Execute, Fetch
c)
Execute, Decode, Fetch
d)
Decode, Fetch, Execute
11.
Instructions are fetched from main memory
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which part of the fetch execute cycle involves retrieving an instruction from a memory address
a)
Fetch
b)
Execute
c)
Decode
13.
Which part of the fetch execute cycle involves the CPU identifying the operation code (op-code) part of the instruction which
a)
Decode
b)
Fetch
c)
Execute
14.
Which part of the fetch execute cycle links together the parts of the CPU that are needed to carry out the instruction.
a)
Execute
b)
Decode
c)
Fetch
15.
An op-code
a)
specifies an instruction to be carried out
b)
specifies the data on which an operation is to be peformed
16.
The fetch execute cycle runs continuously when the computer is turned on.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The address of the instruction is stored in the program counter
a)
True
b)
False