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What does a clock chip do?

Topic 1 Computer Architecture

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KS4 Quiz GCSE Computer Science

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1
What does a clock chip do?
Controls the timing of instructions.
Controls the time on the display screen.
Controls the timing of signals.
Controls the timing of error messages (interrupts).
2
What is this?!
Random Architecture Memory
Random Access Memory
Read All Memory
Read Only Memory
3
What does the MDR do?
Stores data waiting to be fetched from or sent to memory.
Stores instructions waiting to be fetched/sent to memory.
Instigates the fetch execute cycle.
Sends data and instructions down the buses to main memory.
4
What is hardware?
A networking tool
The physical components of a computer system.
A denial of service attack.
A function to make a calculation.
5
What is the main purpose of the CPU?
Control movement of data and instructions.
Transfer data and signals between components of a computer.
Store instructions ready to be decoded.
Stores results of arithmetic operations.
6
Who is John von Neumann
Developed the first programming language.
Developed the design behind modern day computer systems.
Cracked the ENIGMA code.
Developed Artificial Intelligence.
7
What do we have inside this chip?
Registers, ALU, Control Unit
Control Unit, I/O, Memory
Registers, ALU, Memory
ALU, Control Unit, I/O
8
The performance of the CPU depends upon:
Complexity of logic operations and no. of registers.
Capacity of the control unit.
Amount of main memory available.
Speed of processor/buses cache available, no. of cores
9
Which of these is not a register the CPU uses?
Data Bus
Memory Address Register
Program Counter
Accumulator