What is an EMBEDDED system?

A device dedicated to a specific task

Which one of these is the job of the O/S?

Communicate with input and output devices

What are REGISTERS used for?

Temporarily store data/instructions

Programs and Applications that run on your computer

Which of the following is one of the main jobs of the Control Unit?

Follow the fetch-decode-execute cycle

What different elements make up the Von Neumann architecture?

INPUTS, OUTPUTS, PROCESSING and MEMORY

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1
What are the ADVANTAGES of MAGNETIC HARD DISKS?
Reliable and Durable
Portable and High Capacity
High Capacity and Reliable
Durable and Portable
2
In which of the following systems would you NOT see an embedded system?
Light Bulb
Dishwasher
Oven
TV
3
Von Neumann is the ONLY computer architecture?
False
True
4
Which of these are NOT classed as SECONDARY STORAGE?
SSD
HDD
RAM
Optical Disks
5
UTILITIES software can help in the following areas: Compression, Encryption and Backup?
False
True
6
What is an EMBEDDED system?
A unique device that cannot be used in other systems
A device dedicated to a specific task
A device which stores large amounts of data
A device that completes many tasks
7
Which one of these is the job of the O/S?
Store frequently used data/instructions
Communicate with input and output devices
Run and maintain your computer system
Transfer data between the CPU and RAM
8
Which of these is NOT a computer component?
SD Card
HDD
Graphics Card
CPU
9
What are REGISTERS used for?
Temporarily store data/instructions
Find out what's present
Perform calculations
Increments and points to the next address
10
What is SOFTWARE?
Dangerous software that can damage your computer
Programs that protect your computer
Programs and Applications that run on your computer
Physical things inside your computer
11
Which of the following is NOT a job of the O/S?
Memory Management
Processing (scheduling)
Store program files
System Security
12
Which of the following does NOT affect performance?
Number of Cores
Cache Size
Clock Speed
Motherboard
13
Which of the following is one of the main jobs of the Control Unit?
Send signals that alternate between 0 and 1
Store regularly used data
Follow the fetch-decode-execute cycle
Perform all of the calculations
14
What different elements make up the Von Neumann architecture?
INPUTS, OUTPUTS, PROCESSING
INPUTS, OUTPUTS, PROCESSING and 2x MEMORIES
INPUTS, OUTPUTS, PROCESSING and MEMORY
INPUTS and OUTPUTS
15
What does SYSTEM SOFTWARE do?
Run and manage the system
Load up the Operating System
Help the user perform specific tasks
Help store program files
16
SSDs are fast, reliable and have no moving parts?
True
False
17
ROM is VOLATILE memory?
False
True
18
BIOS is stored in RAM?
True
False

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