What is the significance of the Fetch-Execute cycle

It denotes the CPU's order of operation in processing a command

What best describes the concept of Pipelining in CPU architecture

A method of overlapping instructions to improve efficiency

What best describes Cache memory

Frequently and fastly accessed memory used locally in CPU processing

What is a CPU's clock speed

The number of cycles a CPU executes per second

What is the purpose of multiple Cores in a CPU

They allow the computer to handle multiple tasks simultaneously

What is the purpose of the ALU

The ALU performs mathematical and logical operations

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1
Which value represents the valid operand input of 47 in a 6 bit CPU
010000
2F0000
101111
000027
2
What is the significance of the Fetch-Execute cycle
It describes the history of developing the first CPU
It represents the order of booting up a computer
It symbolises the path of an electron in manipulating a transistor
It denotes the CPU's order of operation in processing a command
3
Does Moores law (of exponential transistor increase) still hold
False
True
4
Which class of storage is directly accessed by the CPU
Non-Volatile
Volatile
Permanent
Secondary
5
What best describes the concept of Pipelining in CPU architecture
Translating repitition structures to sequential so they can be "pipelined"
A Pipeline is a third party augment to a CPU to increase performance
Chaining multiple CPU's together
A method of overlapping instructions to improve efficiency
6
What best describes Cache memory
Permanent storage
Frequently and fastly accessed memory used locally in CPU processing
A synonym for RAM
The cpu's internal ssd
7
Which of these is NOT an Input into the control unit
Instruction Register
Clock
Flags
ALU
8
What does CPU stand for
Computer inPut oUtput
Central Processing Unit
Central Power Unit
Computer Processing Unit
9
What order of magnitude is the number of transistors present in a modern commercial CPU
Millions
Trillions
Billions
Thousands
10
Which is NOT a factor that affects CPU efficiency
Cache & RAM size
Clock speed
Hardrive & SSD size
System temperature
11
What is a CPU's clock speed
The number of cycles a CPU executes per second
The number of cycles a CPU executes per minute
The speed at which the CPU boots up
The magnitude of UNIX time it can process
12
What is the purpose of multiple Cores in a CPU
They allow the CPU to do the work of a GPU too increase graphics
They allow the computer to store more data and overall increase storage
They allow the computer to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Multiple cores increase the clock speed
13
Overclocking a CPU increases the amount of processes a CPU can complete each cycle
False
True
14
What is the purpose of the ALU
The ALU performs mathematical and logical operations
The ALU is the AI controller of the computer
The ALU compiles code from human readable to arithmetic series
The ALU stores algorithms managing the mathematical functions
15
Which component of the CPU is primarly utlised for the execute stage of the Fetch Execute cycle
Arithmetic Logic Unit
Control Unit
Instruction Register
Ram

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