Acronyms

Question 1

PC

Answer 1

Programme counter

Is a registar in the cpu ( central processing unit)thats keeps track of the memory addresses.

Question 2

MAR

Answer 2

Memory Address Register

Memory Addresses serve as a map or indexing system, allowing the computers processor to access and manage data stored in its memory efficiently.

Question 3

MDR

Answer 3

Memory Data Register

This is a temporary registar in the central processing unit, thats stores data being transferred to the main memory.

Question 4

MBR

Answer 4

Memory Buffer Register

This is a harware device in the central processing unit transferring information that being stored.

Question 5

CIR

Answer 5

Current Instruction Register

Stores the data, transfers the data

This holds the current instruction to be executed, having been fetched from memory

Question 6

CPU

Answer 6

Central Processing Unit

The Brain of the computer , primary component of the computer , the main processor

Question 7

ROM

Answer 7

Read-only memory

This is permenant memory that stores instruction and data when running and starting a computer.

Question 8

ALU

Answer 8

Arithmetic Logic Unit

This works with binary numbers , this processes arithmetic and logic operations which include numbers and subtraction, addition and multiplication.

This is a digital circuit in the CPU.

Question 9

Clock

Answer 9

Measured in hertz

It is the timing and the speed of the computer , there is a chip inside is the crystal that vibrates at different frequencys within the computer

Question 10

RAM

Answer 10

Random Access Memory

Stores and transfers dara that is currently stored on the computer 4GB of data is it enough for web browsing.

Question 11

CACHE

Answer 11

High-speed memory

This is a stored data , used by servers and apps

Question 12

ACC

Answer 12

Accumulator

This is where arithmetic and logics results are stored in the accumulated memory