Quiz 1 - Basic concepts, Running x86 Assembly Flashcards
What electrical component was originally used to carry out logical computations?
Vacuum Tubes
What are the basic functions that a computer can perform?
Control
Data Storage
Data Movement
Data Processing
What are the types of Data Storage in a computer?
Long-term
Short-term
What is a Bus?
A mechanism that carries current from one place to another
What is an Embedded System?
The use of electronics and software within a product
What are the components of a CPU?
Control Unit
ALU
Registers
Why is Cache Memory used?
To speed up memory access
T or F: Caches exist inside of each Core of a multiprocessor.
False
T or F: A single processor can have multiple cores.
True
What small component revolutionized computing by allowing CPUs to become smaller, cheaper, cleaner, and more energy efficient?
Transistors
What is an ALU?
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
What component of the CPU performs the computer’s data processing?
The ALU
What is the PC?
Contains the address of the next instruction pair to be fetched from memory
What structures provide internal storage for the CPU?
Registers
What is the IR?
Contains the opcode instruction being executed.
