recall test (basics) Flashcards
1
Q
what cycle does the cpu carry out when the computer is turned on?
A
FDE
2
Q
the speed CPU is measured in nowadays
A
GHz
3
Q
which register increments by one after each fetch?
A
Program counter
4
Q
the register that holds the address for the next piece of date/instruction to be fetched or the location to stored data.
A
memory address register
5
Q
a term to describe a computer that runs at 700 MHz
A
clock speed
6
Q
a computer system is defined as one that includes:
A
input,storage,processing and output.
7
Q
which cache memory is the slowest but has the largest capacity
A
L3
8
Q
which computer memory contains a bootstrap loader
A
ROM
9
Q
smallest measurement of storage?
A
bit
10
Q
list 4 types of storage
A
- magnetic
- optical
- solid state
- cloud
