Subsection 06b Basic computer structure Flashcards
0’s and 1’s before entering the computer they are?
Digital
A basic computer would consist of?
Memory, I/O ports and CPU
A Byte is usually an?
8 BIT word
A character generator ROM is used in conjunction with?
A CRT controller
A common used material in computer manufacturing is?
Ferromagnetic material
A compact disc carries more information than?
A floppy disc
A computer consists of at least the?
CPU, memory and I/O port
A computer is acting in realtime when the output is?
Equal to the input data
A computer must have which to operate?
RAM/ROM, I/O devices, OS, Buses and clock
A computer requires to operate?
A Data bus, control bus, address bus
A computer using RAM would utilise?
an IC ( chip )
Hi level language statement is usually equivalent to several statements in?
Assembly
An example of a mass storage device would be?
A CD ROM
A Mass storage memory device which is also WORM ( Write once read memory ) is a?
CD ROM
8 BIT byte is capable of how many different instructions?
256
An asynchronous system provides?
Data in realtime without a clock pulse
EPROM is
A non volatile memory
Bubble memory stores data on?
A semiconductor material
Bubble memory, the information is?
Retained after power off
Computer instructions are transmitted from memory to CPU and back within?
Instruction words
DRAM requires?
A refreshing charge
Ferrite medium is used for computer memory because?
Data is stored after power is removed
For a computer to start up the basic instruction is from?
The ROM
How many bytes can be carried in a 32 BIT word?
4 Bytes
