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Subsection 06b Basic computer structure Flashcards

1
Q

0’s and 1’s before entering the computer they are?

A

Digital

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2
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A basic computer would consist of?

A

Memory, I/O ports and CPU

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3
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A Byte is usually an?

A

8 BIT word

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4
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A character generator ROM is used in conjunction with?

A

A CRT controller

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5
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A common used material in computer manufacturing is?

A

Ferromagnetic material

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6
Q

A compact disc carries more information than?

A

A floppy disc

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7
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A computer consists of at least the?

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CPU, memory and I/O port

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8
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A computer is acting in realtime when the output is?

A

Equal to the input data

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9
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A computer must have which to operate?

A

RAM/ROM, I/O devices, OS, Buses and clock

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10
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A computer requires to operate?

A

A Data bus, control bus, address bus

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11
Q

A computer using RAM would utilise?

A

an IC ( chip )

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12
Q

Hi level language statement is usually equivalent to several statements in?

A

Assembly

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13
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An example of a mass storage device would be?

A

A CD ROM

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14
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A Mass storage memory device which is also WORM ( Write once read memory ) is a?

A

CD ROM

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15
Q

8 BIT byte is capable of how many different instructions?

A

256

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16
Q

An asynchronous system provides?

A

Data in realtime without a clock pulse

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17
Q

EPROM is

A

A non volatile memory

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18
Q

Bubble memory stores data on?

A

A semiconductor material

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19
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Bubble memory, the information is?

A

Retained after power off

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20
Q

Computer instructions are transmitted from memory to CPU and back within?

A

Instruction words

21
Q

DRAM requires?

A

A refreshing charge

22
Q

Ferrite medium is used for computer memory because?

A

Data is stored after power is removed

23
Q

For a computer to start up the basic instruction is from?

A

The ROM

24
Q

How many bytes can be carried in a 32 BIT word?

A

4 Bytes

25
Q

In a computer which highway contains the timing signals?

A

Control

26
Q

In a computer memory device, which one of these has the slowest access time?

A

Magnetic tape

27
Q

In memory using multivibrators, when power is switched off the data?

A

Will be lost

28
Q

Magnetic materials are used in some?

A

RAMS

29
Q

On what medium is daa stored within a bubble memory?

A

Magnetic loops

30
Q

Realtime computers are ones that display data as soon as it is?

A

Processed

31
Q

Registers are used in digital computers to store?

A

A limited amount of information on a temporary basis

32
Q

SRAM does not require?

A

A refreshing charge

33
Q

The different parts ( eg data and address ) of an instruction word are called?

A

Fields

34
Q

Firmware used to convert high level instructions into binary machine codes in a computer is called?

A

Compiler

35
Q

The four distinct sections of a digital system are?

A

Sense, decide, act and store

36
Q

The function of the clock in a typical microcomputer is to?

A

Synchronise all the different microprocessor elements

37
Q

The input bus into a central processor unit is?

A

A one way bus

38
Q

The speed which a computer processes info depends upon?

A

The time period to access the memory

39
Q

The type of memory used in a microprocessor system is?

A

Both RAM and ROM

40
Q

What is a BAUD?

A

A BIT of data

41
Q

What is EPROM?

A

Erasable Programme Read Only Memory

42
Q

What is one advantage of magnetic core memory?

A

Retains content when power is removed

43
Q

What is the advantage of EPROM over fusible link?

A

Can be re-programmed

44
Q

What is the advantage of series over parallel message sending?

A

Only one pair of inductors required

45
Q

What is the definition of BAUD rate?

A

1 BIT per second

46
Q

Which of the following buses trigger the operation in a microprocessor?

A

The control bus

47
Q

Which memory uses bi-stable switches or flip flops

A

SRAM

48
Q

Which would have the least components?

A

ALU

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