Computer Architecture

Which of the following controls the operations of all parts of the computer system?

• (a) Control unit
• (b) Arithmetic & logic unit
• (c) Registers
• (d) All of the above

Which of the following is not located on the computer motherboard?

• (a) CPU
• (b) Cache memory
• (c) Hard disk
• (d) Computer buses

Registers are located inside:

• (a) ROM
• (c) CPU
• (b) RAM
• (d) All of the above

Which one is faster?

• (a) RAM
• (b) ROM
• (c) Cache
• (d) Hard Disk

The difference between ROM and RAM is:

• (a) ROM is volatile and RAM is read-only
• (b) ROM is volatile and RAM is non-volatile
• (c) ROM is read only and RAM is non-volatile
• (d) ROM is non-volatile and RAM is volatile

The storage capacity of a hard disk is:

• (a) Larger than that of a floppy disk
• (b) Larger than that of a CD ROM
• (c) Larger than that of main memory
• (d) All of the above

The main memory is also called:

• (a) Primary memory
• (b) Random access memory
• (c) Fast memory
• (d) A and b

A gigabyte is equal to:

• (a) 1024 MB
• (c) 1024 KB
• (b) 1000 MB
• (d) a or b

Which of the following is not a secondary storage device?

• (a) CD-RCM
• (b) DVD-ROM Processing Unit
• (c) Hard Disk
• (d) Central processing unit

The unit that executes program instructions is called:

• (a) ROM
• (b)RAM
• (c) Control bus
• (d) Central processing unit