Processing Data
1. What 2 main components handle all of the processing in a computer?
2. In an average home computer, the cpu is made up of how many processing chips?
3. The 2 parts of the CPU are the control unit and ALU unit, what are the jobs of
each:
control unit:
ALU:
4. The ___________ contains a list of all the operations that the CPU can perform.
5. The ALU includes _________-high-speed memory locations built directly into
the CPU that are used to hold the data currently being processed.
6. Define a machine cycle:
7. A machine cycle can be broken down into these 2 types of cycles:
___________ and _________________.
8. Number the steps of a machine cycle in order from first to last:
a. _____________ a command
b. _____________ the command into instructions
c. _____________ the command
d. _____________ the results
9. Newer processors can perform faster by starting to execute a new
instruction before the current cycle is complete. This is called
___________.
10. The CPU contains _____________, which are small, high speed
memory areas that hold the data currently being processed
11. What is the definition of computer memory?
12. What is the difference between volatile and nonvolatile memory?
13. What is the purpose of RAM and ROM memory?
RAM ROM -
14. A ____________________ is a number that indicates the location
of data on the memory chip (RAM).
15. __________RAM is considerably faster, but more expensive than
__________RAM. _______ RAM is used for system memory,
while __________ RAM is used for cache memory.
16. What is cache memory?
17. What is the difference between L1 and L2 cache memory?
18. The CPU uses a ________ to store and retrieve each piece of data in memory.
a. Control unit
b. cache
c. memory address
19. The computer can move data and instructions between storage and
memory, as needed, in a process called ________.
a. Swapping
b. Volatility
c. Pipelining
20. What is flash memory?