CPU 101

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Which component is considered the most important in a computer system?

  • Keyboard
  • Monitor
  • Central Processing Unit (CPU) (correct)
  • Hard Drive

What does the CPU do with raw input data from the user?

  • Stores it in memory
  • Applies it to a computer program (correct)
  • Deletes it
  • Transfers it to the monitor

What is the process of executing each line of a computer program called?

  • Executing (correct)
  • Processing
  • Storing
  • Inputting

What does the CPU do with the data from the user?

<p>Turns it into information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of a computer system stores the instructions for a program?

<p>RAM (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term is used to describe the ability of RAM to retain data even when the computer is turned off?

<p>Volatile memory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a computer program is run?

<p>The CPU loads the program into RAM (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of the CPU in a computer system?

<p>To execute program instructions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the speed of RAM?

<p>Fast memory (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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