CPU Components and Functions Quiz

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Which component of the CPU performs arithmetic and logic operations?

Memory

Registers

Control unit

ALU (correct)

What does the control unit of the CPU do?

Fetches instructions from memory (correct)

Performs arithmetic and logic operations

Stores data being processed

Decodes instructions into signals

What is the purpose of the registers in the CPU?

Perform arithmetic and logic operations

Decode instructions into signals

Fetch instructions from memory

Store data being processed (correct)

Which component of the CPU fetches instructions from memory and decodes them into signals that the ALU can understand?

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What is the role of the ALU in the CPU?

Perform arithmetic and logic operations Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the registers in the CPU?

Store data being processed Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true about Random Access Memory (RAM)?

Disconnecting power from RAM will not cause data loss. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of RAM?

To store temporary data. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true about the speed of RAM?

RAM is faster than other types of memory. Signup and view all the answers

Which type of RAM requires periodic refreshing to retain its content?

Dynamic RAM (DRAM) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of RAM uses multiple transistors for each memory cell?

Static RAM (SRAM) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of RAM uses pairs of logic gates to hold each bit of data?

Static RAM (SRAM) Signup and view all the answers

CPU Components and Functions Quiz

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Which component of the CPU performs arithmetic and logic operations?

What does the control unit of the CPU do?

What is the purpose of the registers in the CPU?

Which component of the CPU fetches instructions from memory and decodes them into signals that the ALU can understand?

What is the role of the ALU in the CPU?

What is the purpose of the registers in the CPU?

Which of the following statements is true about Random Access Memory (RAM)?

What is the primary purpose of RAM?

Which of the following statements is true about the speed of RAM?

Which type of RAM requires periodic refreshing to retain its content?

Which type of RAM uses multiple transistors for each memory cell?

Which type of RAM uses pairs of logic gates to hold each bit of data?

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