18 Questions
What is the main advantage of the Harvard architecture over the Von Neumann architecture?
It has separate storage for instructions and data
In the Harvard architecture, what are the separate buses used for?
One bus for data and one bus for instructions
What is the purpose of the data address bus in the Harvard architecture?
To carry the address of data from the CPU to main memory
If a computer has a word length of 32 bits, how many unique memory addresses can it represent?
2^32
What is the purpose of the instruction bus in the Harvard architecture?
To carry instructions between the CPU and main memory
In the context of computer memory, what is the purpose of a storage cell?
To store a single bit of data
What is the primary function of memory addresses?
To specify the location of instructions or data in memory
What is the purpose of grouping bits into words in computer memory?
To facilitate efficient data transfer between CPU and memory
What is the relationship between the CPU and memory in a computer system?
The CPU executes instructions, and the memory stores data and instructions
What is the term used to describe the number of bits processed by a computer's CPU in a single operation?
Word length
What is the purpose of storage cells in computer memory?
To provide a physical location for storing individual bits of data
How is the memory of a computer typically organized?
In groups of fixed-size words that can be accessed simultaneously
What is the primary reason why it is impossible to assign a unique address to each bit in memory?
Addresses are only assigned to byte locations
In a 16-bit computer, what is the address difference between successive 16-bit words in memory?
2
What is the key difference between primary memory (RAM and ROM) and secondary memory (Hard Drive, CD, etc.)?
Primary memory is volatile, secondary memory is non-volatile
What is the main difference between Static RAM (SRAM) and Dynamic RAM (DRAM)?
SRAM stores data statically, DRAM stores data dynamically
In a 32-bit computer, how many bytes of data can be accessed in a single basic memory operation?
4
What is the primary role of the CPU in relation to the computer's memory?
The CPU fetches and executes programs and data stored in memory
Test your knowledge on how the CPU interacts with memory by sending addresses to access and store program instructions and data. Learn about how memory locations and addresses organize the computer's memory.
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