What is the processor responsible for carrying out?
Downloading more RAM
The fetch-execute cycle
Widening the data bus
What is the second step of the Fetch-Execute cycle (memory read)?
The control unit write line is activated
The control unit encode line is activated
The control unit read line activated
What is the first step of the Fetch-Execute cycle (memory write)?
MDR (Memory Data Register) passes the data to be written to the data bus
MAR (Memory Address Register) sets up the address bus with the relevant memory location to be written to
Laura wants to make her computer system faster. She doesn't want to spend any money. What can she do to the processor that will make her system faster?
Widen the data bus
Increase the clock speed
Increase the cache memory
What is the fastest level of cache memory?
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
What is another term for increasing the clock speed of a processor?
Overcooking
Overclocking
Overheating
What would the best performing processor be?
Dual-core
Quad-core
Octa-core
What would be an appropriate size for the L1 cache in a processor?
16KB
128MB
4KB
Which level of cache is usually the largest?
Level 1 (L1)
Level 2 (L2)
Level 3 (L3)
What levels of cache are 'shared' cache?
Level 1 (L1) & Level 2 (L2)
Level 2 (L2) & Level 3 (L3)
Level 1 (L1) & Level 3 (L3)