IT 105 GMU MIDTERM REVIEW; Questions & Answers 100% Solved
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IT 105 GMU MIDTERM REVIEW; Questions &
Answers 100% Solved
Serial processing Correct answer-Processing data one instruction at a time, completing
one instruction before beginning another
Pipeline processing Correct answer-A technology that allows a processor to begin
executing an instructio...
IT 105 GMU MIDTERM REVIEW; Questions &
Answers 100% Solved
Serial processing Correct answer-Processing data one instruction at a time, completing
one instruction before beginning another
Pipeline processing Correct answer-A technology that allows a processor to begin
executing an instruction before completing the previous instruction
Parallel processing Correct answer-The simultaneous use of more than one processor to
execute a program
CPU cache Correct answer-A high-speed memory providing the CPU rapid access to data
that would otherwise be accessed from disk or ram. Measured in Megabytes
Volatile memory Correct answer-Maintains data when the device is powered. RAM
SRAM Correct answer-Faster, more expensive, easier to use, cache memory
DRAM Correct answer-Slower, cheaper, more difficult to use, main memory
ALU Correct answer-Component of the CPU that is responsible for arithmetic and logical
operations
, IT 105 GMU MIDTERM REVIEW; Questions &
Answers 100% Solved
Cache memory Correct answer-Component of the CPU that is used to store frequently
used instructions and data
Assembly language Correct answer-Low-level programming language
Machine language Correct answer-When a user launch is a piece of software such as
from the heart does the instructions in date of that correspond to the software and reside in
RAM
Bit depth Correct answer-The length of the binary code that the camera generates for
each pixel
CPU cycles during instruction processing (in order) Correct answer-Fetch, decode,
execute, write-back
True or false. In the Von Neumann Model, communication between the memory and processing
unit consists of the Memory Address Registrar (MAR) and the Memory Data Register (MDR).
Correct answer-True
What does a accumulator in a register of a computer processor do? Correct answer-It
holds the result of arithmetic operations in temporary memory
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