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Computing Exam Questions (Architecture of the CPU)
Computing Questions and Answers for GCSE. Majority is Architecture of the CPU.
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Computing Revision NotesAnn wants to purchase a new computer and is looking at two
models. The specification of the CPU in each computer is shown in
Fig 1
Fig 1:
Computer 1 Computer 2
Clock Speed: 1GHz Clock Speed:1.4GHz
Cache Size:2MB Cache Size: 2MB
No. of Cores: 4 No. of Cores: 2
When running a 3D flight simulator: computer 1 is likely to run faster
than computer 2. Using the information in Fig 1: identify one reason
for this.
Acceptable answers:
It has more cores.
Identify two internal components that are not in Fig 1 which could
improve performance of the computers.
Acceptable answers:
● RAM
● HDD
● SSD
● Graphics Card (GPU)
, Explain one reason why the cache size affects the performance of
the CPU.
Acceptable answers:
● Data is transferred faster
● It is faster to and from cache than transferring to and from
RAM- which makes CPU more efficient.
Identify four events that take place during the fetch-execute cycle.
Acceptable answers:
● An instruction is fetched from memory.
● The instruction is then decoded.
● The decoded instruction is then executed so that the CPU
performs continuously
● The process is then repeated
● The Program Counter (PC) is incremented.
● The instruction is transferred to the MDR.
● The address of the instruction to be fetched is placed in the
MAR.
The table has five components of a computer, and four statements.
Tick one or more boxes in each row to identify which component(s)
each statement describes.
Statement MAR MDR Cache PC RAM
It stores a single address
It stores frequently used inst
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