1) Computer architecture which introduced the idea of using stored programs a) High-Definition Multimedia Interface b) Von Neumann c) Quad Core d) Interrupt priority 2) The component which carries out arithmetic and logic operations a) Quad Core b) Word c) ALU d) Interrupt 3) Ensures synchronisation of data flow and programs by sending signals along the control bus a) Register b) Control Unit c) Address bus d) Cache memory 4) Produces timing signals on the control bus to ensure synchronisation a) System clock b) Register c) Clock cycle d) Current instruction register 5) Holds all data and programs needed to be accessed by the control unit a) Address bus b) Register c) BIOS d) Immediate Access Store 6) Temporary general purpose register to store numerical values at any part of a calculation a) Video Graphics Array b) Cache memory c) Accumulator d) Flag 7) Temporary memory component that holds data or instructions as part of the Fetch-Execute cycle. Can have general or specific uses.  a) Address bus b) Register c) Fetch-Execute cycle d) Interrupt 8) Used to output 'flags' for arithmetic or logic processing a) Interrupt priority b) Fetch-Execute cycle c) Cache memory d) Status register 9) Indicates the state of a bit in the status register.  a) Clock cycle b) Video Graphics Array c) Flag d) Von Neumann 10) Carries addresses data throughout the computer system a) System clock b) Address bus c) Cache memory d) Data bus 11) Carries data from the processor to memory and input/output devices and vice versa.  a) Interrupt service routine or handler b) Universal Serial Bus c) Data bus d) Clock cycle 12) A group of bits used by a computer to represents a single unit of data. a) Clock cycle b) Interrupt c) Register Transfer Notation d) Word 13) The vibration frequency of a 'clock' microchip. A 3 GHz clock sends pulses at a rate of 3 billion a second. a) Interrupt b) Quad Core c) Clock cycle d) High-Definition Multimedia Interface 14) Basic Input /Output System a) Register b) Word c) BIOS d) Control Unit 15) a high speed axillary memory (compared to register memory) which permits high  a) Fetch-Execute cycle b) Word c) Cache memory d) System clock 16) A CPU made with a group of 4 cores, each made up of their own separate ALUs, control units and registers. a) Interrupt service routine or handler b) Quad Core c) Word d) Von Neumann 17) The external connection to a computer which allows communicate with peripheral devices. a) Program Counter b) Address bus c) Control Unit d) Port 18) A versatile type of port connecting devices to a computer a) Universal Serial Bus b) Port c) Word d) BIOS 19) A single wire being used to transmit data one bit at a time where the sender and receiver use different clock cycles. a) Register Transfer Notation b) High-Definition Multimedia Interface c) Asynchronous serial data transmission d) Status register 20) The current standard for audio visual transmission, allows for 120Hz and high data transmission a) Current instruction register b) Cache memory c) High-Definition Multimedia Interface d) Register 21) Transmits pixel data between devices, can carry 60Hz and 4 bit colour. a) Interrupt service routine or handler b) Control Unit c) High-Definition Multimedia Interface d) Video Graphics Array 22) The repeating action a computer takes where instructions and data are brought from memory, decoded and the carried out. a) Port b) BIOS c) Accumulator d) Fetch-Execute cycle 23) A register used to to store the address of the instruction which is being executed a) Interrupt priority b) Cache memory c) Program Counter d) Asynchronous serial data transmission 24) A register used to hold the current instruction which is being executed. a) Interrupt service routine or handler b) Universal Serial Bus c) Immediate Access Store d) Current instruction register 25) Short-hand notation (simple reference notes) to show movement of data and instructions - used to show the fetch-execute cycle on paper a) Universal Serial Bus b) Register Transfer Notation c) Current instruction register d) Word 26) Signal send from a device of software to a rpocessor requesting attention - the processor pauses its current operation until the interrupt ahs been serviced) a) Address bus b) Interrupt c) Quad Core d) Accumulator 27) all interrupts are given a priority status so that the processor knows which should be serviced next a) Immediate Access Store b) Program Counter c) BIOS d) Interrupt priority 28) software that handles interrupt requests (e.g. "printer out of paper") and sends that request to the CPU. a) BIOS b) Interrupt service routine or handler c) Clock cycle d) Status register

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