F1 Fundamentals

Which of the following is in the correct order of computer? processing speed, from most powerful to least powerful?

• desktop, supercomputer, smartphone, mainframe

• supercomputer, mainframe, desktop, smartphone

• smartphone, mainframe, desktop, embedded system

• supercomputer, desktop, mainframe, smartphone

In a computer system, the ____ holds data when the power is on whereas ____ hold data when the power is off.

• processor and storage

• memory and processor

• storage and CPU

• memory and storage

Which of the following is not a function of the ALU?

• make decisions

• perform calculations

• perform logical operations

• read instructions

Which of the following lists hardware components of a computer?

• keyboard, system unit, Microsoft Office

• monitor, mouse, system unit

• monitor, programs, CPU

• system unit, keyboard, minecraft

The hardware component that fetches, decodes and executes instructions from the computer's memory is the

• arithmetic and logic unit

• control unit

• main memory

• register

The development of the integrated circuits affected which generation of computers?

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

The development of the transistor affected which generation of computers?

• first

• second

• third

• fourth

Another name for the Central Processing Unit is

• control unit

• processor

• registers

• secondary storage

Devices controlled or monitored by the processor is called

• processors

• peripherals

• registers

• storage devices

Primary storage is also referred to as

• auxiliary storage

• backing storage

• main memory

• instruction register