Computer Fundamentals Form 4 2023

A bus...

• Is how data is transported around a computer system

• Is how data is input into a computer system

• Is how data is output from a computer system

• Is how data is processed inside a computer system

Which of the following are types of bus in a computer system

• Memory Bus

• Data Bus

• Input Bus

• Control Bus

• Address Bus

What is the purpose of the control bus?

• Carries signals to control various devices and components

• Carries data around the computer system

• Carries the addresses of where data needs to go or come from

What is the purpose of the address bus?

• Carries signals to control various devices and components

• Carries data around the computer system

• Carries the addresses of where data needs to go or come from

What is the purpose of the data bus?

• Carries signals to control various devices and components

• Carries data around the computer system

• Carries the addresses of where data needs to go or come from

Secondary storage devices can be grouped into three categories - what are they?

• Magnetic, Flash and Optical

• Magnetic, Optical and Solid State

• Solid State, Flash and Hard Drives

• Hard Drives, CDs and USBs

What category of storage is a Blu-Ray disk?

• Magnetic

• Optical

• Solid State

• Primary memory

Magnetic tape storage is what kind of device...

• Solid state memory

• Optical storage

• Magnetic storage

• Primary memory

What category of storage device is a SD card?

• Magnetic

• Optical

• Solid state

• Primary memory

The types of storage are:

• Primary

• Hardware

• Secondary

• Tertiary