Computer Architecture test 1 Question
and answers already passed
computer organization - correct answer ✔physical aspects of a computer
system (how does a computer work?)
computer architecture - correct answer ✔logical aspects of a computer
system (how do I design a computer?)
principle of equivalence of hardware and software - correct answer ✔any job
which can be done with hardware can be done with software and vice versa if
speed is not a concern
hardware vs software - correct answer ✔Hardware: faster, costly, not flexible
software: slower, less costly, flexible
cache - correct answer ✔a small collection which is stored close to the place
where it would be used
kilo - correct answer ✔10^3; 2^10; thousand
mega - correct answer ✔10^6; 2^20; million
giga - correct answer ✔10^9; 2^30; billion
milli - correct answer ✔10^-3
, micro - correct answer ✔10^-6
nano - correct answer ✔10^-9
what is currency for computers? - correct answer ✔time
T and F - correct answer ✔T is the basic unit that is repeated; F is how many
times it is repeated
RAM vs sequential access - correct answer ✔RAM is like an iPod song;
sequential access is like a cassette (you have to fast forward)
five things to consider when buying a computer - correct answer ✔1. pick
large RAM
2. big cache
3. you don't need a lot of drive
4. get SSD
5. the bus speed of the motherboard is a bottleneck
windows 32 bit vs windows 64 bit - correct answer ✔32 bit has 2^32 RAM
addresses (4GB);
64 bit has 2^64 RAM addresses (a lot)
driver - correct answer ✔software which helps two devices to work
together/communicate
USB - correct answer ✔universal serial bus (as opposed to parallel); put out
by intel
and answers already passed
computer organization - correct answer ✔physical aspects of a computer
system (how does a computer work?)
computer architecture - correct answer ✔logical aspects of a computer
system (how do I design a computer?)
principle of equivalence of hardware and software - correct answer ✔any job
which can be done with hardware can be done with software and vice versa if
speed is not a concern
hardware vs software - correct answer ✔Hardware: faster, costly, not flexible
software: slower, less costly, flexible
cache - correct answer ✔a small collection which is stored close to the place
where it would be used
kilo - correct answer ✔10^3; 2^10; thousand
mega - correct answer ✔10^6; 2^20; million
giga - correct answer ✔10^9; 2^30; billion
milli - correct answer ✔10^-3
, micro - correct answer ✔10^-6
nano - correct answer ✔10^-9
what is currency for computers? - correct answer ✔time
T and F - correct answer ✔T is the basic unit that is repeated; F is how many
times it is repeated
RAM vs sequential access - correct answer ✔RAM is like an iPod song;
sequential access is like a cassette (you have to fast forward)
five things to consider when buying a computer - correct answer ✔1. pick
large RAM
2. big cache
3. you don't need a lot of drive
4. get SSD
5. the bus speed of the motherboard is a bottleneck
windows 32 bit vs windows 64 bit - correct answer ✔32 bit has 2^32 RAM
addresses (4GB);
64 bit has 2^64 RAM addresses (a lot)
driver - correct answer ✔software which helps two devices to work
together/communicate
USB - correct answer ✔universal serial bus (as opposed to parallel); put out
by intel
