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Computing system flash cards
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- 1What does CPU stand for?Central Processing Unit
- 2What is a general purpose computer?A general purpose computer is a computer that does not have one specific task. (General computers can be used in different ways) examples are: PC, Tablet and Smartphone
- 3Explain the steps of the Fetch-Execute CycleFetch=Fetch the data/instructions from the memory locations
Decode=To work out what these data or instructions mean
Execute=It will preform this task - 4What does ROM stand for?Read Only Memory
- 5What does RAM stand for?Random Access Memory
- 6What is the main purpose of ROM?It is used to store the instructions for the computer to start up when it is turned on again. It will save data when switched off, this means it is Non-volatile
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- A quiz on computing
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- 12redwoods · Feb 2015
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- Feb 19, 2016
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