Types of Computers

   Chapter 1


   1. Which of the following devices is NOT found in the CPU?
a) ALU
b) Secondary Storage
c) CU
d) Register

  2. Where in the computer would the instructions to add two numbers be carried out
a) Screen
b) External storage
c) CPU
d) Keyboard

  3. Which of these is a function of the CU?
a) Fetch and decode instructions from memory
b) Store data for processing
c) Perform logical operations
d) Perform arithmetic operations

  4. Which of the following has the fastest processing speed?
a) Laptops
b) Mainframes
c) Embedded computers
d) Supercomputers

  5. Which of the following is NOT a peripheral device?
a) Keyboard
b) Mouse
c) RAM
d) Speaker

  6. A computer program is ...
a) hardware device
b) memory device
c) set of instructions
d) register

  7. Which device is not found in the CPU? :
a) ALU
b) Control Unit
c) Instruction register
d) Printer

  8. The ALU processes data and sends it to :
a) main memory
b) instruction register
c) control unit
d) program counter

  9. Which is NOT a function of the control unit?
a) Fetch instructions from memory
b) Decode instructions
c) Process instructions
d) Fetch data for required instructions

  10. Complex scientific research is usually done using :
a) personal computers
b) supercomputers
c) minicomputers
d) mainframe computers

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