Internal Hardware Components

Question 1

Addressable Memory

Answer 1

Concept of storing data and instructions in a memory with discrete unique addresses

Question 2

Address Bus

Answer 2

A bus that carries the memory location address of the register the data is being carried to or from

Question 3

Control Bus

Answer 3

A part of the CPU that controls and managers the execution of instructions
Sends control signals to coordinate execution and controls Fetch-Decode-Execute cycles and buses

Question 4

Data Bus

Answer 4

Bi-directional bus for carring data and instructions between the PROCESSOR and MEMORY

Question 5

Harvard Architecture

Answer 5

A computer architecture that stores data and instructions in separate memories to allow the next instruction to be read while data is currently being read or written

Question 6

I/O controllers

Answer 6

An interface that allows the processor to communicate with an input/output device that is connected to the computer

Question 7

Main Memory

Answer 7

A data store for instructions for the processor that can be directly addressed by the processor

Question 8

Processors

Answer 8

A complex chip of transistors capable of executing programs, computing data to outputs and supervising the operation of a computer system