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Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Control Unit

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Computers

12th Grade

Technical Terms - Hardware (A-Z) - Control Unit
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of a control unit in a processor?

Displays output

Performs calculations

Controls input and output

Stores data

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which component of a control unit loads individual instructions from memory?

Control Unit (CU)

Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)

Instruction Register (IR)

Program Counter (PC)

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the instruction register (IR) do in a control unit?

Decodes instructions

Performs calculations

Fetches next instruction

Increments program counter

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many important components are included in a typical control unit?

Four

One

Two

Three

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the clock speed of a control unit dependent on?

Operating system

Corresponding CPU

Input devices

Memory size

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the function of the program counter (PC) in a control unit?

Fetches next instruction

Increments program counter

Decodes instructions

Loads instructions from memory

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of the control unit in a processor?

Receives instructions from a program

Sends output to memory

Performs calculations

Stores data

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