Name: ______________________________

Section: __________

CS 115

Homework #1

The System Unit

Fill in the blank with the correct term or value.

1. One byte is composed of ____________________ bits.

2. The ____________________ interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.

3. ____________________, or main memory, consists of memory chips that can be read from and written to by the processor and other devices.

4. Memory ____________________ stores frequently used instructions and data. The three types are L1, L2, and L3.

5. One kilobyte is composed of ____________________ bytes (exact number).

6. The ____________________ interprets and carries out the basic instructions that operate a computer.

7. ____________________ consists of electronic components that store instructions waiting to be executed by the processor, data needed by those instructions, and the results of processing the data.

8. For every instruction, a processor repeats a set of four basic operations, which comprise a ____________________ : Fetching, Decoding, Executing, Storing.

9. The ____________________ is small quartz crystal circuit used to control the timing of all computer operations.

10. One ____________________ is composed of 1024 kilobytes.