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1. Draw a sketch of the central processing unit (CPU) and describe the functions of the control unit (CU),
the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU), registers, primary and secondary memory, memory address register
(MAR) and memory data register (MDR).
4. Explain the machine instruction cycle. Include the role of the data bus and address bus.
5. Identify the need for persistent (non-volatile) storage and provide examples.
7. Identify common features of application software (make sure to describe WIMP and GUI features).
8. Define
● DBMS
● IDE
● CAD
● CASE
● HTML
10. Outline the function, memory size/type and I/O for a garage door microprocessor.
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11. List at list 5 components of an operating system (for example - GUI is one).
12. Describe the features of PCs, mainframes, and supercomputers. Include the following -
memory, price, use, i/o devices,
14. With two bits, what are the possible bit patterns?
15. With three bits, what are the possible bit patterns?
16. What is the mathematical relationship between the number of bits and the number of
combinations?
17. If you allow 4 bits for each colour intensity – how many different colours can you create?
18. If you allow 8 bits for each colour intensity – how many different colours can you create?
19. Describe ASCII and Unicode and explain the differences between them.
20. Assume that a graphics file is displayed using a resolution of 120 pixels wide by 300 pixels
high and 12 bits per pixel. Calculate the size of the graphic in terms of bits and bytes.
29. Define the terms ‘analog data’ and ‘digital data’ and provide examples of each.
30. How many bits are required to store a RGB pixel if each pixel has a range from 0 to 255.\
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31. 1001 1001 1110 0111
AND 1100 OR 1100 NAND 0110 XOR 0110
32. Create truth tables and the symbol for AND, OR, NOT, and NOR similar to the table
below
33. A simple home alarm system will sound an alarm only if the system is turned on, and a
door or window (or both) is open. Create a truth table for this scenario and draw the logic
diagram for this system.
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