Chapter 2 : Number System

Answer ALL Questions

1. What is the system unit?
2. Describe what is the motherboard.
3. List three (3) basic components of a motherboard.
4. Identify the function for each basic component of the motherboard.
5. State two (2) types of adapter card slots.
6. Explain the function of a processor.
7. Processor contains of two (2) units. Give the name of those units and explain.
8. What are the four (4) basic operations in a machine cycle and how does it work?
9. State two (2) units of measurement used in measuring the speed of a processor.
10. Give two (2) manufactures that produce processor.

11. Explain the function of memory.
12. How is memory measured?
13. Identify two (2) types of memory
14. Differentiate between Random Access Memory (RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM).
15. Identify three (3) basic types of RAM chips.
16. Identify three (3) types of ROM.
17. When someone used an application in a computer such as Microsoft Word, a few operations take place in the Central Processing Unit (CPU).
    State four (4) main operations of the CPU.
18. Rearrange the operation of central processing unit below: