Exam 16: Under the Hood

The hexadecimal number C represents the decimal number ________.

A binary digit is called a(n)________.

The base-sixteen number system is also known as the ________ number system.

The CPU is the part of the ALU that performs mathematical operations and makes comparisons.

The CPU machine cycle starts with the Fetch step.

Level 1 cache is located farther away from the CPU than Level 3 cache.

The ASCII code is able to represent the alphabets of all modern and historic languages.

The ________ processor is used in tablet computers and smartphones because it is very small and uses very little power.

The collection of commands that a CPU executes is called the instruction set.

Which of the following is NOT a step in the CPU machine cycle?

________ are devices that are in either the on or off state.

The base-2 number system is also known as the ________ number system.

OR and AND are examples of ________ operators.

The technique that enables the CPU to work on more than one instruction at the same time is called ________.

Mathematical operations and comparisons are performed in the ________.

All data input into a computer will be stored as 0s and 1s.