Fetching and executing instructions questions
Q1. Does the CPU fetch instructions from RAM or the hard drive?
Q2. What does RAM stand for?
Q3. What is meant by ‘Immediate Access Storage’?
Q4. State two examples of secondary storage devices.
Q5. What is meant by primary storage?
Q6. What is meant by a 'memory unit'?
Q7. How many instructions can a CPU work on at any one time?
Q8. What is the name of the cycle the CPU carries out on instructions?
Q9. Is RAM faster than a hard disk?
Q10. Explain your answer to Q9 above.