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The document contains notes on computer architecture, detailing units of data, the roles of various components such as the processor, memory, and secondary storage, along with their characteristics. It also includes true/false questions regarding memory and storage, types of secondary storage, and the functions of different computer components. Additionally, it covers calculations related to memory addresses and data sizes.
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Inside of a computer
Role Description
Processor (reS data and fol~instructions
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2. Decide each of the following statements on memory and storage are true or false.
4a) Bothmemory and storage may contain data, True
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€) The contents of storage areretained when a computer restarts.
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1, Descrite the function of each ofthe following components:
a) Processor —b) Mainmemory —_¢) Secondary storage
- Calculate the number of bits (not bytes) in the following amounts of data
a) as b) 0.25MB, ) 0125 MiB
“The postion of each byte in memoty is called its address.
2) Calculate the numberof addresses needed for 64 KiB of memory.
) The memory in a computer has 256 possible addresses. Calculate the total size ofthe computer's memery
In bits (not bytes,
‘hard disk is used as secondary storage for alaptop.
{) Adata bus connects the laptop's processor directly to ts harddisk: True or false?
b) The laptop's owner replaces the hard disk with a solid-state dive. Identify two improvements that the
owner islikely to experience,
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