Practice Storage And I/o Interface (13.2) - Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

Practice: Storage and I/O Interface

Lesson 13.2Computer Organization and Architecture: A Pedagogical Aspect

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Question 1.
What is the purpose of the data bus?
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Think about how devices communicate data.
Question 2.
How many bits are needed to address 16 memory locations?
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Consider how binary counting works.
3Question 3.
What is the primary function of the address bus?
- To transfer data
- To carry address information
- To send control signals
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Think about how a postal address works.
4Question 4.
True or False: ROM is volatile memory.
- True
- False
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Consider what happens to data when your device loses power.
Question 5.
If a system uses a control signal with a high voltage for a read operation and low for a write operation, how would you differentiate between these states while troubleshooting?
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Consider how voltage indicates different commands.
Question 6.
How would you assess the impact of increasing the data bus width from 16 to 64 bits in a database application processing large datasets?
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Think about how many lanes are available for vehicles on a highway.

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