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Quiz: The Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle

OCR GCSE J277 Computer Science specification

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Building on what you've learned about the CPU, let's test your knowledge of the Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle!

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What is the first step of the Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle?

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Which of the following are tasks performed by the CPU during the Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle? (Select all that apply)

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The {{blank0}} register holds the address of the next instruction to be fetched.

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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If the CPU executes 3 instructions per clock cycle and the clock speed is 2 GHz, how many instructions are executed per second?

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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Match the items on the left with their correct pairs on the right

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What does the CU (Control Unit) do during the Fetch-Decode-Execute Cycle?

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The {{blank0}} register holds the data fetched from memory, while the {{blank1}} register holds the address of the data being fetched.

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Which registers are directly involved in the Fetch step of the cycle? (Select all that apply)

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