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Computer Systems
Question 1
What do the following acronyms stand for?
CPU

ALU

GPU

BIOS

USB

RAM

ROM

1 TB

Question 2
Describe two advantages of solid state drives (SSDs) over hard disk drives (HDDs).

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Question 3
Many of today's computers share a common architecture, named after John von
Neumann who first described it. Draw a diagram of a basic von Neumann
architecture, labelling the CPU, control unit, ALU, memory, bus and input and output
devices.

Question 4
List two factors that affect the CPU speed, and explain your answer.

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Question 5
Name one key difference between primary and secondary storage.

Question 6

(ii) In your opinion, is there sufficient storage on this specification for a gaming
computer?

Question 7

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