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IGCSE COMPUTER SCIENCE (Homework 10)
Full Name: _________________________
1 (a) One of the key features of von Neumann computer architecture is the use of buses.
Three buses and three descriptions are shown below.
Draw a line to connect each bus to its correct description.
Bus Description
this bus carries signals used
address bus to coordinate the computer’s
activities
this bi-directional bus is used
to exchange data between
control bus
processor, memory and input/
output devices
this uni-directional bus carries
signals relating to memory
data bus
addresses between processor
and memory
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(b) Two features of Von Neumann architecture are the use of registers and the use of buses.
Give the names of two registers and two buses.
Registers
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Buses
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2 ................................................................................................................................................
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2 To process an instruction, a central processing unit (CPU) goes through a cycle that has three
main stages.
Name each stage in this cycle.
Stage 1 ................................................................................
Stage 2 ................................................................................
Stage 3 ................................................................................
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(b) Signals are sent to and from the components of a processor using buses.
Identify and describe the purpose of two different buses.
Bus 1 ....................................................................
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Bus 2 ....................................................................
Purpose ............................................................................................................................................
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3 Six components of a computer system and six descriptions are shown.
Draw a line to match each component with the most suitable description.
Component Description
Used to connect together
Arithmetic Logic
the internal components
Unit (ALU)
of the CPU.
Used to carry out
Buses
calculations on data.
Used to temporarily hold
Control Unit
data and instructions
(CU)
during processing.
Immediate Access Used to allow interaction
Store (IAS) with the computer.
Used to hold data and
Input/Output instructions before they
are processed.
Used to manage the flow
Registers
of data through the CPU.
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4 (a) (i) The following code shows HTML ‘tag’ pairs on either side of the text stating the colour
that each creates.
<font color “ # F F 0 0 0 0 “ > RED </font>
<font color “ # 0 0 F F 0 0 “ > GREEN </font>
<font color “ # 0 0 0 0 F F “ > BLUE </font>
<font color “ # X “ > YELLOW </font>
<font color “ # Y “ > MAGENTA </font>
<font color “ # Z “ > CYAN </font>
Yellow is a combination of red and green, magenta a combination of red and blue and
cyan a combination of green and blue.
State what 6-digit hexadecimal values should replace X, Y and Z in the above code.
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Y ........................................................................................................................................
Z ........................................................................................................................................
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(ii) Describe how other colours, such as a darker shade of blue, are created.
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(b) 1A – 16 – C5 – 22 – FF – FF is an example of a MAC address.
(i) Identify what the first six and last six hexadecimal digits represent.
First six digits ....................................................................................................................
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Last six digits .....................................................................................................................
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(ii) State why MAC addresses are used.
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