Question 1
Which internal component of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) is directly responsible for performing mathematical calculations (such as addition and subtraction) and logical comparisons (such as AND, OR, NOT)?
Correct Answer:
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
Question 2
What is the primary characteristic that defines volatile primary memory in a computer system?
Correct Answer:
It immediately loses its stored contents whenever electrical power is switched off.
Question 3
During the standard Fetch-Decode-Execute machine cycle, what is the specific function of the Program Counter (PC) register?
Correct Answer:
It holds the memory address of the next instruction waiting to be fetched from RAM.
Question 4
Which automated input technology uses specialized iron oxide ink to print account and cheque numbers along the bottom of bank cheques for high-speed sorting?
Correct Answer:
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)
Question 5
Why is Read-Only Memory (ROM) utilized to store the system firmware (BIOS / UEFI) and bootstrap loader on a computer motherboard?
Correct Answer:
It is non-volatile, permanently preserving the boot instructions necessary to initialize hardware when power is switched on.
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