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Desktop Motherboard: Components - ANS - Main circuit board of a computer - CPU - Memory - Cords to attach peripherals CPU - ANS Central Processing Unit RAM - ANS Random Access Memory SDRAM - ANS Synchronous Dynamic RAM ROM - ANS Read Only Memory BIOS - ANS Basic Input Output System PCI - ANS Peripheral Component Interconnect 2 | Page @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED BUS - ANS Wires connecting CPU and other components Von Neumann Architecture - ANS CPU, Memory and Input/Output Devices CPU - ANS - Brains of the computer - Decodes instructions and carries out the arithmetic, logic and control operation - Coordinates flow of instructions and data between other components of the CPU - Cache Memory, ALU, Control Unit Arithmetic Logic Unit - ANS Performs arithmetic, logic and manipulation operations Registers - ANS Stores values, such as operands of currently executing instruction, and results of operations, and memory addresses to access Instruction Register - ANS Contains instructions being executed Program Counter - ANS Contains address of next instruction to be executed Unites of Speed and Space in Computers - ANS Processing Speed: Computer occurs in "cycles" Base Unit: Hz Data is represented in "bits" Main Memory: RAM - ANS a collection of temporary storage locations, each with a unique physical address, used to store instructions and data for currently running programs, contents are erased o

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EECS 1520: COMPUTER HARDWARE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.




Desktop Motherboard: Components - ANS - Main circuit board of a computer
- CPU
- Memory
- Cords to attach peripherals



CPU - ANS Central Processing Unit



RAM - ANS Random Access Memory



SDRAM - ANS Synchronous Dynamic RAM



ROM - ANS Read Only Memory



BIOS - ANS Basic Input Output System



PCI - ANS Peripheral Component Interconnect

1 | Page @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED

, BUS - ANS Wires connecting CPU and other components



Von Neumann Architecture - ANS CPU, Memory and Input/Output Devices



CPU - ANS - Brains of the computer
- Decodes instructions and carries out the arithmetic, logic and control operation
- Coordinates flow of instructions and data between other components of the CPU
- Cache Memory, ALU, Control Unit



Arithmetic Logic Unit - ANS Performs arithmetic, logic and manipulation operations



Registers - ANS Stores values, such as operands of currently executing instruction, and
results of operations, and memory addresses to access



Instruction Register - ANS Contains instructions being executed



Program Counter - ANS Contains address of next instruction to be executed



Unites of Speed and Space in Computers - ANS Processing Speed: Computer occurs in
"cycles"
Base Unit: Hz
Data is represented in "bits"



Main Memory: RAM - ANS a collection of temporary storage locations, each with a unique
physical address, used to store instructions and data for currently running programs, contents
are erased once powered off - VOLATILE



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