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O-LevelComputer ScienceHardwareOct/Nov 2024Paper 1 Q66 Marks

The table contains names and descriptions of components in a central processing unit (CPU). Complete the table by giving the missing component names and descriptions. Component name Description ............................................... sends signals to manage the flow of data through the CPU program counter ............................................... ............................................... stores the address of the data that is about to be fetched from random access memory (RAM) into the CPU ............................................... transmits data between the RAM and the CPU accumulator ............................................... ............................................... stores an instruction when it is being decoded

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About This O-Level Computer Science Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Computer Science (2210) Oct/Nov 2024 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Hardware and is worth 6 marks.

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