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Computer Architecture (GCSE Computing)

The following is a GCSE Computing test covering 'Computer Architecture' from the broader topic 3. Hardware. The test is geared towards the CAMBRIGE-IGCSE exam board style syllabus.
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What does the term "bus width" (e.g., 32-bit or 64-bit bus) affect directly?
What effect does increasing the size of main memory (RAM) have on a system, assuming CPU and storage remain the same?
Which register holds the memory address of the next instruction to be fetched?
Which component translates logical addresses used by programs into physical addresses in RAM?
What does a CPU clock speed of 3.0 GHz mean?
What is the main function of the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) in a CPU?
Which statement best describes the Von Neumann architecture?
Which register temporarily holds data read from or written to memory during the fetch-decode-execute cycle?
Which component in the CPU is responsible for controlling the fetch-decode-execute cycle and sending control signals to other parts of the CPU?
Which level of cache is typically located on the same chip as the CPU core and is the fastest?
What is an interrupt in the context of CPU operation?