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Area 2: Computer Systems
Quick questions on Computer structure: processor, buses, memory, interpreters and compilers - SQA Higher Computing Science
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Name the part of the processor that performs calculations and logical comparisons. [1 mark]
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State which bus carries the value being read from memory and whether it is one- or two-directional. [2 marks]
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State one advantage of a compiler over an interpreter. [1 mark]
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