ICT - Exercise3 : Information Processing Cycle

Information Processing Cycle

NO	STATEMENT	TRUE	FALSE
1	The information processing cycle includes the following processes; input, processing, output, and storage.
2	The Central processing unit or the CPU is the brain of the computer.
3	The CPU utilises the computer memory to execute instructions from the user such as editing a letter, drawing a picture and sorting numbers.
4	The processor must be connected only to input devices and output devices to carry out its functions.
5	Data can be entered into the system by typing on a keyboard or pointing some commands with a mouse.
6	Executing refers to the instruction or data item gathered from the memory in the information processing cycle.
7	Decoding refers the process of translating a program instruction into signals that the computer can execute.
8	A storage device is the computer hardware that records or retrieves items to and from the storage media.
9	A storage medium is the physical material in the computer that keeps data, instruction and information.
10	The examples of storage media are floppy disks, USB flash drives and monitor.

NO	STATEMENT	TRUE	FALSE
1	The processor is also known as the CPU.
2	An input is the data that you enter into the computer.
3	The CPU utilises the computer memory to execute instructions from the application software and accomplish a task such as editing a letter, drawing a picture and sorting numbers.
4	The CPU utilises the computer memory to execute instructions from the application software and accomplish a task such as editing a letter,drawing a picture and sorting numbers.

1. Information can be in the form of ___________.

A. text and audio

B. text and graphic

C. text, graphic and audio

D. text, graphic, audio and video

2. Text consists of characters that are used to create _______ _ and ___________.

A. word, music

B. word, sentence

C. sentence, sound

D. paragraph, image

3. Graphics are digital representations that consist of ________ and __________.

A. chart, word

B. chart, drawing

C. drawing, music

D. photograph, speech

4. Music, speech, or any other sounds are examples of ___________ information.

A. text

B. video

C. audio

D. graphic

5. Which one of the following is the correct information processing cycle for the control unit operations?

A. Fetchingà Decodingà Executing àStoring

B. Decoding àFetching àExecuting àStoring

C. Executing àFetching àStoring àDecoding

D. Storing àFetching àDecoding àExecuting

6. Information processing cycle comprises of _____________.

I. input

II. output

III. storage

IV. process

A. I and II

B. I, II, and III

C. I, III, and IV

D. I, II, III, and IV