Remedial: Hardware and Boolean logic 1

1. Fill in the blanks with most appropriate term:

a) _______ – high speed memory external to processor which stores data which the
b) processor will need again.
c) _______ – primary memory unit that can be written to and read from.
d) _______ – primary memory unit that can only be read from.
e) _______ – type of RAM chip that needs to be constantly refreshed.
f) _______ – type of RAM chip that uses flip-flops and does not need refreshing.
g) _______ – requirement to charge a component to retain its electronic state.
h) _______ – type of magnetic storage device that uses spinning disks.
i) _______ – the lag in a system; for example, the time to find a track on a hard disk, which
depends on the time taken for the disk to rotate around to its read-write head.
j) _______ – storage of data in non-consecutive sectors; for example, due to editing and deletion
of old data.
k) _______ – portable hard disk drive that is external to the computer; it can be connected via a
USB part when required; often used as a device to back up files and data.
l) _______ – storage media with no moving parts that relies on movement of electrons.
m) _______ – a type of EEPROM, particularly suited to use in drives such as SSDs, memory cards
and memory sticks.
n) _______ – CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs that use laser light to read and write data.
o) _______ – used in DVDs; uses two recording layers.
p) _______ – a reading problem with DVDs caused by refraction of laser light into two beams.
q) _______ – 3D printing method that uses a two-stage pass; the first stage uses dry powder and
the second stage uses a binding agent.
r) _______ – 3D printing technique where print head moves in the x, y and z directions. Layers of
melted material are built up using nozzles like an inkjet printer.

2 (a) (i) The following sequence of steps (1 to 7) describe how a single page is printed on a
laser printer.
The statements A, B, C and D are used to complete the sequence.

Complete the sequence by writing one of the letters A, B, C or D on the appropriate row.
1. A laser beam and a rotating mirror are used to draw an image of the page on the
photosensitive drum.
2. .........................
3. Electrostatic charge attracts toner.
4. The charged paper is rolled against the drum.
5. .........................
6. .........................
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(ii) A computer user has a laser printer to print letters and documents. The user also prints
digital photographs taken using a digital camera.
State the most suitable type of printer for printing the photographs.
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Remedial: Hardware and Boolean logic 2
(b) The user is considering the purchase of a new laptop computer. She has read many product
reviews and knows that there are different types of internal secondary storage available.
List two options for internal secondary storage.
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Option 2 ....................................................................................................................................
Describe one advantage of one of the options.
Advantage of choosing option 1 / 2 (circle)
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Kiara has a washing machine and a refrigerator.
(a) She has an embedded system in her washing machine.
Describe what is meant by an embedded system , using the washing machine as an example.
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(b) The washing machine’s embedded system makes use of both Random Access Memory
(RAM) and Read Only Memory (ROM).
State the purpose of RAM and ROM within the washing machine’s embedded system.
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ROM .........................................................................................................................................
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(c) The temperature in her refrigerator must be kept between 4 and 6 degrees Celsius.
The microprocessor in the refrigerator turns on the cooling if the temperature is too high, and
turns off the cooling if the temperature is too low.
Explain why the system in the refrigerator is a control and not a monitoring system.
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Remedial: Hardware and Boolean logic 3
(a) Draw a logic circuit diagram for the logic expression:

X = NOT (A OR B OR C) OR (B AND C AND D)

(b) Complete the truth table for the logic expression:

X = (A XOR B) OR NOT (A OR B OR C)

Tick () one box in each row to identify the logic gate that each statement describes
Remedial: Hardware and Boolean logic 4
A computer-controlled machine produces plastic sheets. The thickness of each sheet must be
within a certain tolerance. The sheets are kept below 50 °C as they move over rollers at 10
metres per second.
Three parameters need to be monitored all the time.

An alarm, X, will sound if:

thickness is in tolerance AND (roller speed <> 10 metres/second OR temperature >= 50 °C)
OR
roller speed = 10 metres/second AND temperature >= 50 °C
(a) Draw a logic circuit to represent the above monitoring system.

(b) Complete the truth table for the monitoring system.