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Exercise Solutions Systems and Computing Grade 9

The document provides solutions to exercise questions about systems and computing for Grade 9. It explains the role of the system bus in transporting data within a computer, defines a system and its components, differentiates between natural and artificial systems, and describes the main components of a computer system. Key components include interface, processing, and communication elements.

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Exercise Solutions Systems and Computing Grade 9

The document provides solutions to exercise questions about systems and computing for Grade 9. It explains the role of the system bus in transporting data within a computer, defines a system and its components, differentiates between natural and artificial systems, and describes the main components of a computer system. Key components include interface, processing, and communication elements.

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Exercise Solutions: Systems and Computing (Grade 9)

Multiple-Choice Question
10. Which of the following transports data inside a computer among different
components?

a) Control Unit
b) System Bus
c) Memory
d) Processor

Answer: b) System Bus

Explanation: The system bus is like a highway inside the computer that moves data between
different parts, such as the CPU, memory, and other components. The PDF says, 'A system
bus is a collection of electrically conductive cables that transmit data between the CPU and
all other interconnected components' (Page 12). The Control Unit manages tasks, Memory
stores data, and the Processor does calculations, but the System Bus is what actually
transports the data.

Short Questions
1. Define a system. What are its basic components?

Answer: A system is a set of parts that work together to do a specific job. For example, a car
is a system with parts like an engine and wheels that make it move (Page 1). The basic
components of a system are:
- Objectives: The goal it wants to achieve, like a computer processing data (Page 2).
- Components: The parts that make it work, like the CPU and memory in a computer (Page
3).
- Communication: How the parts talk to each other, like the CPU fetching data from memory
(Page 4).
- Environment: The outside things it interacts with, like a power supply for a computer
(Page 4).

2. Differentiate between natural and artificial systems.

Answer:
- Natural Systems: These are systems that exist in nature without humans making them. For
example, the human body has systems like the circulatory system that pumps blood (Page
4). They just happen and work on their own.
- Artificial Systems: These are systems made by people to solve problems or do tasks. For
example, a metro train system in Lahore moves people around (Page 9). They are designed
with a purpose, like helping us travel or compute.
3. Describe the main components of a computer system.

Answer: A computer system has these main parts (Page 12):


- Interface Components: Input devices like a keyboard and mouse to give instructions, and
output devices like a monitor and printer to show results.
- Processing Components: The CPU (brain) does calculations, RAM holds data temporarily,
and storage (like a hard drive) keeps data permanently. The operating system manages
everything.
- Communication Components: The motherboard connects all parts, and the system bus
moves data between them using cables like the data bus, address bus, and control bus.

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