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Define Secondary Storage (1 mark)

Write a brief explanation of what secondary storage is.

Describe the purpose of the CPU’s registers during the fetch-decode-execute cycle.

Differentiate between the roles of the address bus, data bus, and control bus in the computer’s operation.

Explain how the main memory interacts with the CPU during the fetch-decode-execute cycle.

What are the roles of the clock, address bus, data bus, and control bus in the fetch-decode-execute cycle?

Explain the function of the CPU and its components within the fetch-decode-execute cycle.

Describe the von Neumann stored program concept.

Evaluate the impact of using lossy compression on a text file and a music file. Discuss the consequences for each file type.

Describe a situation where lossy compression would be more appropriate than lossless compression.