1. Which of the following best describes the von Neumann bottleneck?

A. the delay in the signal from an input device to the CPU indicating that there is new input

B. the delay in fetching an instruction or a piece of data from RAM

C. the delay between asking the ALU to compute something and the result being ready

D. the delay in translating a program from a high-level language to a low-level language

2. Which CPU component is in charge of orchestrating each part of a CPU's cycle?

A. the instruction address register (aka program counter)

B. the control unit

C. the instruction register

D. the ALU (arithmetic logic unit)

3. Which of the following is true about the von Neumann architecture?

A. Program data is stored on a medium other than electronic memory, whereas instructions are stored in electronic memory.

B. Instructions are stored in separate electronic memory from program data.

C. Instructions are stored in electronic memory alongside program data.

D. Instructions are stored on a medium other than electronic memory, whereas program data is stored in electronic memory.