Question 13Asked in Bihar STET Paper 2 Computer Science (Class 11-12), 12 Sep 2023, Shift 2In an ideal microcomputer, what is the purpose of the clock or oscillator circuit?
- AProviding power to the microcomputer
- BDisplaying time and date information
- CGenerating timing signals to synchronize operations
- DCooling the microcomputer components
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Correct answer: (C) Generating timing signals to synchronize operations
Explanation
The clock/oscillator generates regular timing pulses that synchronise the fetch-execute steps and all data transfers in the microcomputer.