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Date May 2019 Marks available 2 Reference code 19M.1.SL.TZ0.7
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone no time zone
Command term Outline Question number 7 Adapted from N/A

Question

Outline the purpose of the memory address register (MAR) in the central processing unit (CPU).

Markscheme

Award [2 max].
The MAR holds the memory location of data/instructions;
…that need to be accessed (read/write) (fetch/store);

Examiners report

Candidates mostly achieved at least one mark here, but a common error noted was some candidates wrote that the ‘MAR stored data’ rather than the address of the data.

Syllabus sections

Topic 2: Computer organization » 2.1 Computer organization
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