The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computer architecture. It covers topics like data storage formats, components of the CPU like the control unit and cache, memory management techniques, and computer buses. The questions are answered by 15 different students and touch on concepts such as instruction processing, number representation systems, and bus standards.
The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computer architecture. It covers topics like data storage formats, components of the CPU like the control unit and cache, memory management techniques, and computer buses. The questions are answered by 15 different students and touch on concepts such as instruction processing, number representation systems, and bus standards.
The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computer architecture. It covers topics like data storage formats, components of the CPU like the control unit and cache, memory management techniques, and computer buses. The questions are answered by 15 different students and touch on concepts such as instruction processing, number representation systems, and bus standards.
The document contains 30 multiple choice questions about computer architecture. It covers topics like data storage formats, components of the CPU like the control unit and cache, memory management techniques, and computer buses. The questions are answered by 15 different students and touch on concepts such as instruction processing, number representation systems, and bus standards.
1. The ______ format is usually used to store data.
a) BCD b) Decimal c) Hexadecimal d) Octal Answer: a
2. The control unit controls other units by generating ___________
a) Control signals b) Timing signals c) Transfer signals d) Command Signals Answer: b
3. To reduce the memory access time
we generally make use of ______ a) Heaps b) Higher capacity RAM’s c) SDRAM’s d) Cache’s Answer: d
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4. The 8-bit encoding format used to store data in a computer is ______
a) ASCII b) EBCDIC c) ANCI d) USCII Answer: b
5. The Input devices can send information to the processor.
a) When the SIN status flag is set b) When the data arrives regardless of the SIN flag c) Neither of the cases d) Either of the cases Answer:a
6. MFC stands for ___________
a) Memory Format Caches b) Memory Function Complete c) Memory Find Command d) Mass Format Command Answer: b Smirithi. A
7. The decoded instruction is stored in _____
a) IR b) PC c) Registers d) MDR Answer: A
8.__________ are numbers and encoded characters, generally used as operands.
a) Input b) Data up c) Information d) Stored values Answer: B
9. ________ bus structure is usually used to connect I/O devices.
a) Single bus b) Multiple bus c) Star bus d) Rambus Answer: A
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10. A source program is usually in _______
a) Assembly language b) Machine level language c) High-level language d) Natural language Answer: C
11.The ALU makes use of _______ to store the intermediate results.
a) Accumulators b) Registers c) Heap d) Stack Answer: A
12.The time delay between two successive initiations of memory operation _______ a) Memory access time b) Memory search time c) Memory cycle time d) Instruction delay Answer: C S.Sarojini
13.___ is used to store data in registers.
a) D flip flop b) JK flip flop c) RS flip flop d) None of the mentioned Answer : A
14.The registers, ALU and the interconnection between them are collectively called as ___ a) process route b) information trail c) information path d) data path Answer : D
15. Which registers can interact with the secondary storage?
a) MAR b) PC c) IR d) R0 Answer : A
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16. During the execution of a program which gets initialized first ?
a) MDR b) IR c) PC d) MAR Answer : C
17. The internal components of the processor is connected by _________
a) Processor intra-connectivity circuitry b) Processor bus c) Memory bus d) Rambus Answer : B
18. ________ is used to choose between incrementing the PC or performing ALU
operations. a) Conditional codes b) Multiplexer c) Control unit d) None of them mentioned Answer : B
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19.The small extremely fast, RAM’s are called as _______
a) Cache b) Heaps c) Accumulators d) Stacks Answer: A
20.During the execution of the instructions, a copy of the instructions is placed in the ______ a) Register b) RAM c) System heap d) Cache Answer:D
21.The ultimate goal of a compiler is to ________
a) Reduce the clock cycles for a programming task b) Reduce the size of the object code c) Be versatile d) Be able to detect even the smallest of errors Answer:A
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22.SPEC stands for _______
a) Standard Performance Evaluation Code b) System Processing Enhancing Code c) System Performance Evaluation Corporation s) Standard Processing Enhancement Corporation Answer:c
23.When Performing a looping operation, the instruction gets stored in the ______ a) Registers b) Cache c) System Heap d) System stack Answer:b
24.The addressing mode, where you directly specify the operand value is_______ a) Immediate b) Direct c) Definite d) Relative Answer:a
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25.Which method/s of representation of numbers occupies a large amount of memory
than others? a) Sign-magnitude b) 1’s complement c) 2’s complement d) 1’s & 2’s compliment Answer:A
26.Which representation is most efficient to perform arithmetic operations on the
numbers? a) Sign-magnitude b) 1’s complement c) 2’S complement d) None of the mentioned Answer:C
27.For the addition of large integers, most of the systems make use of ______ a) Fast adders b) Full adders c) Carry look-ahead adders d) None of the mentioned Answer:C
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28. ______ are used to overcome the difference in data transfer speeds of various devices. a) Speed enhancing circuitory b) Bridge circuits c) Multiple Buses d) Buffer registers Answer: D
29. To extend the connectivity of the processor bus we use ________
a) PCI bus b) SCSI bus c) Controllers d) Multiple bus Answer: A
30. IBM developed a bus standard for their line of computers ‘PC AT’ called _____ a) IB bus b) M-bus c) ISA d) None of the mentioned Answer: C
