Computer Architecture -chapter 1

1. The ______ format is usually used to store data.

• a) BCD

• b) Decimal

• c) Hexadecimal

• d) Octal

A source program is usually in _______

• a) Assembly language

• b) Machine level language

• c) High-level language

• d) Natural language

The small extremely fast, RAM’s are called as _______

• a) Cache

• b) Heaps

• c) Accumulators

• d) Stacks

The ALU makes use of _______ to store the intermediate results.

• a) Accumulators

• b) Registers

• c) Heap

• d) Stack

(a)   bus structure is usually used to connect I/O devices

The control unit controls other units by generating ___________

• a) Control signals

• b) Timing signals

• c) Transfer signals

• d) Command Signals

To reduce the memory access time we generally make use of ______

• a) Heaps

• b) Higher capacity RAM’s

• c) SDRAM’s

• d) Cache’s

______ is generally used to increase the apparent size of physical memory.

• a) Secondary memory

• b) Virtual memory

• c) Hard-disk

• d) Disks

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

______ are used to overcome the difference in data transfer speeds of various devices.

• a) Speed enhancing circuitry

• b) Bridge circuits

• c) Multiple Buses

• d) Buffer registers