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CCS 225 Midterm Part 1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the most basic type of computer architecture?

Von Neumann architecture

Harvard architecture

RISC architecture

CISC architecture

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between primary memory and secondary memory?

Primary memory is faster and more expensive than secondary memory.

Secondary memory is faster and more expensive than primary memory.

Primary memory is volatile and secondary memory is non-volatile.

Secondary memory is volatile and primary memory is non-volatile.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between a register and a cache?

Registers are faster and more expensive than caches.

Caches are faster and more expensive than registers.

Caches are smaller and store fewer data than registers.

Caches are inside the CPU while registers are on the motherboard

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of the central processing unit (CPU)?

To store data

To execute instructions

To connect to I/O devices

To control the flow of data and instructions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is pipelining?

A technique for executing multiple instructions simultaneously.

A technique for storing data in memory more efficiently.

A technique for reducing the power consumption of the CPU.

A technique for improving the security of the computer.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between a RISC architecture and a CISC architecture?

CISC architectures have a larger instruction set and each instruction is more complex.

RISC architectures have a smaller instruction set but each instruction is more complex.

CISC architectures are typically faster and more power-efficient than RISC architectures.

RISC architectures are typically faster but less power-efficient than CISC architectures.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is multithreading?

A technique for executing multiple instructions simultaneously on a single CPU core.

A technique for executing multiple instructions simultaneously on multiple CPU cores

A technique for improving the performance of memory-intensive applications.

A technique for improving the performance of any computationally-intensive application.

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