Computer Architecture Quiz

The operation of the processor is defined in terms of _____ it exectutes referred to as ____.

• a. machine instructions

• b. operations

• c. computer instructions

• d. clock cycles

A fast interrupt can be interrupted by normal interrupt. True or False?

• True

• False

List data processing instructions:

• Arithmetic, mathematic

• Logical, Arithmetic

• Mathematic, Processing

The collection of different instructions that the _ can execute is referred to as the _:

• processor

• processor's instruction set

Show a formula for calculation of total time required for a pipeline with k stages to execute n instructions and with cycle time tau

What is the type of addressing mode given by the algorithm EA = (A)?

Why do we need a pointer in a stack?

• We need it to store the address of the top of the stack

• We need it to store the address of the back of the stack

• We need it to store the address of the top of the block

• We need it to store the address of the back of the block

This set of registers contain status information

In the ARM architecture, the PC is stored in this register

Inputs for the operation are called

• Source operand reference

• Opcode

• Processing system