MCA UNIT 1

What is computer architecture?

• a) set of categories and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation of computer systems
  

• b) set of principles and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation of computer systems

• c) set of functions and methods that specify the functioning, organisation, and implementation of computer systems
  

• d) None of the mentioned

2. What is computer organization?

• a) structure and behaviour of a computer system as observed by the user
  

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  b) structure of a computer system as observed by the developer
  

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  c) structure and behaviour of a computer system as observed by the developer
  

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  d) All of the mentioned

3. Which of the following is a type of computer architecture?

• a) Microarchitecture
  

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  b) Harvard Architecture
  
  

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  c) Von-Neumann Architecture
  

• d) All of the mentioned
  

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

• a) SDRAM’s

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  b) Heaps
  
  

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  c) Cache’s
  

• d) Higher capacity RAM’s
  

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

• a) Accumulators

• b) Registers

• c) Heap

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  d) Stack

6.The fastest data access is provided using _______

• a) Caches

• b) DRAM’s

• c) SRAM’s

• d) Registers

7. The memory which is used to store the copy of data or instructions stored in larger memories, inside the CPU is called _______

• a) Level 1 cache

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  b) Level 2 cache
  

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  c) Registers
  

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  d) TLB

8.In the memory hierarchy, as the speed of operation increases the memory size also increases.

• a) True
  

• b) False

9.What does USB stand for?

• a) Universal Signal Board
  

• b) Universal Signal Bus
  

• c) Universal Serial Bus
  

• d) Universal Serial Board

10.A device similar to a flash drive ______________

• a) Memory card
  

• b) Compact drive
  

• c) Compact disk
  

• d) Memory disk