CPU Learning Objectives Quiz

What is the system architecture of a computer built around?

• Memory

• Disk storage

• CPU

• I/O devices

What does the system architecture include?

• Number and type of CPUs, communication routes, and other hardware components

• Only the number of CPUs

• Only the type of CPUs

• Only memory and disk storage

What is a bus in computer architecture?

• A type of CPU

• A path or channel between a CPU and devices it manages

• A storage device

• A type of memory

What is the primary function of the CPU?

• Storage management

• Performing computational and logic work

• Managing I/O devices

• Controlling memory

What are most client computers with one chip referred to as?

• Multi-processor computers

• Dual-core computers

• Single-processor computers

• Quad-core computers

What is a processor core?

• A part of a CPU that stores data

• A part of a CPU that reads and executes machine code

• A part of a CPU that manages power supply

• A part of a CPU that connects to the internet

What is a die in CPU manufacturing?

• A type of cooling system

• A silicon wafer on which CPUs are manufactured

• A software used for testing CPUs

• A component that increases CPU speed

What is a characteristic of multiprocessor computers?

• They have a single CPU chip

• They have multiple physical CPU chips

• They are only used in personal computers

• They do not support multitasking

What type of computers are often multiprocessor computers?

• Basic home computers

• Many server computers and high-end client computers

• Low-end laptops

• Tablets and smartphones

What is the reset vector?

• An address that a CPU begins reading from whenever the CPU receives a reset signal

• A register that stores the next instruction address

• A type of processor architecture

• A power supply component