What is a characteristic of multiprocessor computers?

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?

Many server computers and high-end client computers

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

What role does the program counter play in a CPU?

It contains the address of the next instruction to execute

It stores the CPU's power settings

It manages the CPU's clock speed

It holds the CPU's temperature data

What is the primary function of the Control Unit (CU) in a CPU?

Provides timing and coordination between other parts of the CPU

What is the role of registers in a CPU?

Temporary holding location where data must be placed before the CPU can use it

Provides timing and coordination

What does the memory/cache controller do in a CPU?

Intercepts accesses to memory for data or code and checks if the requested data is in cache first

Provides timing and coordination

What is the function of the system bus in a CPU?

It is a series of lanes used to communicate between the CPU and other major parts of the computer.

It carries status signals between the CPU and other devices.

It carries address signals to indicate where data should be read or written.

It carries the actual data that is being read from or written to system memory.

What does the address bus do in a CPU?

It carries address signals to indicate where data should be read or written.

It carries status signals between the CPU and other devices.

It carries the actual data that is being read from or written to system memory.

It is a series of lanes used to communicate between the CPU and other major parts of the computer.

What are the two general CPU designs used today?

Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) and Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC)

Complex Instruction Set Computing (CISC) and Simple Instruction Set Computing (SISC)

Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) and Advanced Instruction Set Computing (AISC)

Simple Instruction Set Computing (SISC) and Advanced Instruction Set Computing (AISC)

What is the main difference between CISC and RISC design types?

The number of different instructions the chip can process

What can CPUs process depending on the architecture?

Several billion operations per second

Several million operations per second

Several thousand operations per second

Several trillion operations per second

What is an instruction set?

A list of commands the CPU can understand and carry out

A list of software applications

How do CISC and RISC CPUs differ in terms of instruction complexity?

CISC CPUs are generally more complex

RISC CPUs are generally more complex

What is pipelining in CPU architecture?

The ability to perform more than one task on a single clock cycle

The ability to increase clock speed

The ability to reduce power consumption

The ability to increase memory size

What is microcode in the context of CPU architecture?

A small program inside the chip that interprets and executes each instruction

A large program that manages the operating system

A software application for user interface

What is the role of a compiler in computer architecture?

It turns high-level language into assembly code.

It executes assembly code directly.

It converts numeric values into high-level language.

It manages the CPU's power consumption.

What does an assembler do with instructions?

It turns them into numeric values, called opcodes.

It turns them into high-level language.

How do CISC CPUs differ from RISC CPUs in terms of registers?

CISC CPUs have fewer registers than RISC CPUs.

CISC CPUs have more registers than RISC CPUs.

CISC CPUs have the same number of registers as RISC CPUs.

CISC CPUs do not use registers.

What does the speed of a CPU define?

How fast it can perform operations

The number of cores it contains

The type of software it can run

What happens as more components are needed to make a CPU?

The chip uses more energy, which is converted to heat

Why do CPUs require fans?

To enhance graphics performance

What is the purpose of the external clock speed in a computer?

To communicate with other chips in the computer

To increase the CPU's internal speed

To enhance graphics performance

What is the purpose of the internal clock speed in a computer?

The speed at which a CPU executes an instruction or part of an instruction

To increase the CPU's internal speed

To communicate with other chips in the computer

How does the external clock speed compare to the internal clock speed?

It runs slower than the internal clock speed

It runs faster than the internal clock speed

It runs at the same speed as the internal clock speed

It runs at double the speed of the internal clock speed

The external clock speed is typically ________________________________ the speed of internal CPU clock.

One-half, one-third, one-fourth, or one-eighth

One-third, one-fourth, one-fifth, or one-sixth

One-fourth, one-fifth, one-sixth, or one-seventh

One-eighth, one-ninth, one-tenth, or one-eleventh

Why does the CPU have to wait for information to arrive from other parts of the computer?

Because the internal clock is faster than the external clock

Because the internal clock is slower than the external clock

Because the CPU is executing program code

Because the cache memory is full

What happens to instructions or data that are most likely to be used next by the CPU?

They are fetched from main memory and placed in cache memory

They are deleted from the main memory

They are stored in the hard drive

They are sent to the external clock

What is the role of the cache controller?

To predict what data will be needed and make it available in cache

To increase the speed of the CPU

To manage the power supply to the CPU

To control the input and output operations of the CPU

What does a wider address bus mean?

Can address more memory and store more data

Can address less memory and store less data

Can address no amount of memory and store no data

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30 sec • 1 pt

What is the system architecture of a computer built around?

Memory

Disk storage

CPU

I/O devices

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary function of the CPU?

Storage management

Performing computational and logic work

Managing I/O devices

Controlling memory

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Multi-processor computers

Dual-core computers

Single-processor computers

Quad-core computers

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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