Computer Architecture Quiz

Processor speed is usually measured in:

• Hertz

• Byte per second

• Clock

• Instructions per second

Which register is typically used to store the current state of the processor?

• Program Counter

• Accumulator

• General-purpose registers

• Status registers

Which of the following architectures describes a computer that uses multiple processors for parallel processing?

• It uses a single processor for sequential processing.

• It uses multiple processors for parallel processing.

• It separates memory for instructions and data.

• It uses complex instructions.

In the Von Neumann architecture, memory (1) and (2) have:

• (1) has a read-write head for both instructions and data; (2) has a single head that moves between tracks.

• (1) has separate read heads for instructions and data; (2) has multiple heads for simultaneous access.

• (1) is only for instructions; (2) is only for data.

• (1) uses a cache for instructions; (2) uses a cache for data.

In a set-associative cache memory, which part of the address determines the set to which a memory block will be mapped?

• Tag field

• Block offset field

• Set index field

• Word field

Assume a disk with 5 surfaces, 512 cylinders, 20,000 tracks per surface, and an average of 300 sectors per track. The disk capacity is:

• 100.48 GB

• 76.8 GB

• 153.6 GB

• 38.4 GB

In a 4-way set associative cache with 64 blocks, each set contains:

• 16

• 8

• 2

• 4

If a system has 1MB (1 Megabyte) of addressable memory and the cache block size is 64 bytes, how many blocks are there in main memory?

• 1,024

• 32,768

• 65,536

• 16,384

Which technology is considered the first generation of computers?

• Transistor

• Vacuum tube

• Integrated circuit

• Microprocessor

Which component is responsible for reading input data and sending it to the processor?

• Monitor

• Circuit board

• Integrated circuit

• Transistor