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Quiz 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Memory management on a multiprocessor must deal with all of found on

a)

Uniprocessor Computer

b)

Computer

c)

Processor

d)

System

2.

In a multi-processor configuration two co-processors are connected to host 8086 processor. The instruction sets of the two co-processors

a)

must be same

b)

may overlap

c)

must be disjoint

d)

must be the same as that of host

3.

The feature of multi-microprocessor architecture is

a)

task dependent

b)

single bus provider for many processors

c)

design is for a specific task

d)

all of the mentioned

4.

The main objective in building the multimicroprocessor is

a)

greater throughput

b)

enhanced fault tolerance

c)

greater throughput and enhanced fault tolerance

d)

none of the mentioned

5.

An interface between the user or an application program, and the system resources is

a)

microprocessor

b)

microcontroller

c)

multimicroprocessor

d)

operating system

6.

Zero address instruction format is used for

a)

RISC architecture

b)

CISC architecture

c)

Von-Neuman architecture

d)

Stack-organized architecture

7.

If no node having a copy of a cache block, this technique is known as

a)

Uniform memory access

b)

Cached

c)

Un-cached

d)

Commit

8.

The straight-forward model used for the memory consistency, is called

a)

Sequential consistency

b)

Random consistency

c)

Remote node

d)

Host node

9.

______ have been developed specifically for pipelined systems.

a)

Optimizing compilers

b)

Speed up utilities

c)

None of the mentioned

d)

Utility software

10.

The pipelining process is also called as ______

a)

Superscalar operation

b)

Assembly line operation

c)

Von Neumann cycle

d)

None of the mentioned

11.

The fetch and execution cycles are interleaved with the help of ________

a)

Special unit

b)

Modification in processor architecture

c)

Control unit

d)

Clock

12.

Each stage in pipelining should be completed within ___________ cycle.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

If a unit completes its task before the allotted time period, then _______

a)

It’ll perform some other task in the remaining time

b)

Its time gets reallocated to a different task

c)

It’ll remain idle for the remaining time

d)

None of the mentioned

14.

To increase the speed of memory access in pipelining, we make use of _______

a)

Special memory locations

b)

Special purpose registers

c)

Cache

d)

Buffers

15.

The periods of time when the unit is idle is called as _____

a)

Stalls

b)

Bubbles

c)

Hazards

d)

Both Stalls and Bubbles

16.

Pipelining increases the CPU instruction

a)

Size

b)

Throughput

c)

Cycle rate

d)

Time

17.

The sum of the contents of the base register and the sign-extended offset is used as a memory address, the sum is known as

a)

ALU instructions

b)

Through put

c)

Effective address

d)

Load and store instructions

18.

The process of letting an instruction move from the instruction decode stage into the execution stage of this pipeline is usually called

a)

Canceling

b)

Instruction issue

c)

Nullifying

d)

Branch prediction

19.

Situations that prevent the next instruction in the instruction stream, from executing during its designated clock cycle are known as

a)

Pipe stage

b)

Previous stage

c)

Hazards

d)

Processor cycle

20.

Hazards in pipelines can make it necessary to

a)

Stop the pipeline

b)

Stall the pipeline

c)

Pipeline interfering

d)

Both a and b