WorksheetsComputer Architecture 2020 Quiz 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
1. To achieve high speed, an algorithm must be implemented in hardware.
True
False
2. Magnetic disk is a circular platter constructed of nonmagnetic material, called the substrate, coated with a magnetizable material.
True
False
3. Data are read and written in contiguous blocks called ________________.
logical records
virtual records
physical records
memory records
4. CD-RW provide a permanent record of large volume of user data.
True
False
5. CD-R can be repeatedly written and overwritten.
True
False
6. Which one below RAID level is better for backup disk?
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 2
RAID 3
7. Transfer time in disk performance parameters is time that positioning the head of disk then read and write operation will have performed as the sector moves under the head.
True
False
8. Seek time for disk performance parameters is the time it takes to get into position read or write.
True
False
9. In replacement algorithm_____________ method is to replace the block in the set that has been in the cache longest.
FIFO (First-in-first-out)
LRU (Least-recently-used)
LFU (Least-frequently-use)
FILO (First-in-last-out)
10. Static ram is tending to be favored for large memory requirements.
True
False
11. ___ holds platters in place within a hard disk drive
Processor
Spindle
Head
Rotator
12. A solid-state drive (SSD) is electromechanical magnetic disks which have a better speed than hard disk drives (HDDs).
True
False
13. The write operation in EEPROM takes considerably longer than the read operation on the order of several hundred microsecond per byte.
True
False
14. Which one below RAID level is better in term of dependency?
RAID 0
RAID 1
RAID 2
RAID 5
15. Which of below is not a category in RAID Levels?
Independent Access
Software Polling
Parallel Access
Stripping
