WorksheetsEC8552_CAO_REVISION I
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is true about Computer Architecture?
a)
A. It acts as the interface between hardware and software.
b)
B. Computer Architecture tells us how exactly all the units in the system are arranged and interconnected.
c)
C. Computer Architecture is concerned with the structure and behaviour of a computer system as seen by the user.
d)
D. It involves Physical Components
2.
Which of the following is true about Computer Organization?
a)
A. It deals with high-level design issues.
b)
B. It involves Logic (Instruction sets, Addressing modes, Data types, Cache optimization).
c)
C. Computer Organization tells us how exactly all the units in the system are arranged and interconnected.
d)
D. None of the Above
3.
Which format is used to store data?
a)
A. BCH
b)
B. BCD
c)
C. Binary
d)
D. Decimal
4.
The ________ is the computational center of the CPU.
a)
A. Registers
b)
B. ALU
c)
C. Flip-Flop
d)
D. Multiplexer
5.
The input devices use _______ to store the data received
a)
A. Primary Memory
b)
B. Secondary Memory
c)
C. Buffer
d)
D. External Memory
6.
The I/O devices are connected to the CPU via __________.
a)
A. SDRAM's
b)
B. Control circuits
c)
C. Signals
d)
D. BUS
7.
Which of the following is used to choose between incrementing the PC or performing ALU operations?
a)
A. Conditional Units
b)
B. Multiplexer
c)
C. Control Codes
d)
D. Memory bus
8.
How many types of Pipelining exist?
a)
A. 2
b)
B. 3
c)
C. 4
d)
D. 5
9.
Arithmetic Pipeline is used for?
a)
A. floating point operations
b)
B. interger operations
c)
C. character operations
d)
D. None of the above
10.
Which of the following is not a Pipeline Conflicts?
a)
A. Timing Variations
b)
B. Branching
c)
C. Load Balancing
d)
D. Data Dependency
11.
Which of the following is disadvantage of Pipelining?
a)
A. cycle time of the processor is reduced.
b)
B. The design of pipelined processor is complex and costly to manufacture.
c)
C. The instruction latency is more.
d)
D. Both B and C
12.
Which of the following is an advantage of pipelining?
a)
A. Instruction throughput increases.
b)
B. Faster ALU can be designed when pipelining is used.
c)
C. Pipelining increases the overall performance of the CPU.
d)
D. All of the above
13.
The processor contends for the usage of the hardware and might enter into a ____________.
a)
A. hazard state
b)
B. Stalk State
c)
C. Deadlock State
d)
D. None of the above
14.
In Arithmetic Pipeline, the floating point addition and subtraction is done in ____________ parts.
a)
A. 2
b)
B. 3
c)
C. 4
d)
D. 5
15.
______ have been developed specifically for pipelined systems.
a)
A. Utility software
b)
B. Speed up utilities
c)
C. Optimizing compilers
d)
D. None of the above
16.
The pipelining process is also called as ______
a)
A. Assembly line operation
b)
B. Von Neumann cycle
c)
C. Superscalar operation
d)
D. None of the above
17.
The main job of the interrupt system is to identify the ______ of the interrupt.
a)
A. signal
b)
B. device
c)
C. source
d)
D. peripherals
18.
The hardware interrupts which can be delayed when a much high priority interrupt has occurred at the same time are known as ___________.
a)
A. Non Maskable Interrupt
b)
B. Maskable Interrupt
c)
C. Normal Interrupt
d)
D. None of the above
19.
The interrupts that are caused by software instructions are called ______________.
a)
A. Exception interrupts
b)
B. Normal Interrupt
c)
C. hardware interrupt.
d)
D. None of the above
20.
In Daisy Chaining Priority, the device with the highest priority is placed at the ______.
a)
A. First Position
b)
B. Last Position
c)
C. Can be placed anywhere
d)
D. Depend on device
21.
The Interrupt-request line is a _________ along which the device is allowed to send the interrupt signal.
a)
A. Data line
b)
B. control line
c)
C. Address line
d)
D. None of the above
22.
Which table handle stores the addresses of the interrupt handling sub-routines?
a)
A. Interrupt-vector table
b)
B. Vector table
c)
C. Symbol link table
d)
D. All of the above
23.
Interrupts initiated by an instruction is called as ____________.
a)
A. Internal
b)
B. External
c)
C. hardware
d)
D. Software
24.
What is true about memory unit?
a)
A. A memory unit is the collection of storage units or devices together.
b)
B. The memory unit stores the binary information in the form of bits.
c)
C. Both A and B
d)
D. None of the above
25.
In how many categories memory/storage is classified?
a)
A. 2
b)
B. 3
c)
C. 4
d)
D. 5
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