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Computer Architecture A Level CS

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which architecture are instructions and data stored in separate memory units?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

2.

In which architecture do instructions and data each have their own bus?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

3.

In which architecture does a single control unit follow a linear fetch, decode and execute cycle?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

4.

In which architecture can the reading and writing of data be done at the same time as an instruction is being fetched?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

5.

In which architecture are instructions and data stored in a single, shared memory unit?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

6.

Which architecture processes just one instruction at a time?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

7.

Which architecture is used by RISC processors?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

8.

Which architecture uses registers to provide fast access to instructions and data?

a)

Harvard

b)

Von Neumann

9.

A feature of contemporary architectures where a processor carries out a single instruction on multiple data at the same time.

a)

SIMD

b)

MIMD

c)

MAR

d)

TCP

10.

A feature of contemporary architectures where a processor carries out a multiple instructions on multiple data at the same time.

a)

SIMD

b)

MIMD

c)

MAR

d)

TCP

11.

(a)   Computing is where multiple computers on a shared network each take part of a bigger problem.

12.

In order to carry out pipelining, a processor must have multiple (a)   .

13.

If instructions have been fetched during pipelining, but then the program branches elsewhere and the fetched instructions need to be removed, this is known as ' (a)   the pipe'.

14.

Which instruction set requires less complex hardware?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

15.

Which instruction set might take more than one clock cycle to complete an instruction?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

16.

Which instruction set would require more lines of code to complete the same task?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

17.

With which instruction set does the compiler have to do more conversion work?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

18.

Which instruction set requires processor hardware and circuitry to be more complicated and therefore more expensive?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

19.

Which instruction set uses simple instructions which will be executed in a single clock cycle?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

20.

With which instruction set is more RAM needed to store the assembly instructions?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

21.

Which instruction set aims to complete a task in as few lines of assembly code as possible?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

22.

Which instruction set has hardware which has lower energy requirements?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

23.

Which instruction set could include a specific instruction for multiplying two numbers?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC

24.

Which instruction set has become popular in portable devices such as tablet computers?

a)

CISC

b)

RISC