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WorksheetsNEW 1.1.2 Types of Processor
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
What does 'CISC' stand for?
Complete Instruction Set Controller
Complex Instruction Set Controller
Complex Instruction Set Computer
Complete Instruction Set Computer
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'simple instruction format for the opcode and operand in the current instruction register'?
Both
CISC
RISC
Neither
Which of the following is the best definition for a parallel processor system?
Development of a CISC architecture with a single set of CPU components
Development of CISC architecture with several sets of CPU components in one microprocessor
More than one computer working together to processor a single job
The simultaneous use of several processors to perform a single task
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'compiler has to do more work to convert high level language statements into machine code'?
Both
RISC
CISC
Neither
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'more RAM is needed to store the instructions'?
RISC
CISC
Neither
Both
Which of the following is the best definition for 'SIMD'?
Different operations carried out on the same piece of data at the same time
A single operation carried out on many pieces of data at the same time
A single operation carried out on a single piece of data at a time
Different instructions carried out at the same time on different pieces of data
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'less RAM is required to store program instructions'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'the opcode and operand can take a variable number of bits in the current instruction register depending on the command being decoded'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
Which of the following is NOT a reason why doubling the number of processor cores does not lead to a direct doubling of processor speed and efficiency in all situations?
There are overheads in terms of communication between multiple cores
Writing programs to take advantage of multiple cores can be complex
Multi-core processors are rarely used
Many problems are not fully parallelisable
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'better power consumption makes this architecture better suited to portable devices'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'processor hardware is capable of understanding and executing a series of operations in one instruction'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
What does 'GPU' stand for?
Graphics Processing Unit
General Procedure Unit
Graphics Procedure Unit
General Processing Unit
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'more RAM is required to store program instructions'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'less transistors are required'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'instruction is executed in one clock cycle'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
What does 'MIMD' stand for?
Multiple Instructions Many Data
Many Instruction Multiple Data
Many Instructions Many Data
Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
Which of the following is the best definition for 'MIMD'?
A single operation carried out on a single piece of data at a time
Different operations carried out on the same piece of data at the same time
Different instructions carried out at the same time on different pieces of data
A single operation carried out on many pieces of data at the same time
Which of these statements is true?
RISC is faster than CISC
CISC is faster than RISC
RISC and CISC will always operate at the same speed because program code is always compiled to the same single machine code
It is not possible to say one architecture is faster than the other, there are too many other factors to consider
I don't know
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'compiler does very little to translate from high level language into machine code'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'the primary goal is to complete the task in as few lines of code as possible'?
RISC
CISC
Both
Neither
Which of these statements refers to a 'CISC' architecture?
A processor design with a large set of addressing modes
A processor design with a fixed format for the opcode and operand in the current instruction register
A processor design with a limited set of addressing modes
A processor design with a basic range of machine instructions
Which of the following is the best definition of a 'RISC' processor design?
An integrated circuit with a large set of addressing modes
An integrated circuit with a basic range of machine instructions
An integrated circuit with a variable format for the opcode and operand in the current instruction register
An integrated circuit with a large range of machine instructions
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'uses a load-store approach where the operands for an add operation must both be held in registers'?
Both
CISC
RISC
Neither
What does 'RISC' stand for?
Reduced Instruction Set Computer
Reduced Instruction Set Controller
Reverse Instruction Set Controller
Reverse Instruction Set Computer
Which of these statements refers to a 'RISC' architecture?
A processor design with a limited set of addressing modes
A processor design with a large set of addressing modes
A processor design with a large range of machine instructions
A processor design with a variable format for the opcode and operand in the current instruction register
Super computers are well known to use what type of parallel processing?
MIMD
SISD
SIMD
MISD
Which of the following is the best definition of a 'CISC' processor design?
An integrated circuit with a basic range of machine instructions
An integrated circuit with a limited set of addressing modes
An integrated circuit with a large range of machine instructions
A design that has a separate RAM store for instructions and data
Which of the following would not be a recommended use for a GPU?
Graphics rendering
Password cracking
Weather modelling
Handling Operating System requests
Which processor design does the following statement relate to: 'a limited number of addressing modes'?
Both
CISC
RISC
Neither
Which of the following is the most appropriate definition for a 'GPU'?
A specialised form of co-processor which works alongside the main CPU - its only function is to support and aid in graphical processing
A specialised form of processor that performs pipelining
A specialised form of co-processor which works alongside the main CPU - the most common use is to aid graphics and other specialised tasks
The memory store where frequently used instructions and data are stored in the CPU
Which of the following is the best definition for a multicore system?
Several CPUs in one microprocessor
Several different CPUs in a computer
Development of a CISC architecture with a single set of CPU components
More than one computer working together to processor a single job
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'uses a register-memory approach where the operands for an add operation can be held one in memory and one in a register'?
Both
CISC
RISC
Neither
Which of these statements refers to a 'CISC' architecture?
A processor design with a variable format for the opcode and operand in the current instruction register
A processor design with a basic range of machine instructions
A processor design with a fixed format for the opcode and operand in the current instruction register
A processor design with a limited set of addressing modes
GPUs take advantage of 'SIMD'. What is meant by this term?
Server Interpreted Multiple Data
Single Instruction Multiple Data
Server Instruction Multiple Data
Single Interpreted Massive Dataset
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'pipelining is possible - that is fetching the next instruction whilst decoding current instruction'?
Both
CISC
RISC
Neither
Which processor design does the following statement relate to, 'usually more power efficient'?
Both
CISC
RISC
Neither
Which of the following would not be a recommended use for a GPU?
Weather modelling
Graphics rendering
Data Mining
Loading jobs into main memory
