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CEA201 (1)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Within the processor there is a set of registers that function as a level of memory above main memory and ache in the hierarchy

a)

False

b)

True

2.

With the IAS computer, what is the main function of ALU (Arithmetic and Logic Unit)?

a)

a.Compute the operations of a program

b)

b.Store both data and instruction

c)

c.None of them

d)

d.Operating on binary data by an instruction

3.

With the fully associative mapping method, assume that the computer system has 2GB of main memory size, 128KB of cache size, and 16 bytes of cache lines. Calculate the number of bits for Tag, and Word Fields

a)

Tag: 31 bits; Word: 4 bits

b)

Tag: 28 bits; Word: 5 bits

c)

Tag: 27 bits; Word: 4 bits

d)

None of them

4.

With the direct mapping method, assume that the computer system has 2GB of main memory size, 128KB of cache size, and 16 bytes of cache lines. Calculate the number of bits for Tag, Line, and Word Fields

a)

Tag: 12 bits; Line: 13 bits; Word: 5 bits

b)

Tag: 14 bits; Line: 13 bits; Word: 5 bits

c)

Tag: 13 bits; Line: 13 bits; Word: 5 bits

d)

None of them

5.

With parallelizing computation, how many general approaches are there?

a)

None of them

b)

4

c)

5

d)

3

6.

With direct addressing, the length of the address field is usually less than the word length, address range.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

With direct addressing, the length of the address field is usually less than the word length, thus limiting the address range.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

With demand paging it is necessary to load an entire process into main memory.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

With a batch operating system the user does not have direct access to the processor.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

With a batch operating system the user does not have direct access to the processor

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Why is SRAM used for cache memory, not DRAM?

a)

Because of its design with many memory cells

b)

Because of its power consumption is smaller than DRAM

c)

Because of its speed faster than DRAM by using only transistor in design

12.

Which properties do all semiconductor memory cells share?

a)

they are capable of being read to sense the state

b)

all of the above

c)

they exhibit two stable states which can be used to represent binary 1 and 0

d)

they are capable of being written into to set the state

13.

Which of the following memory types are nonvolatile?

a)

all of the above

b)

programmable ROM

c)

erasable PROM

d)

flash memory

14.

When using technique, all write operations are made to main memory as well as to the cache, ensuring that main memory is always valid

a)

LRU

b)

write through

c)

unified cache

d)

write back

15.

When using graph coloring, nodes that share the same color cannot be assigned the same.

a)

T

b)

F

16.

When the magnetizable coating is applied to both sides of the platter the disk is then referred to as …

a)

double sided

b)

all of the above

c)

substrate

d)

multiple sided

17.

When large volumes of data are to be moved, a more efficient technique is direct memory access (DMA).

a)

T

b)

F

18.

When data is moved over longer distances, to or from a remote device, the process is known as____________.

a)

registering

b)

structuring

c)

data communications

d)

data transport

19.

What is user-visible register?

a)

None of them

b)

Enable the machine-or assembly language programmer to minimize main memory 

c)

To assign a variety of functions by the programmer

d)

To control the operation of the processor an by privileged

20.

What is the purpose of tags in mapping method?

a)

Identify which subset of the blocks of memory to reside in lines of cache

b)

Identify which particular block is currently being stored in each line of cache

c)

Identify which the block of memory is read and transferred to one of the lines of the cache

21.

What is the maximum number of one-operand instructions that can be supported?

a)

256

b)

128

c)

32

d)

512

22.

What is the machine cycle?

a)

None of them

b)

To be the time it takes to fetch two operations from registers, perform an ALU operation, and store the result in a register

c)

To speed up in the execution of complex functions

d)

Provide such instructions but also include memory-to-memory and mixed register/memory operations

23.

What is the advantage of the DMA method?

a)

None of them

b)

Extent a t the expense of the I/O transfer rate

c)

Tie up in managing an I/O transfer and number of instructions 

d)

Increase the I/O transfer rate for large volumes of data to be moved

24.

What is the advantage of DMA method?

a)

When extracting data from main memory and storing data in main memory for input

b)

To reduce the wait time of processor for the I/O module of concern to be ready for either reception or transmission of data

c)

When large volumes of data are to be moved

d)

None of them

25.

What is stored in the Stack Pointer?

a)

Address of next instruction

b)

Stack data values

c)

Addressing method

d)

Operations

e)

Address of top item

26.

What does the Programmable ROM (PROM) belong to the semiconductor memory types?

a)

Read-only memory, possible erasure by electrical signal, write data by electrical signal, and volatile

b)

Read-mostly memory, possible erasure by UV light, write data by electrical signal, and nonvolatile

c)

Read-only memory, not possible erasure, write data by electrical signal, and nonvolatile

27.

What does syndrome mean in Hamming code method?

a)

The total of parity bit is done by two inputs

b)

The checksum bit is generated by XOR operation in a comparison of two inputs

c)

The result of a bit-by-bit comparison is done by taking the XOR of two inputs

d)

The result of a XOR operation is done by two inputs

28.

What are the internal structure of a computer?

a)

Processor, Main memory, I/O device, and Bus

b)

CPU, Main memory, I/O, and System interconnection

c)

CPU, Register, I/O, and System Bus

29.

What are NOT the services that OS typically provides?

a)

Program execution

b)

Accounting

c)

Program creation

d)

Controlled access to files

e)

Compile program

30.

Using Karnaugh map to simplify the Boolean Function below:F(A,B,C) = Sigma(3,4,5,6,7)Note A = MSB and at the 7th position in decimal, it gets a "d" value (do not care condition)

a)

F(A,B,C) = A' + BC'

b)

F(A,B,C) = A + B'C

c)

F(A,B,C) = A + BC

d)

None of them

31.

Using algebraic simplification method and equality to simplify the Boolean function below:F(A,B,C) = ABC + ABC' + AB'C

a)

None of them

b)

F(A,B,C) = A + BC

c)

F(A,B,C) = AB + C

d)

F(A,B,C) = A(B+C)

32.

Timing refers to the way in which events are coordinated on the bus.

a)

T

b)

F

33.

Three of the most common uses of stack addressing are relative addressing, base-register indexing.

a)

T

b)

F

34.

The… cycle occurs at the beginning of each instruction cycle and causes an instruction to be fetched from memory.

a)

indirect

b)

fetch

c)

interrupt

d)

execute

35.

The… contains the 8-bit opcode instruction being executed.

a)

instruction register

b)

instruction buffer register

c)

memory buffer register

d)

memory address register

36.

The von Neumann architecture is based on which concept?

a)

all of the above

b)

data and instructions are stored in a single read-write memory

c)

the contents of this memory are addressable by location

d)

execution occurs in a sequential fashion

37.

The value of the mode field determines which addressing mode is to be used.

a)

T

b)

F

38.

The unary operation inverts the value of its operand.

a)

XOR

b)

NAND

c)

NOT

d)

OR

39.

The System bus is made up of A Control bus

a)

Address bus

b)

Both Control bus and Address bus

c)

Control bus, Data bus and Address bus

d)

Data bus

40.

The System bus is made up of.....

a)

Control bus, Data bus and Address bus

b)

Address bus

c)

Control bus

d)

Both Control bus and Address bus

e)

Data bus

41.

The sum of the seek time and the rotational delay equals the … which is the time it takes to get into position to read or write.

a)

access time

b)

gap time

c)

constant angular velocity

d)

transfer time

42.

The set of all the tracks in the same relative position on the platter is called _______

a)

Intertrack

b)

Sectors

c)

Cylinder

d)

Multiple platter

43.

The routine executed in response to an interrupt request is called … routine.

a)

Interrupt Service

b)

Vectored interrupt

c)

Sub-routine

d)

Serial interrupt

e)

Interrupt acknowledge

44.

The register file employs much shorter addresses than addresses for cache and memory.

a)

T

b)

F

45.

The processor interprets the instruction and performs the required action into four categories_________

a)

None of them

b)

Processor-I/O, data processing, control

c)

Processor-memory, processor-I/O, data processing, control

d)

Data storage, data processing, data movements, and control

46.

The principal advantage of_______ addressing is that it is a very simple form of addressing.

a)

stack

b)

register

c)

direct

d)

Displacement

47.

The predict-never-taken approach is the most popular of all the branch prediction methods.

a)

T

b)

F

48.

The performs the computer's data processing functions.

a)

ALU

b)

CPU interconnection

c)

Register

d)

System bus

49.

The performance of the cache memory is measured in terms of a quantity called

a)

Hit Ratio

b)

Initialization Ratio

c)

Instruction Ratio

d)

Miss Ratio

e)

Address Ratio

50.

The operation …yields true if either or both of its operands are true.

a)

NOT

b)

AND

c)

OR

d)

NAND

51.

The operand _________ yields true if and only if both of its operands are true.

a)

XOR

b)

OR

c)

NOT

d)

AND

52.

The only form of addressing for branch instructions is … addressing.

a)

base

b)

relative

c)

register

d)

immediate