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Computer Organization and Architecture

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________ retrieves the data from the storage unit and performs the arithmetic calculations and/or comparisons on them and the processed data is then sent back to the storage.

a)

Control Unit

b)

Arithmetic Logic Unit

c)

Memory Unit

d)

None of the above

2.

___________ coordinates with the peripheral devices to accept the input or display the output.

a)

Control Unit 

b)

Arithmetic Logic Unit

c)

Memory Unit

d)

None of the above

3.

__________ is a chip-based computer component that makes retrieving data from the computer’s memory more efficient.

a)

Random Access Memory

b)

Read Only Memory

c)

Cache Memory 

d)

None of the above

4.

The main components (or basic units) of a computer system are

a)

Input/Output unit

b)

Central Process Unit (CPU)

c)

Memory unit (Storage unit)

d)

All of the above

5.

To store the intermediate results the ALU takes help from:

a)

Registers

b)

Accumulators

c)

Stack

d)

Queue

6.

Where does the decoded instruction is stored in?

a)

Registers

b)

MDR

c)

IR

d)

PC

7.

Which gets initialized first during the execution of a program?

a)

PC

b)

MAR

c)

MDR

d)

IR

8.

ISR Stands for

a)

Interrupt Service Routine

b)

Interrupt Save Routine

c)

None of the above

d)

Input Stage Routine

9.

The ___________ informs the CPU about the location of the data residing in the memory.

a)

Data Bus

b)

Address Bus

c)

Control Bus

d)

None of the Above

10.

A register that keeps track of the next instruction to be executed is called a _____________

a)

Program Counter

b)

MAR

c)

MDR

d)

Stack Pointer