WorksheetsComputer Architecture
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 24mins
The transfer between CPU and Cache is ______________
Word transfer
Block transfer
Set transfer
Associative transfer
What is the high speed memory between the main memory and the CPU called?
Register Memory
Storage Memory
Cache Memory
Virtual Memory
Which chips are used for the implementation of Cache Memory?
DRAM
SRAM
Onboard
onchip
128 Byte main memory with 8 Byte block size capacity has (a) blocks.
RAM is usually called
Logical Memory
Physical memory
Conceptual memory
Users Memory
PSW stands for
Process status word
Program status word
Program status width
process status width
Generally ___ is used to hold the data temporarily.
ROMs
EPROMs
Buffers
Magnetic disks
The following logic building block can be used to implement any combinational logic circuit
Ex-Or gate
Encoder
Multiplexer
Decoder
The register which holds the address of the location to or from which data are to be transferred is called
Index Register
Instruction Register
Memory Address Register
Memory Data Register
The register used as a working area in CPU is
Program Counter
Instruction Register
Instruction Decoder
Accumualtor
The device which is used to connect a peripheral to bus is called . Control register B. Interface C. Communication protocol D. None of these
Control Register
Interface
Communication Protocol
None of these
Which of the following register is used in the control unit of the CPU to indicate the next instruction which is to be executed ?
Accumulator
Index Register
Instruction Decoder
Program Counter
The function of program counter (PC) holds
Temporary
Address for Memory
memory Operand
Address of Instruction
Which of the following is not a form of memory ?
Instruction Cache
Instruction Register
Instruction Opcode
Both (A) and (B)
Which ones are the components of a CPU?
ALU
CU
Registers
Busses
MAC Address
What is the meaning of the acronym CPU?
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Control Unit
Central Power Unit
Central Processing Unit
Central PC unit
What is the meaning of the acronym ALU?
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Control Unit
Age Length Unit
All Logic Unit
Artificial Light Unit
What is the meaning of the acronym CU?
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Control Unit
Age Length Unit
All Logic Unit
Artificial Light Unit
This register stores the address of the memory location currently being read from or written to:
PC(Program Counter)
ACC(Accumulator)
MAR(Memory Address Register)
MDR(Memory Data Register)
CIR(Current Instruction register)
This register stores data which has just been read from memory or data which is about to be written to memory:
PC(Program Counter)
ACC(Accumulator)
MAR(Memory Address Register)
MDR(Memory Data Register)
CIR(Current Instruction register)
This register stores the address where the next instruction to be read can be found:
PC(Program Counter)
ACC(Accumulator)
MAR(Memory Address Register)
MDR(Memory Data Register)
CIR(Current Instruction register)
Which bus is unidirectional? (Sends data only one way)
Address bus
Data bus
Control Bus
Register bus
Stop bus
What is the name where all PC components go together?
Chip
RAM
CPU
Motherboard
What is the CPU?
The software of the computer
The primary component of a computer that processes instructions.. it's the "heart" of the computer.
What makes the computer turn on
The board where all components are connected
What is the purpose of the hard drive?
To run programs
Start the computer
Communicate with other computers
Store the data
A computer uses a combination of :
Chips and peripherals
Monitor and digital pixels
Hardware and software
Keyboard and mouse
What is a collection of wires called that sends data and addresses around the CPU?
A bus
A connection
A link
A cable
What is the part of the CPU called that performs calculations?
ALU
Control Unit
Program Counter
Memory
____________ enables the processor to access data quickly whenever they are needed.
CU
Cache
Memory
Register
The set of wires, which carry information in a controlled manner, is called
System bus
Public bus
Private bus
None of these
The fastest memory in the computer system is _____________
ROM
RAM
Cache
None of these
CPU can directly understand this language
C
Assembly language
Machine language
JAVA
ROM stands for
Read Only Memory
Read On Memory
Roam On Monday
None of these
A in RAM stands for
Access
Accessible
Against
All
What form of data does a computer store?
Alphanumeric
primary
Binary
High level
Identify the gate
NAND gate
NOR gate
NOT gate has two inputs
true
False
What does the stack structure operate on?
FIFO (First In, First Out)
Random access
LIFO (Last In, First Out)
Sequential access
