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Computer Organization: Memory Systems MCQs

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“Locality of Reference” is related to:

a)

Register

b)

Cache

c)

Primary Memory

d)

Magnetic Tape

2.

Expand CAM:

a)

Cache Access Memory

b)

Call Access Mode

c)

Content Addressable Memory

d)

Cache Access Module

3.

Associative Memory is like:

a)

Primary Memory

b)

Secondary Memory

c)

Cache Memory

d)

Auxiliary Memory

4.

In the Memory Hierarchy (Registers → Tape), capacity:

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Constant

d)

Random

5.

In the Memory Hierarchy (Registers → Tape), cost per bit:

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Constant

d)

Random

6.

Memory with least capacity:

a)

Register

b)

Cache

c)

Primary Memory

d)

Magnetic Tape

7.

Memory with maximum access time:

a)

Register

b)

Cache

c)

Primary Memory

d)

Magnetic Tape

8.

Static RAM consists of:

a)

Capacitors

b)

Internal Flip-Flops

c)

Internal Caches

d)

Filters

9.

Dynamic RAM consists of:

a)

Capacitors

b)

Internal Flip-Flops

c)

Internal Caches

d)

Filters

10.

Bootstrap loader resides in:

a)

RAM

b)

ROM

c)

Any memory

d)

CPU

11.

Both cache and main memory updated on write operation is:

a)

Write-back

b)

Write-through

c)

Associative

d)

TLB

12.

Only cache updated on write operation is:

a)

Write-back

b)

Write-through

c)

Associative

d)

Direct

13.

Replacing block not used for longest period is:

a)

FIFO

b)

LRU

c)

MRU

d)

LFU

14.

Memory accessed sequentially is:

a)

Register

b)

Cache

c)

Primary Memory

d)

Magnetic Tape

15.

Refreshing is required for:

a)

All RAMs

b)

Only DRAMs

c)

Only SRAMs

d)

Both SRAMs and DRAMs

16.

Main memory technology is based on:

a)

Semiconductor ICs

b)

Magnetic Tape

c)

Optical Memory

d)

Disk Storage

17.

Two or more programs in memory at same time:

a)

Uni-programming

b)

Multiprogramming

c)

Multitasking

d)

Batch processing

18.

Cache is used to:

a)

Increase memory size

b)

Increase processing speed

c)

Match CPU-memory speed

d)

Store data permanently

19.

Cache mapping technique not used is:

a)

Direct mapping

b)

Associative mapping

c)

Test-associative mapping

d)

Set-associative mapping

20.

In four-way set associative cache, number of tags is:

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Four

d)

Eight

21.

Fastest mapping technique is:

a)

Direct mapping

b)

Associative mapping

c)

Set-associative mapping

d)

Test-associative mapping

22.

DMA stands for:

a)

Direct Memory Access

b)

Dynamic Memory Access

c)

Direct Machine Access

d)

Data Memory Access

23.

I/O technique with least CPU involvement:

a)

Programmed I/O

b)

Interrupt I/O

c)

DMA

d)

Polling

24.

Interrupt latency means:

a)

Speed of interrupt

b)

Delay between request and ISR start

c)

Frequency of interrupts

d)

CPU speed

25.

Pipelining increases:

a)

CPI

b)

Throughput

c)

Latency

d)

Cost

26.

Pipeline hazards are:

a)

Data, Structural, Control

b)

CPU, Memory, I/O

c)

Bus, Address, Data

d)

Read, Write, Execute

27.

Floating point representation uses:

a)

Sign and Magnitude

b)

Mantissa and Exponent

c)

2’s Complement

d)

Octal form

28.

Belady’s anomaly does not occur in:

a)

FIFO

b)

LRU

c)

MRU

d)

LFU

29.

Cache transfers between CPU and cache occur in units of:

a)

Word

b)

Block

c)

Byte

d)

Line

30.

DMA controller communicates directly with:

a)

CPU

b)

Main Memory

c)

Cache

d)

I/O Interface