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Basic Computer Architecture & Engineering MCQ

1. This plan drawing depicts ____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: The use of modular tatami mats

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2. Running the cpu at a faster speed than the manufacturer recommends is called ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Overclocking.

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3. Gallium arsenide _____ than silicon.

Answer

Correct Answer: Is more fragile

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4. During the ____ cycle of the cpu, data inputs are prepared for transformation into data outputs.

Answer

Correct Answer: Fetch

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5. ____ consists of 65,536 characters.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unicode

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6. Rom bios is a small set of instructions that tells the computer all of the following except ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: What the data transfer rate should be

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7. Every character, number, or symbol on the keyboard is represented as a _____ in computer memory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Binary number

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8. With _____ memory, data is stored permanently with no moving parts or the need for electricity.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flash.

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9. A(n) _____ is an input device used to grade multiple-choice and true/false tests.

Answer

Correct Answer: Optical mark recognition system

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10. A computer system consists of all of the following, except ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operating System

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11. A(n) _____ enables communication between a video card and memory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal bus

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12. A video card is an expansion card installed inside your ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: SYSTEM UNIT

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13. A computer offers specific _____ to connect peripherals such as keyboards or printers.

Answer

Correct Answer: Ports

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14. _________ is a temporary holding area for data and programs.

Answer

Correct Answer: RAM

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15. ______________ is the art of building.

Answer

Correct Answer: Architecture

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16. _____ is an encoding for english alphanumeric characters as 7-bit numbers.

Answer

Correct Answer: ASCII

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17. The step, ____, occurs first in the process of building an erd.

Answer

Correct Answer: Identify the attributes and primary keys that adequately describe the entities.

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18. If i simplify the address 2001:0000:0000:00fe:0000:0000:0000:cdef, i get ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: 2001:::fe::::cdef

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19. A search can be performed on an array of ________ .

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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20. The _____ plays an important role in transforming data into useful information.

Answer

Correct Answer: Processor

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21. From jacob’s son ______________ would come the messianic line of christ.

Answer

Correct Answer: Judah.

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22. A(n) _____ is the smallest colorable area on a display device.

Answer

Correct Answer: Pixel

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23. ____ is a philosophy of processor design that deliberately includes complex instructions.

Answer

Correct Answer: RISC

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24. A _____ is the size of a character.

Answer

Correct Answer: Byte

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25. The ____ can extract a single bit from a bit string.

Answer

Correct Answer: Logic SHIFT

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26. Kernel memory is ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: RAM memory used by the operating system

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27. Network architectures are classified according to ________

Answer

Correct Answer: Both

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28. The ____ orders data and instructions from cache or ram based on the task at hand.

Answer

Correct Answer: Prefetch unit

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29. There are ________ levels of cache memory in the intel i7 processor

Answer

Correct Answer: Three

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30. A dfd shows ____

Answer

Correct Answer: All of the above

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31. A(n) _____ provides access for customers, employees, suppliers, and the public.

Answer

Correct Answer: Portal

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32. The word ?memory? consists of 48 bits, which is equivalent to _____ bytes.

Answer

Correct Answer: 6

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33. The motherboard is sometimes called a(n) ______ board.

Answer

Correct Answer: System

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34. A ____ is a synonym for a virtualization application.

Answer

Correct Answer: Hypervisor

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35. A byte's ______ is a unique number that identifies the location of a byte in memory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Address.

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36. This example of architecture displays a(n) _____________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dome

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37. The term ____ refers to chip-based storage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Memory

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38. The term ____ refers to chip-based storage used by the computer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Memory

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39. Unix is a type of _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Operating system

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40. Unicode is a system for representing ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Characters

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41. Two commons types of ram are ______ ram and ______ ram.

Answer

Correct Answer: Dynamic, static

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42. The devices that the computer uses to display results are called ____ devices.

Answer

Correct Answer: Output

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43. The ____ operation in von neumann machines uses a special set of bits known as condition codes.

Answer

Correct Answer: Looping

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44. The percentage of time your cpu is working is referred to as cpu ________.

Answer

Correct Answer: Usage

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45. When the sort field data for each record in a database is different, the sort field is ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Unique

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46. When the following equation is balanced, the coefficients are ________.NH3 (g) + O2 (g) → NO2 (g) + H2O (g)

Answer

Correct Answer: 4, 7, 4, 6

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47. Some ____ must be added in pairs for optimal performance.

Answer

Correct Answer: Memory modules

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48. Several categories of computers exist, such as ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mainframe, midsize, and micro

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49. Rom is used for important programs like _____, which come(s) from the manufacturer.

Answer

Correct Answer: Firmware

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50. Read-only memory differs from random access memory due to its ability to _____ store instructions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Permanently

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51. Random access memory (ram) is also sometimes called _____ storage.

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary

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52. Ram is an example of ____ storage

Answer

Correct Answer: Volatile

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53. Processing tasks occur on the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Motherboard

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54. It is the task of the ____ to fetch and execute instructions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Control unit

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55. Instructions and data flow in and out of the cpu via the ____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Bus interface unit

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56. In the context of the power of computers, _____ means saving data in computer memory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Storage

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57. In the context of teams, _____ work groups have no managerial responsibilities.

Answer

Correct Answer: Advisory

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58. In the context of storage measurements, a _____ is the size of a character.

Answer

Correct Answer: Byte

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59. In the context of computer operations, division is a(n) _____.

Answer

Correct Answer: Arithmetic operation

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60. In a microprocessor, the __________ fetches instructions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Control unit

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61. In a binary system, the digit ______ represents that electronic state of ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1, on

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62. Every character, number, or symbol on the keyboard is represented as a(n) _____ in computer memory.

Answer

Correct Answer: Binary number

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63. Digital information is stored and processed as ______.

Answer

Correct Answer: A collection of ones and zeroes

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64. ________ are applications that incorporate data from multiple providers into a new application.

Answer

Correct Answer: Mashups

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65. ____ refers to the number of bits that are processed at one time.

Answer

Correct Answer: Word size

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66. ____ consists of nonvolatile memory chips that can be used for storage by the computer or the user.

Answer

Correct Answer: Flash memory

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67.

Which of the given options are the correct demonstrations of instruction format

Answer

Correct Answer:

a


 c


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68. How many address lines are required for a 2M x 64 memory unit?

Answer

Correct Answer: 21

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69. How would you represent 728. a decimal number, in octal number system?

Answer

Correct Answer: 1330

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70. What will be the output after solving the following Boolean function using Karnaugh map? F(A,B,C) = E(3,4,6,7)

Answer

Correct Answer: BC+AC

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71.

What will be the value of X after performing the given operations?

Answer

Correct Answer:

X=AB+CD


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72.

What will be the value ofX in the given f‌igure when A=1101, S=1, IR=1 and IL=0?

Here S is the selection input, and IR and IL are serial inputs.

Answer

Correct Answer:

1010 


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73. Convert the given hexadecimal number to a decimal number.

Answer

Correct Answer: 1777

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74.

What will be the value in the AR register after the execution of the sequence of micro operations given in the image?

Answer

Correct Answer:

11000011 


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75.

There are four 8-bit registers. as follows:

Answer

Correct Answer:

CR=00110011


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76. The status bits in the represent the current state of the CPU.

Answer

Correct Answer: program status word

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77. What will be the value in register A after performing selective set operation?

Answer

Correct Answer: 1110

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78. Two registers with initial values are given below:

Answer

Correct Answer: 1010

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79. Which of the following statements is false?

Answer

Correct Answer: Hardwired control is more f‌lexible than micro-programmed control.

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80.

From the options given in the image. select the correct answer for converting the following arithmetic expression from reverse polish notation to inf‌ix notation:


ABCDEFG+

Answer

Correct Answer:



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81. Which ofthe following options can be used for the fetch segment of an instruction pipeline?

Answer

Correct Answer: FIFO (First In First Out) buffer

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82. Which of the following Interrupts will occur in case of stack overflow?

Answer

Correct Answer: Internal Interrupts

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83. Which of the following flip-flops can be used in Master-Slave mode?

Answer

Correct Answer: J-K Flip-flop

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84.

There is an 8-bit register AR with initial value 11000101. What would be the f‌inal value in the register AR after performing four bitwise operations. i.e. logical left shift. right circular shift. logical right shift. and left circular shift?


Answer

Correct Answer:

01000100 


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85.

What will be the output, if

Multiplicand= 10111

Multiplier: 10011?


Answer

Correct Answer:

110110101 


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86.

Which of the following Flynn‘s classif‌ications represents an organization in which there is a common control unit that supervises many processing units?


Answer

Correct Answer:

 Single instruction stream. multiple data stream (SIMD)


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87.

If an instruction is read from memory then compute the effective address in relative address mode

when the content of the Program counter is 824 and the address part of the instruction contains 24.


Answer

Correct Answer:

849 


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88. In a computer, is a non-volatile memory

Answer

Correct Answer: EEPROM

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89.

Assume a small crossbar switch network is used to connect two processors and f‌ive memory modules.

How many total switches (switch points) should be there?


Answer

Correct Answer:

Ten 


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90. Which of the following options is used in stack organized architecture?

Answer

Correct Answer: Zero-address instructions

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91. Compute the 2's complement of 001 using 6 bit word.

Answer

Correct Answer: 111111

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92. In which of the following methods, only the cache location is updated during a write operation?

Answer

Correct Answer: Write-back

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93.

Which of the following options allows a direct memory access (DMA) controller to transfer data words one at a time?


Answer

Correct Answer:

 Cycle stealing mode 


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94.

Is the following register transfer statement correct?

Answer

Correct Answer:

Yes 


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95. TTL in digital circuits stands for

Answer

Correct Answer: Transistor-transistor logic

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96. A multiprocessor system with a common shared memory is called a multiprocessor system.

Answer

Correct Answer: tightly coupled

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97.

Which of the following options is the logic diagram of half-adder?

Answer

Correct Answer:



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98.

Convert the following arithmetic expression from inf‌ix to RPN (Reverse Polish Notation)

Answer

Correct Answer:

ABCDE+‘+'FG'/ 


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99.

Which of the following memory reference instructions has the symbolic description given in the image:

where PC = program counter and AR = address register?

Answer

Correct Answer:

BUN (Branch Unconditionally) 


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100.

State whether the following statement is true or false.

Physical memory is divided into several smaller, equal-sized parts called pages.


Answer

Correct Answer:

False 


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101. The speed of a CPU is measured in .

Answer

Correct Answer: hertz

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102. How many clock cycles are required to process 100 tasks in a six-segment pipeline?

Answer

Correct Answer: 105 clock cycles

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103.

State whether the following statement is true or false.

A micro-program sequencer executes a micro-instruction.


Answer

Correct Answer:

False 


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104. A/An instruction is recognized by the operation code 111 with a 1 in the first bit of instruction.

Answer

Correct Answer: Input - output

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105. A memory containing 32K words will require different addresses.

Answer

Correct Answer: 32,768

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106. Which of the following is the component of a CPU (Central Processing Unit)?

Answer

Correct Answer: Data Bus

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107.

Which of the following is the correct sum of product form for the given K-Map (Karnaugh map)?

Answer

Correct Answer:

AD 


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108. What will be the sum of the following floating-point number? 0.6374980 x102 and 0.1580000 x 10 -1

Answer

Correct Answer: 0.6376560 x 102

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109.

Suppose you have to multiply two 20 x 20 matrices using vector processor. To calculate the product matrix. how many multiply-add operations are required?


Answer

Correct Answer:

8000 


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110.

What will be the output of the given logic gate?

Answer

Correct Answer:



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111.

Suppose the content of a 4obit register is 1010. The register is shifted five times to the right with serial input being 10110. What is the content of the register after five shifts?


Answer

Correct Answer:

0110


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112.

What is the Excess-3 Gray code for the given number?

Answer

Correct Answer:

 101011101111


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113.

Using the given table, convert the following symbolic micro operations to binary.

SHL, DRTAR, WRITE

Answer

Correct Answer:

Cannot be converted.  


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114.

Computer Architecture & Engineering

Use the table in the given image to find the 9-bit microoperation field for the microoperation given on top of the table.

Answer

Correct Answer:

000111001


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115.

How many characters per second (CPS) can be transmitted over a 1000-baud line with a character code of 8 bits. in the synchronous serial transmission mode?


Answer

Correct Answer:

125 cps 


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116.

                     

What will replace the "?" sign in the given characteristic table of SR f‌lip-f‌lop, if O(t+1) is the binary state of output after the occurrence of a clock transition (referred to as next state)?

Answer

Correct Answer:

lndeterminate(could be 0 or 1) 



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