Microprocessor and Interfacing MCQ
1. An embedded device is an object that contains what?
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A special-purpose computing system
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2. What type of computing system is in an embedded device?
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Special-purpose
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3. What type of circuits are in a coprocessor?
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4. What are coprocessors?
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Special set of circuits
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5. A coprocessor is a set of what in a microprocessor chip?
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6. What is another term for process?
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7. What's the CPU of a computer?
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Central processing unit
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8. What is the function of a conductor?
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Allows electricity to flow through it
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9. What is an instruction to a computer processor?
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An order given to a computer processor
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10. An instruction is an order given to a what?
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A computer processor
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11. What type of semiconductor was first used in integrated circuits?
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Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
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12. What does the name "clock speed" refer to in a computer?
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The number of pulses per second generated by an oscillator
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13. What kind of microelectronics has the feature of gating clocks?
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Semiconductor
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14. What is the name of the feature that allows switching off circuits?
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Clock gating
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15. A clock cycle is the time between two pulses of what?
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The oscillator
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16. What term refers to computers that contain a full set of instructions?
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17. What does the acronym CISC mean?
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Complex instruction set computer
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18. What are integrated circuits called that can be used together to serve a single function?
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Microchips
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19. A chipset can be used together to serve what function?
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A single function
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20. What are "Chip"s called?
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Microchip
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21. What does a microchip do?
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Store computer memory or provide logic circuitry
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22. What part of Intel's P6 architecture does Celeron represent?
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23. What is the name of the low-end member of the Intel processor family?
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24. What can a computer microprocessor access more quickly than it can access regular memory?
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Cache memory
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25. What kind of memory is more expensive than normal RAM?
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Static random access memory
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26. What is the process of converting bytecode into binary machine code?
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Interpreter
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27. What does an interpreter convert into binary machine code?
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28. What is a significant drop in the power supply output voltage?
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29. What type of drop in the power supply output voltage causes a brownout?
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Significant
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30. What is a blade server also known as?
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High-density server
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31. What does bit level manipulation of data refer to?
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Bitwise operations
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32. Bitwise operations manipulate data at the bit level rather than with what unit of data?
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33. What type of method does using processor modules to increase the word length is called?
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34. What is a method of combining processor modules to multiply the word length?
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Bit slicing
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35. A what type of device is a bipolar transistor used for?
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Amplification
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36. What is another name for a semiconductor device?
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A bipolar transistor
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37. What is the program a computer's microprocessor uses to start the computer system?
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38. What does BIOS stand for?
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Basic input/output system
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39. What does biomimetic mean?
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Human-made processes
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40. What term refers to human-made processes that imitate nature?
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Biomimetic
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41. What is a type of device that contains many test sites arranged on a single substrate?
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42. What are application-specific standard products called?
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43. What type of microchip is designed for a specific application?
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44. An ASIC is designed for a specific application, such as a particular protocol or a what?
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Hand-held computer
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45. What is an Arm processor considered?
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One of a family of CPUs based on the RISC architecture
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46. An Arm processor is based on what?
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The RISC architecture
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47. An Arm processor is based on what architecture?
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48. What is an arithmetic-logic unit?
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The part of a central processing unit
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49. What is the part of a CPU that carries out arithmetic and logic operations?
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Arithmetic-logic unit
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50. What type of extensions do the AMD-V have?
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51. What is the name of the architecture's hardware extensions?
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52. What type of processor architecture does AMD-V work with?
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53. What does the term "AI accelerator" describe?
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A microchip designed specifically to enable faster processing of artificial intelligence
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54. What does the name AI accelerator imply the chip does?
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Enable faster processing of artificial intelligence (AI) tasks
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55. In a computer, what is the name for the register that stores intermediate data?
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Accumulator
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56. What is another name for the CPU?
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Central processing unit
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57. What does it mean for a microprocessor to be a 64-bit processor?
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Can process data and instructions in chunks of 64 bits
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58. What type of chip has interconnected devices?
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59. What is an IC containing a three dimensional array of interconnected devices?
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A 3-D chip
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60. What is the NX technology referred to as by Intel?
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Execute Disable Bit
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61. What is NX technology used to defend against?
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Buffer overruns
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62. What type of technology allows a single CPU to run more than one operating system at any given time?
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Vandepool technology
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63. What is EIST Enhanced Intel Speed Step technology?
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An enhanced version of Intel’s Speed Step technology
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64. What type of technology reduces power consumption and heat?
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EIST Enhanced Intel Speed Step technology
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65. What type of applications can use EM64T?
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66. What was AMD's extra performance processor brand name from 2001?
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Athlon XP
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67. In what year did AMD transition from the Thunderbird core to the Palomino core?
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68. How fast can a motherboard built with HyperTransport support?
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69. What is the name of the high-speed, high-performance, point-to-point connection method for integrated circuits pioneered by AMD?
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HyperTransport
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70. What are the balls used in an FCBGA die used for?
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71. How many balls in diameter are .78 mm?
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72. On what substrate does a die of a 478 pin FCPGA Flip Chip package rest?
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73. What part of a processor chip performs arithmetic and logic?
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74. What do the registers aid the ALU in performing its task?
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75. What are the ALU's close companions?
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The Registers
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76. What type of bus connects the CPU to memory?
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Frontside Bus
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77. What is the term used to describe a path between the CPU and a Level 2 cache?
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Backside Bus
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78. A dedicated channel between the CPU and a what?
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Level 2 cache
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79. BGA stands for what?
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Ball/Column Grid Array
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80. What type of chip is used in a CPU?
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81. What discipline is of great importance to computer science?
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Boolean Logic
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82. Who invented Boolean logic?
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George Boole
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83. What is George Boole's profession?
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Mathematician
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84. What is the name of the unit where instructions flow in and out of the microprocessor?
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85. The Bus Unit is where instructions flow in and out of the microprocessor from which device?
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Main Memory
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86. What does a capacitor hold?
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87. What holds a charge?
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Capacitor
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88. How many unique instructions can a CISC microprocessor have?
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89. What does the acronym CISC stand for?
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Complex Instruction Set Computer
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90. CPU performance is increased by increasing what?
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The internal CPU clock
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91. CPU performance increases by increasing the clock, but what stays the same?
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I/O speed
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92. What does the control unit make sure happens?
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Everything happens in the right place at the right time
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93. What is the ALU?
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Arithmetic Logic Unit
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94. What is the formal term for the microprocessor chip that powers a personal computer?
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Central Processing Unit
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95. How does the Decode Unit's data get stored in the Data Cache?
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Specially labelled
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96. The Data Cache works very closely with the processing what three units?
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The ALU, Registers and the Decode Unit
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97. The Decode Unit translates what format into an understandable format by the Arithmetic Logic Unit and the Registers?
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Complex machine language instructions
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98. What type of substrate is used to build Depleted Substrate Transistors?
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99. What is the name of the SOI substrate that transistors are built into?
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Depleted Substrate
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