Question 1

Cache memory is the onboard storage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Word length of a personal computer

Accepted Answer

A) 64bits 
B) 16 bits 
C) 8 bits 
D) 32 bits 
A) 64bits 
B) 16 bits 
C) 8 bits 
D) 32 bits C

Question 3

If M denotes the number of memory locations and N denotes the word size, then an expression that denotes the storage capacity is___________

Accepted Answer

A) m*n 
B) m+n 
C) 2m+n 
D) 2m-n 
A) m*n 
B) m+n 
C) 2m+n 
D) 2m-n A

Question 4

MAR stands for___________

Accepted Answer

A) memory address register 
B) main address register 
C) main accessible register 
D) memory accessible register 
A) memory address register 
B) main address register 
C) main accessible register 
D) memory accessible register

Question 5

Bernoulli disks are a type of magnetic floppy disks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The architecture that uses a tighter coupling between the compiler and the processor is___________

Accepted Answer

A) epic 
B) multi-core 
C) risc 
D) cisc 
A) epic 
B) multi-core 
C) risc 
D) cisc

Question 7

CISC stands for___________

Accepted Answer

A) complex information sensed cpu 
B) complex instruction set computer 
C) complex intelligence sensed cpu 
D) complex instruction set cpu 
A) complex information sensed cpu 
B) complex instruction set computer 
C) complex intelligence sensed cpu 
D) complex instruction set cpu

Question 8

A device similar to a flash drive

Accepted Answer

A) memory card 
B) compact drive 
C) compact disk 
D) memory disk 
A) memory card 
B) compact drive 
C) compact disk 
D) memory disk

Question 9

Which of the following is the fastest means of memory access for CPU?

Accepted Answer

A) registers 
B) cache 
C) main memory 
D) virtual memory 
A) registers 
B) cache 
C) main memory 
D) virtual memory

Question 10

What is the location of the internal registers of CPU?

Accepted Answer

A) internal 
B) on-chip 
C) external 
D) motherboard 
A) internal 
B) on-chip 
C) external 
D) motherboard

Question 11

___________storage is a system where a robotic arm will connect or disconnect off- line mass storage media according to the computer operating system demands.

Accepted Answer

A) secondary 
B) virtual 
C) tertiary 
D) magnetic 
A) secondary 
B) virtual 
C) tertiary 
D) magnetic

Question 12

Any electronic holding place where data can be stored and retrieved later whenever required is___________

Accepted Answer

A) memory 
B) drive 
C) disk 
D) circuit 
A) memory 
B) drive 
C) disk 
D) circuit

Question 13

Which of the following is independent of the address bus?

Accepted Answer

A) secondary memory 
B) main memory 
C) onboard memory 
D) cache memory 
A) secondary memory 
B) main memory 
C) onboard memory 
D) cache memory

Question 14

A plug and play storage device that simply plugs in the port of a computer is___________

Accepted Answer

A) flash drive 
B) compact disk 
C) hard disk 
D) cd 
A) flash drive 
B) compact disk 
C) hard disk 
D) cd

Question 15

The architecture that uses a tighter coupling between the compiler and the processor.

Accepted Answer

A) epic 
B) multi-core 
C) risc 
D) cisc 
A) epic 
B) multi-core 
C) risc 
D) cisc

Question 16

Winchester disks are a type of___________

Accepted Answer

A) optical disks 
B) magnetic disks 
C) compact disks 
D) magnetic drives 
A) optical disks 
B) magnetic disks 
C) compact disks 
D) magnetic drives

Question 17

The memory implemented using the semiconductor chips is___________

Accepted Answer

A) cache 
B) main 
C) secondary 
D) registers 
A) cache 
B) main 
C) secondary 
D) registers

Question 18

Size of the___________  memory mainly depends on the size of the address bus.

Accepted Answer

A) main 
B) virtual 
C) secondary 
D) cache 
A) main 
B) virtual 
C) secondary 
D) cache

Question 19

HLDA stands for___________

Accepted Answer

A) high level data 
B) high level data acknowledgment 
C) hold acknowledgement 
D) hold data 
A) high level data 
B) high level data acknowledgment 
C) hold acknowledgement 
D) hold data

Question 20

The operation that does not involves clock cycles is___________

Accepted Answer

A) installation of a device 
B) execute 
C) fetch 
D) decode 
A) installation of a device 
B) execute 
C) fetch 
D) decode

Exam 6: Computer Architecture and Memory

Cache memory is the onboard storage.

Word length of a personal computer

If M denotes the number of memory locations and N denotes the word size, then an expression that denotes the storage capacity is___________

MAR stands for___________

Bernoulli disks are a type of magnetic floppy disks.

The architecture that uses a tighter coupling between the compiler and the processor is___________

CISC stands for___________

A device similar to a flash drive

Which of the following is the fastest means of memory access for CPU?

What is the location of the internal registers of CPU?

___________storage is a system where a robotic arm will connect or disconnect off- line mass storage media according to the computer operating system demands.

Any electronic holding place where data can be stored and retrieved later whenever required is___________

Which of the following is independent of the address bus?

A plug and play storage device that simply plugs in the port of a computer is___________

The architecture that uses a tighter coupling between the compiler and the processor.

Winchester disks are a type of___________

The memory implemented using the semiconductor chips is___________

Size of the___________ memory mainly depends on the size of the address bus.

HLDA stands for___________

The operation that does not involves clock cycles is___________

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