Question 1

With interrupts, the processor can not be engaged in executing other instructions while an I/O operation is in progress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The __________ is a device for staging the movement of data between main memory and processor registers to improve performance and is not usually visible to the programmer or processor.

Accepted Answer

cache

Question 3

A system bus transfers data between the computer and its external environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The __________ contains the data to be written into memory and receives the data read from memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  I/O address register 
B)  memory address register 
C)  I/O buffer register 
D)  memory buffer register 
A)  I/O address register 
B)  memory address register 
C)  I/O buffer register 
D)  memory buffer register

Question 5

The invention of the _________ was the hardware revolution that brought about desktop and handheld computing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The invention of the _________ was the...

Question 6

One mechanism Intel uses to make its caches more effective is __________ , in which the hardware examines memory access patterns and attempts to fill the caches speculatively with data that is likely to be requested soon.

Accepted Answer

A)  mapping 
B)  handling 
C)  interconnecting 
D)  prefetching 
A)  mapping 
B)  handling 
C)  interconnecting 
D)  prefetching

Question 7

A Control/Status register that contains the address of the next instruction to be fetched is called the _________.

Accepted Answer

Program Co

Question 8

The two basic types of processor registers are:

Accepted Answer

A)  User-visible and user-invisible registers 
B)  Control and user-invisible registers 
C)  Control and Status registers 
D)  User-visible and Control/Status registers 
A)  User-visible and user-invisible registers 
B)  Control and user-invisible registers 
C)  Control and Status registers 
D)  User-visible and Control/Status registers

Question 9

The __________ is a point-to-point link electrical interconnect specification that enables high-speed communications among connected processor chips.

Accepted Answer

A)  QPI 
B)  DDR3 
C)  LRUA 
D)  ISR 
A)  QPI 
B)  DDR3 
C)  LRUA 
D)  ISR

Question 10

The concept of multiple programs taking turns in execution is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept of multiple programs taking turns...

Question 11

Registers that are used by system programs to minimize main memory references by optimizing register use are called __________ .

Accepted Answer

user-visib

Question 12

The interrupt can occur at any time and therefore at any point in the execution of a user program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Program Status Word contains status information in the form of condition codes, which are bits typically set by the programmer as a result of program operation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When an external device is ready to accept more data from the processor, the I/O module for that external device sends an __________ signal to the processor.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When an external device is ready to...

Question 15

An SMP can be defined as a stand-alone computer system with two or more similar processors of comparable capability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

An example of a multicore system is the Intel Core i7.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The four main structural elements of a computer system are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Processor, Main Memory, I/O Modules and System Bus 
B)  Processor, I/O Modules, System Bus and Secondary Memory 
C)  Processor, Registers, Main Memory and System Bus 
D)  Processor, Registers, I/O Modules and Main Memory 
A)  Processor, Main Memory, I/O Modules and System Bus 
B)  Processor, I/O Modules, System Bus and Secondary Memory 
C)  Processor, Registers, Main Memory and System Bus 
D)  Processor, Registers, I/O Modules and Main Memory

Question 18

It is not possible for a communications interrupt to occur while a printer interrupt is being processed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A __________ organization has a number of potential advantages over a uniprocessor organization including performance, availability, incremental growth, and scaling.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal locality 
B)  symmetric multiprocessor 
C)  direct memory access 
D)  processor status word 
A)  temporal locality 
B)  symmetric multiprocessor 
C)  direct memory access 
D)  processor status word

Question 20

A __________ computer combines two or more processors on a single piece of silicon.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A __________ computer combines two or more...

With interrupts, the processor can not be engaged in executing other instructions while an I/O operation is in progress.

The __________ is a device for staging the movement of data between main memory and processor registers to improve performance and is not usually visible to the programmer or processor.

A system bus transfers data between the computer and its external environment.

The __________ contains the data to be written into memory and receives the data read from memory.

The invention of the _________ was the hardware revolution that brought about desktop and handheld computing.

One mechanism Intel uses to make its caches more effective is __________ , in which the hardware examines memory access patterns and attempts to fill the caches speculatively with data that is likely to be requested soon.

A Control/Status register that contains the address of the next instruction to be fetched is called the _________.

The two basic types of processor registers are:

The __________ is a point-to-point link electrical interconnect specification that enables high-speed communications among connected processor chips.

The concept of multiple programs taking turns in execution is known as __________.

Registers that are used by system programs to minimize main memory references by optimizing register use are called __________ .

The interrupt can occur at any time and therefore at any point in the execution of a user program.

The Program Status Word contains status information in the form of condition codes, which are bits typically set by the programmer as a result of program operation.

When an external device is ready to accept more data from the processor, the I/O module for that external device sends an __________ signal to the processor.

An SMP can be defined as a stand-alone computer system with two or more similar processors of comparable capability.

An example of a multicore system is the Intel Core i7.

The four main structural elements of a computer system are:

It is not possible for a communications interrupt to occur while a printer interrupt is being processed.

A __________ organization has a number of potential advantages over a uniprocessor organization including performance, availability, incremental growth, and scaling.

A __________ computer combines two or more processors on a single piece of silicon.

Operating System Overview

Process Description and Control

Threads

Concurrency: Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization

Concurrency: Deadlock and Starvation

Memory Management

Virtual Memory

Uniprocessor Scheduling

Multiprocessor and Real-Time Scheduling

Io Management and Disk Scheduling

File Management

Embedded Operating Systems

Computer Security Threats

Computer Security Techniques

Distributed Processing, Clientserver, and Clusters

Network Protocols

Distributed Process Management

Filters

Exam 1: Computer Systems Overview

With interrupts, the processor can not be engaged in executing other instructions while an I/O operation is in progress.

The __________ is a device for staging the movement of data between main memory and processor registers to improve performance and is not usually visible to the programmer or processor.

A system bus transfers data between the computer and its external environment.

The __________ contains the data to be written into memory and receives the data read from memory.

The invention of the _________ was the hardware revolution that brought about desktop and handheld computing.

One mechanism Intel uses to make its caches more effective is __________ , in which the hardware examines memory access patterns and attempts to fill the caches speculatively with data that is likely to be requested soon.

A Control/Status register that contains the address of the next instruction to be fetched is called the _________.

The two basic types of processor registers are:

The __________ is a point-to-point link electrical interconnect specification that enables high-speed communications among connected processor chips.

The concept of multiple programs taking turns in execution is known as __________.

Registers that are used by system programs to minimize main memory references by optimizing register use are called __________ .

The interrupt can occur at any time and therefore at any point in the execution of a user program.

The Program Status Word contains status information in the form of condition codes, which are bits typically set by the programmer as a result of program operation.

When an external device is ready to accept more data from the processor, the I/O module for that external device sends an __________ signal to the processor.

An SMP can be defined as a stand-alone computer system with two or more similar processors of comparable capability.

An example of a multicore system is the Intel Core i7.

The four main structural elements of a computer system are:

It is not possible for a communications interrupt to occur while a printer interrupt is being processed.

A __________ organization has a number of potential advantages over a uniprocessor organization including performance, availability, incremental growth, and scaling.

A __________ computer combines two or more processors on a single piece of silicon.

Operating System Overview

Process Description and Control

Threads

Concurrency: Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization

Concurrency: Deadlock and Starvation

Memory Management

Virtual Memory

Uniprocessor Scheduling

Multiprocessor and Real-Time Scheduling

Io Management and Disk Scheduling

File Management

Embedded Operating Systems

Computer Security Threats

Computer Security Techniques

Distributed Processing, Clientserver, and Clusters

Network Protocols

Distributed Process Management

Filters