COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE MCQS PART 18

COMPUTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE MCQS PART 18

1. CPU does not perform the operation ..................
A) data transfer                     
B) logic operation
C) arithmetic operation       
D) all of the above
Ans A

2. The access time of memory is ............... the time required for performing any single CPU operation.
A) Longer than    
B) Shorter than      
C) Negligible than       
D) Same as
Ans A

3. Memory address refers to the successive memory words and the machine is called as ............
A) word addressable             
B) byte addressable
C) bit addressable                  
D) Tera byte addressable
Ans A

4. A microprogram written as string of 0's and 1's is a .............
A) Symbolic microinstruction             
B) binary microinstruction
C) symbolic microinstruction               
D) binary microprogram
Ans D

5. A pipeline is like ....................
A) an automobile assembly line            
B) house pipeline
C) both a and b                                         
D) a gas line
Ans A

6. Data hazards occur when ......
A) Greater performance loss
B) Pipeline changes the order of read/write access to operands
C) Some functional unit is not fully pipelined
D) Machine size is limited
Ans B

7. Where does a computer add and compare data?
A. Hard disk         
B. Floppy disk         
C. CPU chip         
D:Memory chip
Ans C

8. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
A. Memory Address Register    
B. Memory Data Register
C. Instruction Register       
D. Program Register
Ans D

9. A complete microcomputer system consists of
A) microprocessor       
B) memory       
C) peripheral equipment   
D) all of above
Ans D

10. CPU does not perform the operation
A. data transfer       
B. logic operation   
C. arithmetic operation   
D. all of above
Ans B