CEA201 STUDY TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
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CEA201
CEA201 STUDY TEST QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the name for the software used to convert an assembly language program into machine code?
a. Compiler
b. Assembler
c. Interpreter
d. Translator - Answer-Assembler
Which type of translator creates an executable file of machine c...
CEA201 STUDY TEST QUESTIONS
WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS
What is the name for the software used to convert an assembly language program into
machine code?
a. Compiler
b. Assembler
c. Interpreter
d. Translator - Answer-Assembler
Which type of translator creates an executable file of machine code from a program
written in a high level language?
a. Assembler
b. Interpreter
c. Executor
d. Compiler - Answer-Compiler
A(n) _______ is a program included with an executable application that acts as the
translator between the program and the computer by converting program statements
one by one into a language the computer understands.
a. compiler
b. assembler
c. interpreter
d. assembly - Answer-interpreter
A compiler _______.
a. is faster than an interpreter
b. is lower than an interpreter
c. is another name of assembler
d. converts machine code to a high level language - Answer-is faster than an interpreter
The memory capacity is typically expressed in terms of _________.
a. megahertz
b. gigahertz
c. byte or word
d. micrometer - Answer-byte or word
A computer has memory of 256 words, how many bits are required to specify the
address part?
a. 16 bits
,b. 12 bits
c. 8 bits
d. 18 bits
e. 10 bits - Answer-8 bits
No single technology is optimal in satisfying the memory requirements for a computer
system.
a. True
b. False - Answer-True
What does SRAM stand for?
a. Short Random Access Memory
b. System Random Access Memory
c. Static Rapid Access Memory
d. Static Random Access Memory - Answer-Static Random Access Memory
The small high speed storage areas within the memory and processor are known as
_________.
a. Registers
b. Addresses
c. Cache
d. Buses - Answer-Cache
Which of the following memory technology is highly denser?
a. DRAM
b. SRAM
c. EPROM
d. Flash memory - Answer-DRAM
Which is the storage element in DRAM?
a. inductor
b. capacitor
c. resistor
d. mosfet - Answer-capacitor
Which one of the following is a storage element in SRAM?
a. capacitor
b. inductor
c. transistor
d. resistor - Answer-transistor
A device that needs constant refreshing to avoid losing data is a(n) _______.
a. SRAM
b. DRAM
c. Flash memory
d. Hard disk drive - Answer-DRAM
, One distinguishing characteristic of memory that is designated as _________ is that it is
possible to both to read data from the memory and to write new data into the memory
easily and rapidly.
a. RAM
b. ROM
c. Hard disk drive
d.None of the others - Answer-RAM
The main purpose of having memory hierarchy is to __________.
a. Reduce access time
b. Provide large capacity
c. Reduce propagation time
d. Reduce access time and provide large capacity - Answer-Reduce access time and
provide large capacity
Which of the following memory types are nonvolatile?
a. Flash memory
b. Hard disk driver
c. CD ROM
d. All of the others
e. None of the others - Answer-All of the others
No single technology is optimal in satisfying the memory requirements for a computer
system.
a. True
b. False - Answer-True
Flash memories can only be written some number of times before is damaged.Currently
the number of guaranteed writes varies between __________.
a. 10 and 100
b. 100 and 10,000
c. 10,000 and 100,000
d. 100,000 and 1,000,000 - Answer-100,000 and 1,000,000
The platters of hard disk driver rotate at typical speeds ranging from __________.
a. 5 to 10 revolutions per second
b. 100 to 1000 revolutions per minute
c. 5400 to 15000 revolutions per second
d. 5400 to 15000 revolutions per minute - Answer-5400 to 15000 revolutions per minute
The spatial aspect of the locality of reference means __________.
a. that the recently executed instruction is executed again next
b. that the recently executed wont be executed again
c. that the instruction executed will be executed at a later time
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