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Q1. The __________ performs the computer's data processing functions.
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a. Register
b. CPU interconnection
c. ALU
d. system bus - ✔✔c. ALU
Q2. Virtually all contemporary computer designs are based on concepts developed by
__________ at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton.
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a. John Maulchy
b. John von Neumann
c. Herman Hollerith
d. John Eckert - ✔✔b. John von Neumann
Q3. The processing required for a single instruction is called a(n) __________ cycle.
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a. execute
b. fetch
c. instruction
d. packet - ✔✔c. instruction
Q4. The von Neumann architecture is based on which concept?
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,a. data and instructions are stored in a single read-write memory
b. the contents of this memory are addressable by location
c. execution occurs in a sequential fashion
d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
Q5. A(n) _________ is generated by some condition that occurs as a result of an instruction
execution.
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a. timer interrupt
b. I/O interrupt
c. program interrupt
d. hardware failure interrupt - ✔✔c. program interrupt
Q6. The data lines provide a path for moving data among system modules and are collectively
called the _________.
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a. control bus
b. address bus
c. data bus
d. system bus - ✔✔c. data bus
Q7. The _________ was the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
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a. UNIVAC
b. MARK IV
c. ENIAC
d. Hollerith's Counting Machine - ✔✔c. ENIAC
,Q8. The PDP-8 used __________.
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a. vacuum tubes
b. integrated circuits
c. Microelectronic
d. Transistor - ✔✔d. Transistor
Q9. The __________ interprets the instructions in memory and causes them to be executed.
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a. main memory
b. control unit
c. I/O
d. arithmetic and logic unit - ✔✔b. control unit
Q10. The use of multiple processors on the same chip is referred to as __________ and
provides the potential to increase performance without increasing the clock rate.
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a. multicore
b. GPU
c. data channels
d. MPC - ✔✔a. multicore
Q11. The interconnection structure must support which transfer?
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a. memory to processor
b. processor to memory
c. I/O to or from memory
, d. all of the above - ✔✔d. all of the above
Q12. Computer _________ refers to those attributes that have a direct impact on the logical
execution of a program.
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a. organization
b. specifics
c. design
d. architecture - ✔✔d. architecture
Q13. Architectural attributes include __________ .
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a. I/O mechanisms
b. control signals
c. interfaces
d. memory technology used - ✔✔a. I/O mechanisms
Q14. _________ attributes include hardware details transparent to the programmer.
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a. Interface
b. Organizational
c. Memory
d. Architectural - ✔✔b. Organizational
Q15. It is a(n) _________ design issue whether a computer will have a multiply instruction.
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a. architectural
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