Microprocessors uses a clock signal to control the rate at which instructions are executed,
synchronize other internal components and to control the data transfer between them.
Select one:
Clock speed
__________ is saved in a known place.
Select one:
Program counter
It is requested by holding the interrupt signal at its particular (high or low) active logic level.
Level-triggered interrupt
It is the occurrence of a false interrupt request signal.
Spurious interrupt
It is an advantage of a microprocessor.
Both low cost and high-speed
Examples of microprocessor
Intel Core i7
It is an integrated circuit (IC) which incorporates core functions of a computer’s central
processing unit (CPU).
Microprocessor
What is NMI?
Non-maskable interrupts
It is made to reduce the number of instructions per program, ignoring the number of cycles
per instruction.
CISC
____________ is a set of conductors intended to transmit data, address or control information
to different elements in a microprocessor.
Bus
______________ stores the address of the next instruction to be executed.
Program counter
Typically, a memory module will consist of M words of equal length.
False
These are the 3 functional groups of a bus interconnection except?
Network Line
Control unit as the name specifies controls the flow of data and signals in the
microprocessor
True
It is the occurrence of a false interrupt request signal.
Spurious interrupt
A level-triggered interrupt is requested by holding the interrupt signal at its particular (high
or low) active logic level.
True
Word Width is the number of bits in the internal data bus of a processor or it is the number
of bits a processor can process at a time
False
What does PCI stands for?
Peripheral Component Interconnect
The first substantial computer was the giant ENIAC machine by John W. Mauchly and J.
Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania.
True
Microprocessors are very versatile, the same chip can be used for a number of applications
by simply changing the program (instructions stored in the memory).
True
It is requested by holding the interrupt signal at its particular (high or low) active logic level.
Level-triggered interrupt
It is made to reduce the number of instructions per program, ignoring the number of cycles
per instruction.
CISC
Interrupts may be implemented in hardware as a distinct component with control lines, or
they may be integrated into the memory subsystem.
True
Used to control the access to and the use of the data and address system
False
What was the first substantial computer?
giant ENIAC machine
This is an advantage of a microprocessor.
All of the above
A software interrupt is requested by the processor itself upon executing particular
instructions or when certain conditions are met.
True
The ___________ reads in instructions and data, writes out data after processing, and uses
control signals to control the overall operation of the system.
Processor
RISC is a type of microprocessor architecture which uses small, general purpose and highly
optimized instruction set rather than more specialized set of instructions found in others.
True
Processor to memory: The processor writes a unit of data to memory.
True
The first microprocessor was introduced in the year 1972.
True
In the 1960's two devices would be invented that would improve the computer field and set in
motion the beginning of the computer revolution.
False
The ________ reads in instructions and data
Processor
It generates the necessary control signals for various data that are fed to microprocessors.
Control unit
A microprocessor is an integrated circuit (IC) which incorporates core functions of a
computer’s central processing unit (CPU).
True
_________ may be called as the Internal Storage device.
Register
An edge-triggered interrupt is an interrupt signaled by a level transition on the interrupt
line, either a falling edge (high to low) or a rising edge (low to high).
True
Cache memory is a random access memory that is integrated into the hard disk drive.
False
Microprocessors are very reliable, failure rate is very less as semiconductor technology is
used.
True
The “conventional PCI was designed by Intel and introduced in ______.
1992
Vacuum Tubes (1950s) - one bit on the size of a thumb
True
Both PCI and PCI-X were superseded by PCI Express, which was introduced in?
2004
Intel’s 8086 was the first microprocessor to make it to Home computers.
False
The 1960s saw large mainframe computers become much more common in large industries
and with the US military and space program.
True
In what year was the first microprocessor introduced?
1971
All the instructions that are fetched from memory are located in the Instruction register.
True
A bus is a communication pathway connecting two or more devices
True
Blueberry released the first generation Macintosh, which was the first computer to come
with a graphical user interface(GUI) and a mouse.
False
PCI is a hardware bus used for adding internal components to a laptop.
False
Then during the year 1976, Intel introduced 8085 processors which is nothing but an update
of 8080 processors.8080 processors are updated by adding two Enable/Disable Instructions,
Three added interrupt pins and serial I/O pins.
True
Registers may be called as the Internal Storage device. Input data, Output data and various
other binary data is stored in this unit for further processing.
True
A bus consists of multiple pathways or lines
Bus interconnection
The PCI connector is defined as having how many contacts each side of the edge
connector?
62
The hard disk drive forms the brain of the Central Processing Unit
False
Processors typically have an internal interrupt mask register which allows selective enabling
and disabling of hardware interrupts.
True
What is NMI?
Non-maskable interrupts
Microprocessors are very versatile, the same chip can be used for a number of applications
by simply changing the program (instructions stored in the memory).
True
Control signal transmit both commands and timing information between the modules
True
____________ is a set of conductors intended to transmit data, address or control information
to different elements in a microprocessor.
Bus
It can be used as true cache.
DRAM
As logic density has increased, it has become possible to have a cache on the same chip as
the processor: the on-chip cache
Multilevel caches
Production of dumps, traces, error messages, and other debugging and ____________
Error detecting aids
Magnetic tape was first used to record computer data in _____ on the Eckert-Mauchly
UNIVAC I.
1951
What does EPROM stand for?
Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
The operand is treated as a two's complement integer, meaning that the most significant bit
is a "sign" bit and is preserved.
Arithmetic shift
It was introduced in 1977.
TRS-80
__________ is a form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order,
typically used to store working data and machine code
Select one:
Random Access Memory
This is used in many older computer BIOS chips, is non-volatile storage that can be erased
and programmed several times and allows only one location at a time to be written or
erased.
EEPROM
The carry bit and operand are collectively treated as a circular buffer of bits.
Rotate through carry
It stands for a Binary Digit. Which is either 0 or 1.
Answer: bit
The operand is treated as a circular buffer of bits so its least and most significant bits are
effectively adjacent.
Rotate
Processor to memory: The processor writes a unit of data to memory.
True
. DVD is also known as ________________.
SUPER DENSITY DISK
Then during the year 1976, Intel introduced 8085 processors which is nothing but an update
of 8080 processors.8080 processors are updated by adding two Enable/Disable Instructions,
Three added interrupt pins and serial I/O pins.
True
To perform an operations a microprocessors requires the following:
Answer: ALU
These are examples of an Operating System, except:
None
If you have 4 bits, you make one ______
Nibble
Vacuum Tubes (1950s) - one bit on the size of a thumb
True
1 EB (Exabyte) is equal to?
1042 Petabyte
ALU stands for?
Arithmetic and Logic Unit
Approximately a trillion (10 ) bytes.
Terabyte
A simple ALU that calculates the square root through several steps under the direction of a
control unit.
Iterative calculation
Control unit as the name specifies controls the flow of data and signals in the
microprocessor
True
Magnetic tape was invented for recording sound by Fritz Pfleumer in _____ in Germany.
1927
____________ is a set of conductors intended to transmit data, address or control information
to different elements in a microprocessor.
Bus
Used to control the access to and the use of the data and address lines
Answer: Control Line
Microprocessors are very reliable, failure rate is very less as semiconductor technology is
used.
True
It is used to designate the source or destination of the data on the data bus
Address line
___________ mode takes the most time to transfer a block of data, yet it is also the most
efficient mode in terms of overall system performance.
Transparent Mode
A group of 8 bits
Answer: byte
What is NMI?
Non-maskable interrupts
______________ stores the address of the next instruction to be executed.
Program counter
The status _______ are various individual signals that convey supplemental information about
the result of the current ALU operation.
Output
Typical control lines include:
None of the above
It is from the external memory sources is done the same way as copying data to and from
the existing hard drive.
Copying Data
It reads in instructions and data, writes out data after processing, and uses control signals to
control the overall operation of the system.
Processor
_______ are used in devices such as cameras, GPS systems and call phones.
Memory Card
The value of even parity bit should be zero, if even number of ones present in the binary
code.
Even Parity Code
In many modern personal computers, the RAM comes in an easily upgraded form of
modules called memory modules or DRAM modules about the size of a few sticks of
_________
Chewing gum
It is a digital electronic data storage device.
Semiconductor Memories
In _______, a bit of data is stored using the state of a six-transistor memory cell.
SRAM
Electronic data storage mediums that we can utilize
Magnetic & Optical
A type of flash memory
NOR-flash
__________ is a form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order,
typically used to store working data and machine code
Random Access Memory
___________ is the fundamental building block of computer memory.
Memory Cell
______ stores a bit of data using a transistor and capacitor pair.
DRAM
What was the first microprocessor to make it to Home computers? Intel 8080
It includes most types of ROM and a type of flash memory called ___________.NOR-FLASH
What does UNI stand for? User Network Interface
Which is not belongs to optical storage devices? none of these
A disk or solid state drive (SSD) subsystem that increases performance or provides fault tolerance or
both. Redundant Array of Independent Disks
______ can handle CPU, direct memory access (DMA) and video refresh at the same time by utilizing a
high-speed video interface. CDRAM
It is useful for both detection and correction of error present in the received data. Hamming code
Entire data blocks are access and transferred out on a high-speed bus-like interface RDRAM
It performs best when it is transferring large blocks of data serially, such as for applications like word
processing, spreadsheets and multimedia. SDRAM
These are used to ______ the error(s) present in the received data (bit stream). These codes contain
some bit(s), which are included (appended) to the original bit stream. Detect
______ are used to correct the error(s) present in the received data (bit stream) so that, we will get the
original data. Error correction codes
It can be used as true cache. CDRAM
It has multiple-bank internal architecture that improves opportunities for on-chip parallelism. Generally,
it uses dual data banks internally. It starts access in one bank then next, and then receives data from
first then second. SDRAM
It is easy to include (append) one parity bit either to the left of MSB or to the right of LSB of original bit
stream. Parity Code
