An edge-triggered interrupt is an interrupt signaled by a level transition on the interrupt

TRUE
line, either a falling edge (high to low) or a rising edge (low to high).
Both low cost and high-speed
Rotate The
through carry carry bit and operand are collectively treated as a circular buffer of bits.
Capacity of true
185 TB
tape
Magnetic tape was first used to record computer data in _____ on the
1951
Eckert-Mauchly UNIVAC I.
The typical type of external memory that most people use and are
Flash Drive
familiar with are ______
bus A is a communication pathway connecting two or more devices
Program counter
DRAM ______ stores a bit of data using a transistor and capacitor pair.
FALSE Any peripheral device that is not housed
It is useful for both detection and correction of
Hamming code
error present in the received data.
The  is used in systems
Cycle stealing mode in which the CPU should not be disabled for the length of time needed for burst
transfer modes.
1971 In what year was the
Keeps
File
track of information, location, uses, status etc. The collective facilities are
System
often known as ________
Semiconductor Memories It is a digital electronic data storage device.
is the occurrence of a false interrupt request
signal.
_________ queues are not an independent scheduling
Multiple
algorithm. They make use of other existing algorithms to group and schedule
level
jobs with common characteristics.
Memory Card _______ are used in devices such as cameras, GPS systems and call phones.
Redundant Array A disk or solid state drive (SSD) subsystem that
of Independent Disks increases performance or provides fault tolerance or both.
Intel Core i7
Multilevel As logic density has increased, it has become possible
caches to have a cache on the same chip as the processor: the on-chip cache
is saved in a known place.
It is a hardware bus used for
PCI
adding internal components to a desktop computer
Erasable Programmable
What does EPROM stand for?
Read-Only Memory
POWER PIN Supplies power to the PCI card
Control signal transmit both commands and timing information between the
TRUE
modules
SRAM In _______, a bit of data is stored using the state of a six-transistor memory cell.
This programmed with the use of very high voltages and
EPROM exposure to apporoximately  20 minutes of
intense UV light.
If
Nibble
you have 4 bits, you make one ______
 The
___________ reads in instructions and data, writes out data
Processor
after processing, and uses control signals to control the overall
operation of the system.
Keyboard A computer _________ is one of the primary input devices used with a computer.
It
Scheduling is the activity of the process manager that handles the removal of the running
of process process from the CPU and the selection of another process on the basis of a
particular strategy.
Program counter __________ is saved in a known place.
_______ are
Hard Drive still used in many computers for situations where data must be read and written
quickly.
___________
Memory Cell
is the fundamental building block of computer memory.
Registers may be called as the Internal Storage device. Input data, Output data and
TRUE
various other binary data is stored in this unit for further processing.
The 1960s saw large mainframe computers become much more common in large
TRUE
industries and with the US military and space program.
first microprocessor
Intel 8080
to make it to Home computers?
The  is used in systems
Cycle stealing mode in which the CPU should not be disabled for the length of time needed for burst
transfer modes.
BLOCK DIAGRAM OF I/O PROCESSOR
It is one of the most important elements in a
Computer memory
computer system.
Memory Card _______ are used in devices such as cameras, GPS systems and call phones.
It is
Magnetic Disk a storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access
data.
A
Iterative
simple ALU that calculates the square root through several steps under the
calculation
direction of a control unit.
This involves a number of tasks, primarily the
transference of data between the processor and an I/O module, accepting and
Processor communication
decoding commands sent by the processor, reporting of current status, and an
ability for the I/O module to recognise its own unique address.
introduced
TRS-80
in 1977.
NOR-FLASH It includes most types of ROM and a type of flash memory called ___________.
This is used in many older computer BIOS chips, is
EEPROM non-volatile storage that can be erased and programmed several times and allows
only one location at a time to be written or erased.
Database Mining The following are I/O module's important
Control unit as the name specifies controls the flow of data and signals in the
TRUE
microprocessor
Which of the following is not belong to non-volatile
NONE OF THESE
memory?
Monitor A _________ usually comprises the display device, circuitry, casing, and power supply.
.
SUPER DENSITY DISK
DVD is also known as ________________.
 Microprocessors uses a clock signal to control the rate at which instructions are executed,
Clock speed
synchronize other internal components and to control the data transfer between them.
___________
mode takes the most time to transfer a block of
Transparent Mode
data, yet it is also the most efficient mode in terms of overall system
performance.
These are the 3 functional groups of a bus
Network Line
interconnection except?
Then during the year 1976, Intel introduced 8085 processors which is
TRUE 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.
Detect
Spurious interrupt It is the occurrence of a false interrupt request signal.
giant ENIAC machine What was the
Entire data blocks are access and transferred
RDRAM
out on a high-speed bus-like interface
1024 1
Gigabyte TB (Terabyte) is equal to?
None of the above Typical control lines include:
It
performs best when it is transferring large
SDRAM
blocks of data serially, such as for applications like word processing,
spreadsheets and multimedia.
_______ are
Hard
still used in many computers for situations where data must be read and written
Drive
quickly.
It
is a processor with direct memory access
I/O Processors
capability. In this, the computer system is divided into a memory unit and
number of processors.
It is used to designate the source or destination of the
Address line
data on the data bus
may be called as the Internal Storage device.
In the 1960's two devices would be invented that would improve the computer field
FALSE
and set in motion the beginning of the computer revolution.
Peripheral Component
What does PCI stands for?
Interconnect
data bus These lines, collectively, are called the .
TRUE Vacuum Tubes (1950s) - one bit on the size of a thumb
It
is a processor with direct memory access
I/O Processors
capability. In this, the computer system is divided into a memory unit and
number of processors.
Register may be called as the Internal Storage device.
Arithmetic Logic Unit This is in contrast to a floating-point unit (FPU), which operates on floating point numbers.
Multilevel As logic density has increased, it has become possible
caches to have a cache on the same chip as the processor: the on-chip cache
The
Processor
________ reads in instructions and data
The operand is
Arithmetic shift
treated as a
Data It
 is a crucial function that manages the speed discrepancy that exists between
buffering the speed of transfer of data between the processor and memory and peripheral
devices.
It is easy to include (append) one parity bit
Parity Code
either to the left of MSB or to the right of LSB of original bit stream.
It reads in instructions and data, writes out data
processor after processing, and uses control signals to control the overall operation of the
system.
The
Oxide side ________ of  a tape is the surface that
can be magnetically manipulate by a tape head
A microprocessor is an integrated circuit (IC) which incorporates core functions of a
TRUE
computer’s central processing unit (CPU).
Keyboard A computer _________ is one of the primary input devices used with a computer.
This is used in many older computer BIOS chips, is
All of the above non-volatile storage that can be erased and programmed several times and allows
only one location at a time to be written or erased.
This is used in many older computer BIOS chips, is
EEPROM non-volatile storage that can be erased and programmed several times and allows
only one location at a time to be written or erased.
This
Both SJN & SJF
is a non-preemptive, pre-emptive scheduling algorithm.
It
copying
is from the external memory sources is done the same way as copying data to and
data
from the existing hard drive.
Who
Fritz Pfluemer
was invented the magnetic tape for the purpose of recording?
It is made to reduce the number of instructions per program, ignoring the number of cycles per
CISC
instruction.
INPUT Driven by the motherboard, received by the PCI card
Monitor A _________ usually comprises the display device, circuitry, casing, and power supply.
giant ENIAC machine first substantial computer?
185 Capacity of true
TB tape
USB port Most external hard drives connect to a computer through a ______
It
Direct mapping
is the simplest technique of mapping.
giant ENIAC
first substantial computer?
machine
PCI is a hardware bus used for
FALSE
adding internal components to a laptop.
A
Calculation
group of simple ALUs that calculates a square root in stages, with intermediate
pipeline
results passing through ALUs arranged like a factory production line.
FALSE Used to control the access to and the use of the data and address system
FALSE The drives, network
In many modern personal computers, the RAM comes in
Chewing gum an easily upgraded form of modules called  or DRAM modules about the size of a few sticks
of _________
The PCI connector is defined as having how many
62
contacts each side of the dge connector?
1971 first
 microprocessor introduced?
I/O MODULE This major function enables a computer system to
Intel Core i7 Examples of microprocessor
FALSE Typically, a memory module will consist of M words of equal length.
CPU Short
scheduler term scheduler is also called as _______
Electronic
Magnetic & Optical
data storage mediums that we can utilize
I t  is designed to
CD-ROM store computer data in the form of text and graphics, as well as hi-fi stereo
sound.
The “conventional PCI was designed by Intel and
1992
introduced in ______.
The
___________ reads in instructions and data, writes out data
Processor
after processing, and uses control signals to control the overall
operation of the system.
1992 The “conventional PCI was designed by Intel and introduced in ______.
none of these Which is not belongs to optical storage devices?
Intel’s 8086 was the first microprocessor to make it to Home
FALSE
computers.
Microprocessors are very versatile, the same chip can be used for a number of
TRUE applications by simply changing the program (instructions stored in the
memory).
first microprocessor
to make it to Home computers?
Peripheral Component
Interconnect
It is a compromise that exhibits the strengths of both the
Set-associative mapping
direct and associative approaches while reducing their disadvantages.
memory It is the nature of the operation is indicated by read and write control signals.
The typical type of external memory that most people use and are
Flash Drive
familiar with are ______
DRAM It is made up of memory cell where each cell is composed of one  transistor.
SRAM In _______, a bit of data is stored using the state of a six-transistor memory cell.
volatile Both static and dynamic RAM are considered _____________.
It is a temporary
BUFFER physical storage  used to hold data
during execution of process from one place to one another.
Any peripheral device that is not housed inside
External Devices
the computer cabinet.
Non-maskable interrupts What is NMI?
A level-triggered interrupt is requested by holding the interrupt signal at its particular
TRUE
(high or low) active logic level.
RISC is a type of microprocessor architecture which uses small, general purpose and
TRUE highly optimized instruction set rather than more specialized set of instructions found
in others.
NOR-flash A type of flash memory
__________ is a form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order,
Random Access Memory
typically used to store working data and machine code
TRUE A bus is a communication pathway connecting two or more devices
A bus consists of
Bus interconnection
multiple pathways or lines
It is used to designate the source or destination of the
Address line
data on the data bus
___________
Memory Cell
is the fundamental building block of computer memory.
Redundant Array A disk or solid state drive (SSD) subsystem that
of Independent Disks increases performance or provides fault tolerance or both.
TRUE The first microprocessor was introduced in the year 1972.
Long-Term It selects processes from the queue and loads them
Scheduler into memory for execution.
Term RAM refers solely 
solid-state memory devices
to ________________
The first substantial computer was the giant ENIAC machine by John W. Mauchly and
TRUE
J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania.
FALSE Cache memory is a random access memory that is integrated into the hard disk drive.
An ALU is a ______________ circuit, meaning
Combinational Logic
that its outputs will change asynchronously in response to input changes.
Which of the following is not categorised in
METAL
physical characteristics of a memory.
It
error detection codes
used to detect the error(s) present in the received data(bit stream).
None of the above Typical control lines include:
All the instructions that are fetched from memory are located in the Instruction
TRUE
register.
FALSE The hard disk drive forms the brain of the Central Processing Unit
Optical storage _______ refers to recording data using light.
It is a compromise that exhibits the strengths of both the
Set-associative mapping
direct and associative approaches while reducing their disadvantages.
It
Direct mapping
is the simplest technique of mapping.
Level-triggered interrupt It is requested by holding the interrupt signal at its particular (high or low) active logic level.
USB port Most external hard drives connect to a computer through a ______
A software interrupt is requested by the processor itself upon executing particular
TRUE
instructions or when certain conditions are met.
The memory ________ is the fundamental building block of
cell
computer memory.
Both low cost and high-speed It is an advantage of a microprocessor.
Processors typically have an internal interrupt mask register which allows selective
TRUE
enabling and disabling of hardware interrupts.
Speed and Fault Tolerance (Popular)
None
A printer is an external hardware output device that takes the electronic data stored on a
False
computer or other device and generates a soft copy of it.
Microprocessors are very reliable, failure rate is very less as semiconductor
TRUE
technology is used.
Both PCI and PCI-X were superseded by PCI Express, which
2004
was introduced in?
Program counter is saved in a known place.
Semiconductor Memories It is a digital electronic data storage device.
The status _______ are various individual signals
Output that convey supplemental information about the result of the current ALU
operation.
Blueberry released the first
FALSE generation Macintosh, which was the first computer to come with a graphical user
interface(GUI) and a mouse.
This involves a number of tasks, primarily the
transference of data between the processor and an I/O module, accepting and
Processor communication
decoding commands sent by the processor, reporting of current status, and an
ability for the I/O module to recognise its own unique address.
______ are used to correct the error(s) present in
Error correction codes
the received data (bit stream) so that, we will get the original data.
It is an integrated circuit (IC) which incorporates core functions of a computer’s central
Microprocessor
processing unit (CPU).
Error Production
detecting aids of dumps, traces, error messages, and other debugging and ____________
___________
mode takes the most time to transfer a block of
Transparent Mode
data, yet it is also the most efficient mode in terms of overall system
performance.
Interrupts may be implemented in hardware as a distinct component with control
TRUE
lines, or they may be integrated into the memory subsystem.
CONTROL LINE Used to control the access to and the use of the data and address lines
It is
Magnetic Disk a storage device that uses a magnetization process to write, rewrite and access
data.
FALSE Direct memory access (DMA) is a feature of
Any peripheral device that is not housed inside
External Devices
the computer cabinet.
Word Width is the number of bits in the internal data bus of a processor or it is the
FALSE
number of bits a processor can process at a time
______
CDRAM can handle CPU, direct memory access (DMA) and
video refresh at the same time by utilizing a high-speed video interface.
TRUE An input-output processor (IOP) is a
TRUE Processor to memory: The processor writes a unit of data to memory.
REITERATIVE MODE The following are MODES OF OPERATION (DMA), except:
The
CAPACITY AND ACCESS
memory characterised on the basis of two key factors; _______ and
TIME
_____________.
Optical storage _______ refers to recording data using light.
1928 Magnetic tape was invented for recording sound by Fritz Pfleumer in _____ in Germany.
If
Nibble
you have 4 bits, you make one ______
I/O module stands for Input / Output module,
which is a device that acts as the connective
FALSE bridge between a computer system at one end
and an I/O or peripheral device of some kind at
the other, such as a mouse keypad, webcam or scanner.
Data buffering It
is a crucial function that manages the speed discrepancy that exists between
the speed of transfer of data between the processor and memory and peripheral
 devices.
User What
Network Interface does UNI stand for?
__________ is a form of computer memory that can be read and changed in any order,
Random Access Memory
typically used to store working data and machine code
____________ is a set of conductors intended to transmit data, address or control information
Bus
to different elements in a microprocessor.