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Computer Architecture MCQ

The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to computer architecture and components. Topics covered include the basic architecture of computers, types of memory, data storage formats, and various computer circuits. It serves as a quiz or study guide for individuals looking to test their knowledge in computer architecture.

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Computer Architecture MCQ

The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) related to computer architecture and components. Topics covered include the basic architecture of computers, types of memory, data storage formats, and various computer circuits. It serves as a quiz or study guide for individuals looking to test their knowledge in computer architecture.

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Computer Architecture MCQ

1) Who developed the basic architecture of computer?


a) Blaise Pascal
b) Charles Babbage
c) John Von Neumann
d) None of the above

2) Which of the following allows simultaneous write and read operations?


a) ROM
b) EROM
c) RAM
d) None of the above

3) Which of the following is not considered as a peripheral device?


a. CPU
b. Keyboard
c. Monitor
d. All of the above

4) Which of the following computer memory is fastest?


a. Register
b. Hard disk
c. RAM
d. None of the above

5) Which of the following operations is/are performed by the ALU?


a. Data manipulation
b. Exponential
c. Square root
d. All of the above

6) Which of the following format is used to store data?


a) Decimal
b) Octal
c) BCD
d) Hexadecimal

7) Which of the following memory of the computer is used to speed up the computer processing?
a) Cache memory
b) RAM
c) ROM
d) None of the above

8) Computer address bus is -


a) Multidirectional
b) Bidirectional
c) Unidirectional
d) None of the above
9) Which of the following circuit is used to store one bit of data?
a) Flip Flop
b) Decoder
c) Encoder
d) Register

10) Which of the following is a way in which the components of a computer are connected to
each other?
a) Computer parts
b) Computer architecture
c) Computer hardware
d) None of the above

11) Which of the following circuit convert the binary data into a decimal?
a) Decoder
b) Encoder
c) Code converter
d) Multiplexer

12) The address in the main memory is known as -


a) Logical address
b) Physical address
c) Memory address
d) None of the above

13) Subtraction in computers is carried out by -


a) 1's complement
b) 2's complement
c) 3's complement
d) 9's complement

14) Which of the following computer bus connects the CPU to a memory on the system board?
a) Expansion bus
b) Width bus
c) System bus
d) None of the above

15) Which of the following memory unit communicates directly with the CPU?
a) Auxiliary memory
b) Main memory
c) Secondary memory
d) None of the above

16) The collection of 8-bits is called as -


a) Byte
b) Nibble
c) Word
d) Record
17) Which of the following register can interact with the secondary storage?
a) PC
b) MAR
c) MDR
d) IR

18) In which of the following form the computer stores its data in memory?
a) Hexadecimal form
b) Octal form
c) Binary form
d) Decimal form

19) Which of the following is a combinational logic circuit which sends data from a single
source to two or more separate destinations?
a) Multiplexer
b) Demultiplexer
c) Encoder
d) Decoder

20) Which of the following is a group of bits that tells the computer to perform a particular
operation?
a) Accumulator
b) Register
c) Instruction code
d) None of the above

21) Where is the document temporarily stored during working on a document on PC?
a) ROM
b) CPU
c) RAM
d) Flash memory

22) Where is the decoded instruction stored?


a) Registers
b) MDR
c) PC
d) IR

23) What does MIMD stand for?


a) Multiple Instruction Memory Data
b) Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
c) Memory Instruction Multiple Data
d) Memory Information Memory Data

24) The status bit is also called as -


a) Unsigned bit
b) Signed bit
c) Flag bit
d) None of the above
25) Which of the following register keeps track of the instructions stored in the program stored in
memory?
a) Accumulator
b) Address Register
c) Program Counter
d) Index Register

26) The Program Counter is also called as -


a) Instruction Pointer
b) Data Counter
c) Memory pointer
d) None of the above

27) Which of the following topology is used in Ethernet?


a) Ring topology
b) Bus topology
c) Mesh topology
d) Star topology

28) Which of the following is correct about memory and storage?


a) Memory is temporary, Storage is temporary
b) Memory is temporary, Storage is permanent
c) Memory is permanent, Storage is temporary
d) Memory is slow, Storage is Fast

29) Which of the following is equal to 4 bits?


a) Byte
b) Nibble
c) Record
d) All of the above

30) What does one thousand bytes represent?


a) Kilobyte (KB)
b) Megabyte (MB)
c) Gigabyte (GB)
d) Terabyte (TB)

31) What is the content of stack pointer (SP)?


a) Address of the top element in the stack
b) Address of current instruction
c) Address of next instruction
d) None of the above

32) An n-bit microprocessor has -


a) n-bit instruction register
b) n-bit address register
c) n-bit program counter
d) None of the above
33) Which of the following is the operation executed on data stored in registers?
a) Byte operation
b) Bit operation
c) Macrooperation
d) Microoperation

34) What does a computer bus line consists of?


a) Set of parallel lines
b) Accumulators
c) Registers
d) None of the above

35) Which of the following is performed by half adder?


a) Binary addition operation for 2 decimal inputs
b) Binary addition operation for 2 binary inputs
c) Decimal addition operation for 2 decimal inputs
d) Binary addition operation for 2 binary inputs

36) Which of the following is a combinational logic circuit which converts binary information
from n coded inputs to a maximum of 2n unique outputs?
a) Multiplexer
b) Demultiplexer
c) Encoder
d) Decoder

37) Which of the following is a combinational logic circuit that change the binary information
into N output lines?
a) Multiplexer
b) Demultiplexer
c) Encoder
d) Decoder

38) Which of the following is a combinational logic circuit that has 2n input lines and a single
output line?
a) Multiplexer
b) Demultiplexer
c) Encoder
d) Decoder

39) Which of the following building block can be used to implement any combinational logic
circuit?
a) AND
b) OR
c) NAND
d) None of the above
40) Which of the following is the circuit board on which chips and processor are placed?
a) Master circuit
b) Motherboard
c) Big board
d) None of the above
41) Which of the following computer register collects the result of computation?
a) Accumulator
b) Instruction Pointer
c) Storage register
d) None of the above

42) CISC stands for -


a) Complex Instruction Set Computer
b) Complete Instruction Sequential Compilation
c) Complex Instruction Sequential Compiler
d) None of the above

43) Which of the following is the function of the control unit in the CPU?
a) It stores program instruction
b) It decodes program instruction
c) It performs logic operations
d) None of the above

44) What does EEPROM stands for?


a) Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read-Only Memory
b) Electronically Erasable and Programmable Read-Only Memory
c) Electrically Enabled and Programmable Read-Only Memory
d) None of the above

45) In which of the following term the performance of cache memory is measured?
a) Chat ratio
b) Hit ratio
c) Copy ratio
d) Data ratio

46) RISC stands for -


1. Reduce Instruction Set Computer
2. Risk Instruction Sequential Compilation
3. Risk Instruction Source Compiler
4. None of the above

47) Which of the following is an essential data transfer technique?


a) MMA
b) DMA
c) CAD
d) CAM

48) Which of the following is page fault?


a) Page fault occurs when a program accesses a page of another program
b) Page fault occurs when a program accesses a page in main memory
c) Page fault occurs when there is an error in particular page
d) Page fault occurs when a program accesses a page which is not present in main
memory
49) What does DRAM stands for?
a) Dynamic Read Access Memory
b) Digital Random Access Memory
c) Dynamic Random Access Memory
d) Dynamic Read Allocation Memory

50) Which of the following is known as the step by step procedure to solve a problem?
a) Graph
b) Table
c) Algorithm
d) None of the above

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