Top 350+ Solved Computer Architecture MCQ Questions Answer
Q. To extend the connectivity of the processor bus we use
a. pci bus
b. scsi bus
c. controllers
d. multiple bus
Q. IBM developed a bus standard for their line of computers ‘PC AT’ called
a. ib bus
b. m-bus
c. isa
d. none of the mentioned
Q. ANSI stands for
a. american national standards institute
b. american national standard interface
c. american network standard interfacing
d. american network security interrupt
Q. register Connected to the Processor bus is a single-way transfer capable.
a. pc
b. ir
c. temp
d. z
Q. In multiple Bus organisation, the registers are collectively placed and referred as
a. set registers
b. register file
c. register block
d. map registers
Q. The main advantage of multiple bus organisation over a single bus is
a. reduction in the number of cycles for execution
b. increase in size of the registers
c. better connectivity
d. none of the mentioned
Q. The ISA standard Buses are used to connect
a. ram and processor
b. gpu and processor
c. harddisk and processor
d. cd/dvd drives and processor
Q. During the execution of the instructions, a copy of the instructions is placed in the
a. register
b. ram
c. system heap
d. cache
Q. Two processors A and B have clock frequencies of 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz respectively. Suppose A can execute an instruction with an average of 3 steps and B can execute with an average of 5 steps. For the execution of the same instruction which processor is faster?
a. a
b. b
c. both take the same time
d. insufficient information
Q. A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called
a. super-scaling
b. pipe-lining
c. parallel computation
d. none of the mentioned
Q. The clock rate of the processor can be improved by
a. improving the ic technology of the logic circuits
b. reducing the amount of processing done in one step
c. by using the overclocking method
d. all of the mentioned
Q. An optimizing Compiler does
a. better compilation of the given piece of code
b. takes advantage of the type of processor and reduces its process time
c. does better memory management
d. none of the mentioned
Q. SPEC stands for
a. standard performance evaluation code
b. system processing enhancing code
c. system performance evaluation corporation
d. standard processing enhancement corporation
Q. As of 2000, the reference system to find the performance of a system is
a. ultra sparc 10
b. sun sparc
c. sun ii
d. none of the mentioned