Top 150+ Solved Parallel Computing MCQ Questions Answer
Q. A collection of lines that connects several devices is called ..............
a. bus
b. peripheral connection wires
c. both a and b
d. internal wires
Q. A complete microcomputer system consist of ...........
a. microprocessor
b. memory
c. peripheral equipment
d. all of the above
Q. PC Program Counter is also called ...................
a. instruction pointer
b. memory pointer
c. data counter
d. file pointer
Q. CPU does not perform the operation ..................
a. data transfer
b. logic operation
c. arithmetic operation
d. all of the above
Q. The access time of memory is ............... the time required for performing any single CPU operation.
a. longer than
b. shorter than
c. negligible than
d. same as
Q. Memory address refers to the successive memory words and the machine is called as ............
a. word addressable
b. byte addressable
c. bit addressable
d. terra byte addressable
Q. A microprogram written as string of 0's and 1's is a .............
a. symbolic microinstruction
b. binary microinstruction
c. symbolic microinstruction
d. binary micro-program
Q. A pipeline is like ....................
a. an automobile assembly line
b. house pipeline
c. both a and b
d. a gas line
Q. Data hazards occur when .....................
a. greater performance loss
b. pipeline changes the order of read/write access to operands
c. some functional unit is not fully pipelined
d. machine size is limited
Q. Processors of all computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe must have
a. alu
b. primary storage
c. control unit
d. all of above
Q. What is the control unit's function in the CPU?
a. to transfer data to primary storage
b. to store program instruction
c. to perform logic operations
d. to decode program instruction
Q. Which of the following code is used in present day computing was developed by IBM corporation?
a. ascii
b. hollerith code
c. baudot code
d. ebcdic code
Q. When a subroutine is called, the address of the instruction following the CALL instructions stored in/on the
a. stack pointer
b. accumulator
c. program counter
d. stack
Q. A microprogram written as string of 0's and 1's is a
a. symbolic microinstruction
b. binary microinstruction
c. symbolic microprogram
d. binary microprogram