IT-105 MIDTERM (GMU) NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM| IT-105 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What are CPU cycles during instruction processing? List in the correct
order.
a. Fetch, decode, execute, write-back
b. Decode, fetch, write-back, execute
c. Execute, fetch, decode, write-back
d. Wrote-back, fetch, execute, decode -Correct Answer- a. Fetch, decode,
execute, write-back
Which of the following is a memory element that temporary holds a
single unit or word of data?
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
b. Control Unit
c. Registers
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- c. Registers
Which of the following indicates the amount of time between two pulses
of an oscillator (1 and 0) and
measures the speed of the processor?
a. Control Unit
b. Clock cycle
c. Cache
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,d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. Clock cycle
Which of the following translates assembly language code to machine
code?
a. Assembler
b. compiler
c. Cache
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- a. Assembler
Which of the following transforms high-level source code in a high-level
programming language into a low level object code (binary code)?
a. Assembler
b. Compiler
c. Cache
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. Compiler
When the control unit swings into action, which step comes first?
a. Perform arithmetic operations.
b. Load data into the ALU.
c. Fetch an instruction.
d. Execute the instruction. -Correct Answer- c. Fetch an instruction.
Which Processor Instruction Execution method simultaneous use of
more than one processor (multiple cores) to execute a program?
a. Serial processing
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,b. Pipeline processing
c. Parallel Processing
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- c. Parallel Processing
Which Processor Instruction Execution method processes data one
instruction at a time, completing one instruction before beginning
another?
a. Serial processing
b. Pipeline processing
c. Parallel Processing
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- a. Serial processing
Which Processor Instruction Execution method allows a processor to
begin executing an instruction before completing the previous
instruction?
a. Serial processing
b. Pipeline processing
c. Parallel Processing
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. Pipeline processing
Which CPU cache allows a microprocessor to access data the fastest?
a. Level 1 cache (L1)
b. Level 2 cache (L2)
c. Level 3 cache (L3)
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- a. Level 1 cache (L1)
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, x86 processors use ____________.
a. RISC technology
b. CISC technology
c. ARM technology
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. CISC technology
To represent the color gray in RGB system, the decimal value for green
is 128. What are the equivalent hexadecimal and binary values for
green?
a. 80 and 10000000
b. 81 and 10100001
c. 82 and 10000010
d. 128 and 1000100 -Correct Answer- a. 80 and 10000000
______________is common in programming languages
A. Octal
B. Hexadecimal
C. Python
D. All of the above -Correct Answer- B. Hexadecimal
_________________ refers to the number of times per second that a
sound is measured during the recording process.
A. Bit rate
B. Sampling rate
C. Frame rate
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EXAM| IT-105 MIDTERM EXAM REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!)
What are CPU cycles during instruction processing? List in the correct
order.
a. Fetch, decode, execute, write-back
b. Decode, fetch, write-back, execute
c. Execute, fetch, decode, write-back
d. Wrote-back, fetch, execute, decode -Correct Answer- a. Fetch, decode,
execute, write-back
Which of the following is a memory element that temporary holds a
single unit or word of data?
a. Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU)
b. Control Unit
c. Registers
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- c. Registers
Which of the following indicates the amount of time between two pulses
of an oscillator (1 and 0) and
measures the speed of the processor?
a. Control Unit
b. Clock cycle
c. Cache
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,d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. Clock cycle
Which of the following translates assembly language code to machine
code?
a. Assembler
b. compiler
c. Cache
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- a. Assembler
Which of the following transforms high-level source code in a high-level
programming language into a low level object code (binary code)?
a. Assembler
b. Compiler
c. Cache
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. Compiler
When the control unit swings into action, which step comes first?
a. Perform arithmetic operations.
b. Load data into the ALU.
c. Fetch an instruction.
d. Execute the instruction. -Correct Answer- c. Fetch an instruction.
Which Processor Instruction Execution method simultaneous use of
more than one processor (multiple cores) to execute a program?
a. Serial processing
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,b. Pipeline processing
c. Parallel Processing
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- c. Parallel Processing
Which Processor Instruction Execution method processes data one
instruction at a time, completing one instruction before beginning
another?
a. Serial processing
b. Pipeline processing
c. Parallel Processing
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- a. Serial processing
Which Processor Instruction Execution method allows a processor to
begin executing an instruction before completing the previous
instruction?
a. Serial processing
b. Pipeline processing
c. Parallel Processing
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. Pipeline processing
Which CPU cache allows a microprocessor to access data the fastest?
a. Level 1 cache (L1)
b. Level 2 cache (L2)
c. Level 3 cache (L3)
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- a. Level 1 cache (L1)
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, x86 processors use ____________.
a. RISC technology
b. CISC technology
c. ARM technology
d. None of the Above -Correct Answer- b. CISC technology
To represent the color gray in RGB system, the decimal value for green
is 128. What are the equivalent hexadecimal and binary values for
green?
a. 80 and 10000000
b. 81 and 10100001
c. 82 and 10000010
d. 128 and 1000100 -Correct Answer- a. 80 and 10000000
______________is common in programming languages
A. Octal
B. Hexadecimal
C. Python
D. All of the above -Correct Answer- B. Hexadecimal
_________________ refers to the number of times per second that a
sound is measured during the recording process.
A. Bit rate
B. Sampling rate
C. Frame rate
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