CEA 201 Exam Study Guide –
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
T - Ans✔✔-There is a tremendous variety of products, from single-chip
microcomputers costing a few dollars to supercomputers costing tens of
millions of dollars that can rightly claim the name "computer".
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-The variety of computer products is exhibited only in cost.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-Computer organization refers to attributes of a system visible to the
programmer.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-Changes in computer technology are finally slowing down.
(T/F)
,T - Ans✔✔-The textbook for this course is about the structure and function of
computers.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-The number of bits used to represent various data types is an
example of an architectural attribute.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-Interfaces between the computer and peripherals is an example of
an organizational attribute.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-Historically the distinction between architecture and organization
has not been an important one.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-A particular architecture may span many years and encompass a
number of different computer models, its organization changing with changing
technology.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-A microcomputer architecture and organization relationship is not
very close.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-Changes in technology not only influence organization but also
result in the introduction of more powerful and more complex architectures.
,(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-The hierarchical nature of complex systems is essential to both their
design and their description.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-Both the structure and functioning of a computer are, in essence,
simple.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-A computer must be able to process, store, move, and control data.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-When data are moved over longer distances, to or from a remote
device, the process is known as data transport.
(T/F)
C - Ans✔✔-Computer technology is changing at a __________ pace.
A. Slow
B. Slow to medium
C. Rapid
D. Non-existent
D - Ans✔✔-Computer _________ refers to those attributes that have a direct
impact on the logical execution of a program.
A. Organization
, B. Specifics
C. Design
D. Architecture
A - Ans✔✔-Architectural attributes include __________ .
A. I/O mechanisms
B. Control signals
C. Interfaces
D. Memory technology used
B - Ans✔✔-_________ attributes include hardware details transparent to the
programmer.
A. Interface
B. Organizational
C. Memory
D. Architectural
A - Ans✔✔-It is a(n) _________ design issue whether a computer will have a
multiply instruction.
A. Architectural
B. Memory
C. Elementary
D. Organizational
Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
T - Ans✔✔-There is a tremendous variety of products, from single-chip
microcomputers costing a few dollars to supercomputers costing tens of
millions of dollars that can rightly claim the name "computer".
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-The variety of computer products is exhibited only in cost.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-Computer organization refers to attributes of a system visible to the
programmer.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-Changes in computer technology are finally slowing down.
(T/F)
,T - Ans✔✔-The textbook for this course is about the structure and function of
computers.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-The number of bits used to represent various data types is an
example of an architectural attribute.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-Interfaces between the computer and peripherals is an example of
an organizational attribute.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-Historically the distinction between architecture and organization
has not been an important one.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-A particular architecture may span many years and encompass a
number of different computer models, its organization changing with changing
technology.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-A microcomputer architecture and organization relationship is not
very close.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-Changes in technology not only influence organization but also
result in the introduction of more powerful and more complex architectures.
,(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-The hierarchical nature of complex systems is essential to both their
design and their description.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-Both the structure and functioning of a computer are, in essence,
simple.
(T/F)
T - Ans✔✔-A computer must be able to process, store, move, and control data.
(T/F)
F - Ans✔✔-When data are moved over longer distances, to or from a remote
device, the process is known as data transport.
(T/F)
C - Ans✔✔-Computer technology is changing at a __________ pace.
A. Slow
B. Slow to medium
C. Rapid
D. Non-existent
D - Ans✔✔-Computer _________ refers to those attributes that have a direct
impact on the logical execution of a program.
A. Organization
, B. Specifics
C. Design
D. Architecture
A - Ans✔✔-Architectural attributes include __________ .
A. I/O mechanisms
B. Control signals
C. Interfaces
D. Memory technology used
B - Ans✔✔-_________ attributes include hardware details transparent to the
programmer.
A. Interface
B. Organizational
C. Memory
D. Architectural
A - Ans✔✔-It is a(n) _________ design issue whether a computer will have a
multiply instruction.
A. Architectural
B. Memory
C. Elementary
D. Organizational
