Computer Organization and
Architecture Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Why study computer organization and architecture? -
correct answer ✅- Design better programs, including compilers,
operation systems and device drivers.
-Optimize program behavior
-Evaluate (benchmark) computer system performance.
Computer Organization -
correct answer ✅Encompasses all physical aspects of computer
systems.
- Circuit design, control signals, memory types.
"how does a computer work?"
Computer Architecture -
correct answer ✅- refers to the logical and abstract aspects of
system implementation.
-instruction sets, formats, operation codes, data types, main
memory access.
"how do I design a computer?"
, Computer Organization and
Architecture Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Principle of equivalence of hardware and software -
correct answer ✅Any task done by software can also be done
using hardware, and any operation performed directly by hardware
can be done using software.
At the most basic level a computer is a device consisting in: -
correct answer ✅1. A processor to interpret and execute
programs.
2. A memory to store both data and programs.
3. A mechanism for transfering data to and from the outside world.
Clock frecuencia are mesurad in cycles per second or HERTZ -
correct answer ✅Most computer today operate in Gigahertz(GHz)
generating billions of pulses per second.
SDRAM -
correct answer ✅Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
SRAM is much faster than conventional memory because it
synchronize it self with a microprocessor's bus.
Architecture Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Why study computer organization and architecture? -
correct answer ✅- Design better programs, including compilers,
operation systems and device drivers.
-Optimize program behavior
-Evaluate (benchmark) computer system performance.
Computer Organization -
correct answer ✅Encompasses all physical aspects of computer
systems.
- Circuit design, control signals, memory types.
"how does a computer work?"
Computer Architecture -
correct answer ✅- refers to the logical and abstract aspects of
system implementation.
-instruction sets, formats, operation codes, data types, main
memory access.
"how do I design a computer?"
, Computer Organization and
Architecture Chapter 1 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Principle of equivalence of hardware and software -
correct answer ✅Any task done by software can also be done
using hardware, and any operation performed directly by hardware
can be done using software.
At the most basic level a computer is a device consisting in: -
correct answer ✅1. A processor to interpret and execute
programs.
2. A memory to store both data and programs.
3. A mechanism for transfering data to and from the outside world.
Clock frecuencia are mesurad in cycles per second or HERTZ -
correct answer ✅Most computer today operate in Gigahertz(GHz)
generating billions of pulses per second.
SDRAM -
correct answer ✅Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory.
SRAM is much faster than conventional memory because it
synchronize it self with a microprocessor's bus.
