CEA 201 CHAPTER 7 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

CEA 201 CHAPTER 7 EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 I/O module - Answers The ____________ contains logic for performing a communication function between the peripheral and the bus. a. I/O channel b. I/O module c. I/O processor d. I/O command keyboard/monitor - Answers The most common means of computer/user interaction is a ______ a. keyboard/monitor b. mouse/printer c. modem/printer d. monitor/printer control and timing - Answers The I/O function includes a _________ requirement to coordinate the flow of traffic between internal resources and external devices. a. cycle b. status reporting c. control and timing d. data I/O channel - Answers An I/O module that takes on most of the detailed processing burden, presenting a high-level interface to the processor, is usually referred to as an__________ a. I/O channel b. I/O command c. I/O controller d. device controller I/O controller - Answers An I/O module that is quite primitive and requires detailed control is usually referred to as an _________ . a. I/O command b. I/O controller c. I/O channel d. I/O processor write - Answers The __________ command causes the I/O module to take an item of data from the data bus and subsequently transmit that data item to the peripheral. a. control b. test c. read d. write control - Answers The __________ command is used to activate a peripheral and tell it what to do. a. control b. test c. read d. write Cycle stealing - Answers ____________ is when the DMA module must force the processor to suspend operation temporarily. a. Interrupt b. Thunderbolt c. Cycle stealing d. Lock down fly-by - Answers The 8237 DMA is known as a __________ DMA controller. a. command b. cycle stealing c. interrupt d. fly-by DisplayPort - Answers ___________ is a digital display interface standard now widely adopted for computer monitors, laptop displays, and other graphics and video interfaces. a. DisplayPort b. PCI Express c. Thunderbolt d. Infini Band common transport - Answers The _________ layer is the key to the operation of Thunderbolt and what makes it attractive as a high-speed peripheral I/O technology. a. cable b. application c. common transport d. physical physical - Answers The Thunderbolt protocol _________ layer is responsible for link maintenance including hot-plug detection and data encoding to provide highly efficient data transfer. a. cable b. application c. common transport d. physical application - Answers The ___________ contains I/O protocols that are mapped on to the transport layer. a. cable b. application c. common transport d. physical target channel adapter - Answers A ___________ is used to connect storage systems, routers, and other peripheral devices to an InfiniBand switch. a. target channel adapter b. InfiniBand switch c. host channel adapter d. subnet router - Answers A __________ connects InfiniBand subnets, or connects an InfiniBand switch to a network such as a local area network, wide area network, or storage area network. a. memory controller b. TCA c. HCA d. router PC (Program Counter) - Answers .......... register keeps tracks of the instructions stored in program stored in memory. a. AR (Address Register) b. XR (Index Register) c. PC (Program Counter) d. AC (Accumulator) I/O interface - Answers An interface that provides a method for transferring binary information between internal storage and external devices is called as ... a. I/O interface b. Input interface c. Output interface d. I/O bus DMA - Answers An interface that provides I/O transfer of data directly to or form the memory unit and peripheral is termed as ... a. DDA