CEA201 (Full) Questions and Answers 2024
Computer technology is changing at a __________ pace.
a. slow
b. slow to medium
c. rapid
d. non-existent ** Answ** c
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 ** Answ** d
Architectural attributes include __________ .
a. I/O mechanisms
b. control signals
c. interfaces
d. memory technology used ** Answ** a
_________ attributes include hardware details transparent to the programmer.
a. Interface
b. Organizational
c. Memory
d. Architectural ** Answ** b
It is a(n) _________ design issue whether a computer will have a multiply instruction.
a. architectural
b. memory
c. elementary
d. organizational ** Answ** a
It is a(n) _________ issue whether the multiply instruction will be implemented by a
special multiply unit or by a mechanism that makes repeated use of the add unit of the
system.
a. architectural
b. memory
c. mechanical
d. organizational ** Answ** d
A __________ system is a set of interrelated subsystems.
a. secondary
b. hierarchical
,c. complex
d. functional ** Answ** b
An I/O device is referred to as a __________.
a. CPU
b. control device
c. peripheral
d. register ** Answ** c
When data are moved over longer distances, to or from a remote device, the process is
known as __________.
a. data communications
b. registering
c. structuring
d. data transport ** Answ** a
The _________ stores data.
a. system bus
b. I/O
c. main memory
d. control unit ** Answ** c
The __________ moves data between the computer and its external environment.
a. data transport
b. I/O
c. register
d. CPU interconnection ** Answ** b
A common example of system interconnection is by means of a __________.
a. register
b. system bus
c. data transport
d. control device ** Answ** b
A _________ is a mechanism that provides for communication among CPU, main
memory, and I/O.
a. system interconnection
b. CPU interconnection
c. peripheral
d. processor ** Answ** a
_________ provide storage internal to the CPU.
a. Control units
b. ALUs
c. Main memory
d. Registers ** Answ** d
,The __________ performs the computer's data processing functions.
a. Register
b. CPU interconnection
c. ALU
d. system bus ** Answ** c
The _________ was the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
a. UNIVAC
b. MARK IV
c. ENIAC
d. Hollerith's Counting Machine ** Answ** c
The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer project was a response to U.S.
needs during _________.
a. the Civil War
b. the French-American War
c. World War I
d. World War II ** Answ** d
The ENIAC used __________.
a. vacuum tubes
b. integrated circuits
c. IAS ** Answ** a
The ENIAC is an example of a _________ generation computer.
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth ** Answ** a
The __________ interprets the instructions in memory and causes them to be executed.
a. main memory
b. control unit
c. I/O
d. arithmetic and logic unit ** Answ** b
The memory of the IAS consists of 1000 storage locations called __________.
a. opcodes
b. wafers
c. VLSIs
d. words ** Answ** d
The __________ contains the 8-bit opcode instruction being executed.
a. memory buffer register
b. instruction buffer register
, c. instruction register
d. memory address register ** Answ** c
During the _________ the opcode of the next instruction is loaded into the IR and the
address portion is loaded into the MAR.
a. execute cycle
b. fetch cycle
c. instruction cycle
d. clock cycle ** Answ** b
Second generation computers used __________.
a. integrated circuits
b. Transistors
c. vacuum tubes
d. large-scale integration ** Answ** b
The __________ defines the third generation of computers.
a. integrated circuit
b. vacuum tube
c. transistor
d. VLSI ** Answ** a
The use of multiple processors on the same chip is referred to as __________ and
provides the potential to increase performance without increasing the clock rate.
a. multicore
b. GPU
c. data channels
d. MPC ** Answ** a
With the __________, Intel introduced the use of superscalar techniques that allow
multiple instructions to execute in parallel.
a. Core
b. 8080
c. 80486
d. Pentium ** Answ** d
The __________ measures the ability of a computer to complete a single task.
a. clock speed
b. speed metric
c. execute cycle
d. cycle time ** Answ** b
ARM processors are designed to meet the needs of _________.
a. embedded real-time systems
b. application platforms
c. secure applications
Computer technology is changing at a __________ pace.
a. slow
b. slow to medium
c. rapid
d. non-existent ** Answ** c
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 ** Answ** d
Architectural attributes include __________ .
a. I/O mechanisms
b. control signals
c. interfaces
d. memory technology used ** Answ** a
_________ attributes include hardware details transparent to the programmer.
a. Interface
b. Organizational
c. Memory
d. Architectural ** Answ** b
It is a(n) _________ design issue whether a computer will have a multiply instruction.
a. architectural
b. memory
c. elementary
d. organizational ** Answ** a
It is a(n) _________ issue whether the multiply instruction will be implemented by a
special multiply unit or by a mechanism that makes repeated use of the add unit of the
system.
a. architectural
b. memory
c. mechanical
d. organizational ** Answ** d
A __________ system is a set of interrelated subsystems.
a. secondary
b. hierarchical
,c. complex
d. functional ** Answ** b
An I/O device is referred to as a __________.
a. CPU
b. control device
c. peripheral
d. register ** Answ** c
When data are moved over longer distances, to or from a remote device, the process is
known as __________.
a. data communications
b. registering
c. structuring
d. data transport ** Answ** a
The _________ stores data.
a. system bus
b. I/O
c. main memory
d. control unit ** Answ** c
The __________ moves data between the computer and its external environment.
a. data transport
b. I/O
c. register
d. CPU interconnection ** Answ** b
A common example of system interconnection is by means of a __________.
a. register
b. system bus
c. data transport
d. control device ** Answ** b
A _________ is a mechanism that provides for communication among CPU, main
memory, and I/O.
a. system interconnection
b. CPU interconnection
c. peripheral
d. processor ** Answ** a
_________ provide storage internal to the CPU.
a. Control units
b. ALUs
c. Main memory
d. Registers ** Answ** d
,The __________ performs the computer's data processing functions.
a. Register
b. CPU interconnection
c. ALU
d. system bus ** Answ** c
The _________ was the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
a. UNIVAC
b. MARK IV
c. ENIAC
d. Hollerith's Counting Machine ** Answ** c
The Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer project was a response to U.S.
needs during _________.
a. the Civil War
b. the French-American War
c. World War I
d. World War II ** Answ** d
The ENIAC used __________.
a. vacuum tubes
b. integrated circuits
c. IAS ** Answ** a
The ENIAC is an example of a _________ generation computer.
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. fourth ** Answ** a
The __________ interprets the instructions in memory and causes them to be executed.
a. main memory
b. control unit
c. I/O
d. arithmetic and logic unit ** Answ** b
The memory of the IAS consists of 1000 storage locations called __________.
a. opcodes
b. wafers
c. VLSIs
d. words ** Answ** d
The __________ contains the 8-bit opcode instruction being executed.
a. memory buffer register
b. instruction buffer register
, c. instruction register
d. memory address register ** Answ** c
During the _________ the opcode of the next instruction is loaded into the IR and the
address portion is loaded into the MAR.
a. execute cycle
b. fetch cycle
c. instruction cycle
d. clock cycle ** Answ** b
Second generation computers used __________.
a. integrated circuits
b. Transistors
c. vacuum tubes
d. large-scale integration ** Answ** b
The __________ defines the third generation of computers.
a. integrated circuit
b. vacuum tube
c. transistor
d. VLSI ** Answ** a
The use of multiple processors on the same chip is referred to as __________ and
provides the potential to increase performance without increasing the clock rate.
a. multicore
b. GPU
c. data channels
d. MPC ** Answ** a
With the __________, Intel introduced the use of superscalar techniques that allow
multiple instructions to execute in parallel.
a. Core
b. 8080
c. 80486
d. Pentium ** Answ** d
The __________ measures the ability of a computer to complete a single task.
a. clock speed
b. speed metric
c. execute cycle
d. cycle time ** Answ** b
ARM processors are designed to meet the needs of _________.
a. embedded real-time systems
b. application platforms
c. secure applications
