Computer Architecture Final Exam
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a method for ensuring cache coherence in a multiprocessor system -
Answer-write-through cache
A special read-modify-write bus cycle is need to support _______ - Answer-indivisible access to
semaphores
Which type of architecture does not operate according to the principles of Newtonian physics - Answer-
Quantum Computer
A ________ may sometimes be ignored by the CPU - Answer-Maskable interrupt
Which of the following architectures uses memory-mapped I/O - Answer-All but the Intel x86
Which of the following architectures provides support for separate I/O? - Answer-Intel x86
In what type of computer system would a watchdog timer be most useful - Answer-embedded
microcontroller
Which quantum principle is responsible for there being only a couple of useful quantum algorithms ever
developed - Answer-Decoherence
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a method for ensuring cache coherence in a multiprocessor system -
Answer-write-through cache
A special read-modify-write bus cycle is need to support _______ - Answer-indivisible access to
semaphores
Which type of architecture does not operate according to the principles of Newtonian physics - Answer-
Quantum Computer
A ________ may sometimes be ignored by the CPU - Answer-Maskable interrupt
Which of the following architectures uses memory-mapped I/O - Answer-All but the Intel x86
Which of the following architectures provides support for separate I/O? - Answer-Intel x86
In what type of computer system would a watchdog timer be most useful - Answer-embedded
microcontroller
Which quantum principle is responsible for there being only a couple of useful quantum algorithms ever
developed - Answer-Decoherence
