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Set - 1
Question 1:
Where does a computer add and compare data?
a. Hard disk
b. Floppy disk
c. CPU chip
d. Memory chip
Question 2:
Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location
where the next instruction is located?
a. Memory Address Register
b. Memory Data Register
c. Instruction Register
d. Program Register
Question 3:
A complete microcomputer system consists of
a. microprocessor
b. memory
c. peripheral equipment
d. all of above
Question 4:
CPU does not perform the operation
a. data transfer
b. logic operation
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c. arithmetic operation
d. all of above
Question 5:
Pipelining strategy is called implement
a. instruction execution
b. instruction prefetch
c. instruction decoding
d. instruction manipulation
Question 6:
A stack is
a. an 8-bit register in the microprocessor
b. a 16-bit register in the microprocessor
c. a set of memory locations in R/WM reserved for storing information temporarily during the
execution of computer
d. a 16-bit memory address stored in the program counter
Question 7:
A stack pointer is
a. a 16-bit register in the microprocessor that indicate the beginning of the stack memory.
b. a register that decodes and executes 16-bit arithmetic expression.
c. The first memory location where a subroutine address is stored.
d. a register in which flag bits are stored
Question 8:
The branch logic that provides decision making capabilities in the control unit is known as
a. controlled transfer
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b. conditional transfer
c. unconditional transfer
d. none of above
Question 9:
Interrupts which are initiated by an instruction are
a. internal
b. external
c. hardware
d. software
Question 10:
A time sharing system imply
a. more than one processor in the system
b. more than one program in memory
c. more than one memory in the system
d. None of above
Set - 2
Question 1:
Processors of all computers, whether micro, mini or mainframe must have
a. ALU
b. Primary Storage
c. Control unit
d. All of above

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Question 2:
What is the control unit's function in the CPU?
a. To transfer data to primary storage
b. to store program instruction
c. to perform logic operations
d. to decode program instruction
Question 3:
What is meant by a dedicated computer?
a. which is used by one person only
b. which is assigned to one and only one task
c. which does one kind of software
d. which is meant for application software only
Question 4:
The most common addressing techiniques employed by a CPU is
a. immediate
b. direct
c. indirect
d. register
e. all of the above
Question 5:
Pipeline implement
a. fetch instruction
b. decode instruction
c. fetch operand
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d. calculate operand
e. execute instruction
f. all of abve
Question 6:
Which of the following code is used in present day computing was developed by IBM
corporation?
a. ASCII
b. Hollerith Code
c. Baudot code
d. EBCDIC code
Question 7:
When a subroutine is called, the address of the instruction following the CALL instructions
stored in/on the
a. stack pointer
b. accumulator
c. program counter
d. stack
Question 8:
A microprogram written as string of 0's and 1's is a
a. symbolic microinstruction
b. binary microinstruction
c. symbolic microprogram
d. binary microprogram
Question 9:
Interrupts which are initiated by an instruction are
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a. internal
b. external
c. hardware
d. software
Question 10:
Memory access in RISC architecture is limited to instructions
a. CALL and RET
b. PUSH and POP
c. STA and LDA
d. MOV and JMP
Set - 3
Question 1:
A collection of 8 bits is called
a. byte
b. word
c. record

Question 2:
The ascending order or a data Hierarchy is
a. bit - bytes - fields - record - file - database
b. bit - bytes - record - field - file - database
c. bytes - bit- field - record - file - database
d. bytes -bit - record - field - file - database

Question 3:
How many address lines are needed to address each memory locations in a 2048 x 4 memory
chip?
a. 10
b. 11
c. 8
d. 12
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Question 4:
A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language at one time is
called a/an
a. interpreter
b. simulator
c. compiler
d. commander

Question 5:
In immediate addressing the operand is placed
a. in the CPU register
b. after OP code in the instruction
c. in memory
d. in stack

Question 6:
Microprocessor 8085 can address location upto
a. 32K
b. 128K
c. 64K
d. 1M

Question 7:
The ALU and control unit of most of the microcomputers are combined and manufacture on a
single silicon chip. What is it called?
a. monochip
b. microprocessor
c. ALU
d. control unit

Question 8:
When the RET instruction at the end of subroutine is executed,
a. the information where the stack is iniatialized is transferred to the stack pointer
b. the memory address of the RET instruction is transferred to the program counter
c. two data bytes stored in the top two locations of the stack are transferred to the program
counter
d. two data bytes stored in the top two locations of the stack are transferred to the stack pointer
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Question 9:
A microporgram is sequencer perform the operation
a. read
b. write
c. execute
d. read and write
e. read and execute

Question 10:
Interrupts which are initiated by an I/O drive are
a. internal
b. external
c. software
d. all of above

Architecture set-1
1. A collection of lines that connects several devices is called ..............

A) bus

B) peripheral connection wires

C) Both a and b

D) internal wires

2. A complete microcomputer system consist of ...........

A) microprocessor

B) memory

C) peripheral equipment

D) all of the above

3. PC Program Counter is also called ...................
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A) instruction pointer

B) memory pointer

C) data counter

D) file pointer

4. In a single byte how many bits will be there?

A) 8

B) 16

C) 4

D) 32

5. CPU does not perform the operation ..................

A) data transfer

B) logic operation

C) arithmetic operation

D) all of the above

6. The access time of memory is ............... the time required for performing
any single CPU operation.

A) Longer than

B) Shorter than

C) Negligible than

D) Same as

7. Memory address refers to the successive memory words and the machine is
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called as ............

A) word addressable

B) byte addressable

C) bit addressable

D) Terra byte addressable

8. A microprogram written as string of 0's and 1's is a .............

A) Symbolic microinstruction

B) binary microinstruction

C) symbolic microinstruction

D) binary micro-program

9. A pipeline is like ....................

A) an automobile assembly line

B) house pipeline

C) both a and b

D) a gas line

10. Data hazards occur when .....................

A) Greater performance loss

B) Pipeline changes the order of read/write access to operands

C) Some functional unit is not fully pipelined

D) Machine size is limited

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Architecture set-2
1. The time that elapses between the initiation of an operation and completion
of that operation is called.....

A) throughput

B) memory response time

C) memory access time

D) execution time

2. Interrupts which are initiated by an instruction are ............

A) internal

B) external

C) hardware

D) software

3. A semiconductor memory constructed using bipolar transistors or MOS
transistor stores information in the form of a ......................

A) Flip-flop voltage levels

B) bit

C) byte

D) opcodes values

4. A simple way of performing I/O tasks is to use a method known as
......................

A) program-controlled I/O

B) program-controlled input

C) program-controlled output

D) I/O operation
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5. Memory access in RISC architecture is limited to instructions ........

A) CALL and RET

B) PUSH and POP

C) STA and LDA

D) MOV and JMP

6. Striking key stores the corresponding character code in a 8-bit
buffer register associated with the keyboard. This register is called as
........................

A) DATAINOUT

B) DATAOUT

C) DATAIN

D) Both A and B

7. When the character is transferred to the processor, status control flag SIN
is automatically cleared to ............................

A) zero

B) one

C) two

D) yes

8. A microprogram written as string of 0's and 1's is a ...

A) symbolic micro-instruction

B) binary micro-instruction

C) symbolic micro-instruction

D) binary microprogram

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9. An exception conditions in a computer system by an event external to
the CPU is called .........

A) Interrupt

B) halt

C) wait

D) process

10. When the CPU detects an interrupt, it then saves its ...................

A) Previous state

B) Next state

C) Current state

D) Both A and B
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1. An exception condition in a computer system caused by an event external to
the CPU is called ........

A) Interrupt

B) Halt

C) Wait

D) Process

2. When the CPU detects an interrupt, it then saves its .............

A) Previous State

B) Next State

C) Current State

D) Both A and B
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3. A microprogram is sequencer perform the operation...

A) read

B) write

C) read and write

D) read and execute

4. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language
at one time is called

A) interpreter

B) simulator

C) compiler

D) commander

5. The unit which decodes and translates each instruction and generates the
necessary enable signals for ALU and other units is called ..

A) arithmetic unit

B) logical unit

C) control unit

D) CPU

6. State whether the following statement is True or False for cache memory.

i) Cache memories are high-speed buffers which are inserted between the processors
and main memory.

ii) They can also be inserted between main memory and mass storage.

iii) It can be used as secondary memory.

A) i- True, ii- False, iii-True

B) i- False, ii- True, iii-True

C) i-True, ii-True, iii-False

D) i- False, ii- False, iii-True

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7. The channel which handles the multiple requests and multiplexes the data
transfers from these devices a byte at a time is known as .....

A) multiplexor channel

B) the selector channel

C) block multiplex channel

D) both A and C



8. The address mapping is done, when the program is initially loaded is called
......

A) dynamic relocation

B) relocation

C) static relocation

D) dynamic as well as static relocation

9. State whether the following statement is True or False for PCI bus.

i) The PCI bus tuns at 33 MHZ and can transfer 32-bits of data(four bytes) every clock
tick.

ii) The PCI interface chip may support the video adapter, the EIDE disk controller chip
and may be two external adapter cards.

iii) PCI bus deliver the different throughout only on a 32-bit interface that other parts of
the machine deliver through a 64-bit path.

A) i- True, ii- False, iii-True

B) i- False, ii- True, iii-True

C) i-True, ii-True, iii-False

D) i- False, ii- False, iii-True

10. The I/O processor has a direct access to ....................... and contains a
number of independent data channels.

A) main memory

B) secondary memory

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C) cache

D) flash memory

ARCHITECTURE SET-4

1. The computer code for the interchange of information between terminal is ..

A) ASCII

B) BCD

C) EBCDIC

D) All of the above

2. SIMD stands for ....

A) Single Instruction Stream Over Multiple Data Streams

B) Single Instruction Stream Over Minimum Data Streams

C) Single Instruction Stream Over Media Data Streams

D) Multiple Instruction Streams and Single Data Stream

3. The NOR gate is complement of ..

A) AND gate

B) OR gate

C) NAND gate

D) NOT gate



4. A .............. is a digital circuit that performs the inverse operation of
decodes.

A) multiplexer

B) adder

C) subtractor

D) encoder

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5. Pipelining increases the CPU instruction ..........

A) efficiency

B) latency

C) throughput

D) Both a and c

6. The ............... is a program whose function is to start the computer
software operating when power is turned on.

A) Bootstrap loader

B) Multi programming

C) Loader

D) None of the above

7. .................. is concerned with the way the hardware components operate to
form computer system.

A) Computer organization

B) Computer design

C) Computer architecture

D) Computer implementation

8. Devices that are used primarily to transport data between the processor and
the user are known as ....

A) Networking devices

B) Basic storage devices

C) Data presentation device

D) Data transfer device

9. Which statement is valid about computer program?

A) It is understood by a computer

B) It is understood by programmer

C) It is understood to use
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D) All of the above

10. Access time is

A) Time to position the head over proper track

B) Time to position the head over proper sector

C) Time to position the head over proper cylinder

D) None of above

ARCHITECTURE SET-5

1. Memory unit that communicates directly with the CPU is called the
...............

A) Main memory

B) Secondary memory

C) Auxiliary memory

D) Register

2. CISC stands for ................

A) Common Instruction Set Computers

B) Complex Instruction Set Compilers

C) Complex Instruction Set Computers

D) Compound Instruction Set Computers

3. The communication between central system and the outside environment is
done by

A) Input-output subsystem

B) Control system

C) Memory system

D) Logic system

4. The register that keeps track of the instructions in the program stored in
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memory is ..

A) Control register

B) Program counter

C) Status register

D) Direct register

5. ................ is a small very speed register file maintained by
the instruction fetch segment of the pipeline.

A) Branch Target Buffer

B) Loop buffer

C) Branch loop buffer

D) Target register

6. In case of only one memory operand, when a second operand is needed, as
in the case of an Add instruction, we use processor register called .........

A) accumulator

B) register

C) operand

D) source

7. Data transfer between the main memory and the CPU register takes place
through two registers namely .......

A) general purpose register and MDR

B) accumulator and program counter

C) MAR and MDR

D) MAR and Accumulator

8. The pipeline operates on a stream of instruction by overlapping the phases
of instruction cycle is ........

A) Arithmetic pipeline

B) Instruction pipeline

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C) Parallel pipeline

D) Multiple pipeline

9. The instruction that cause transfer of data from one location to another
without changing the binary information content are ...

A) Data transfer instruction

B) Data manipulation instruction

C) Register transfer instruction

D) Program control instruction

10. The branch logic that provides decision making capabilities in the control
unit is known as ..

A) Controlled transfer

B) Conditional transfer

C) Unconditional transfer

D) None of above