A level Computer Organization and Architecture Quiz 2

16 Questions

Quiz Description

This quiz will be looking at requirements for better communication between computer hardware and software. This 2nd quiz on Computer organization and architecture lets you know how exactly each instruction is executed at the micro-level. For example, knowing the data flow, timing analysis, memory hierarchy, trade-offs between execution cycles, hardware requirements, and costs, Even software-hardware trade-offs could be known.

Computer Organization which is different from Computer Architecture is concerned with the structure and behavior of a computer system as seen by the user. The Computer Organization tells us how exactly all the units in the system are arranged and interconnected. At its fundamental level, a computer consists of a CPU(Central Processing Unit), ALU (Arithmetic and Logical Unit), Input and Output unit, and Memory unit.

This quiz is very broad and this is just a summary, find more about Computer Architecture and Organization in quiz one. This quiz will help you understand a lot about computer systems and thereby help you prepare for any upcoming examinations or tests.
Best of luck! 

1:

Which of the register/s of the processor is/are connected to Memory Bus?


Correct
  • 1:
    PC
  • 2:
    MAR
  • 3:
    IR
  • 4:
    PC and MAR
2:

During the execution of the instructions, a copy of the instructions is placed in the ______


Correct
  • 1:
    Register
  • 2:
    RAM
  • 3:
    System heap
  • 4:
    Cache
3:

 Two processors A and B have clock frequencies of 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz respectively. Suppose A can execute an instruction with an average of 3 steps and B can execute with an average of 5 steps. For the execution of the same instruction which processor is faster?


Correct
  • 1:
    A
  • 2:
    B
  • 3:
    Both take the same time
  • 4:
    Insufficient Information
4:

A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called ______


Correct
  • 1:
    Super-scaling
  • 2:
    Pipe-lining
  • 3:
    Parallel Computation
  • 4:
    None of the mentioned
5:

For a given FINITE number of instructions to be executed, which architecture of the processor provides for a faster execution?


Correct
  • 1:
    ISA
  • 2:
    ANSA
  • 3:
    Super scalar
  • 4:
    all of the above
6:

An optimizing Compiler does _____


Correct
  • 1:
    Better compilation of the given piece of code
  • 2:
    Takes advantage of the type of processor and reduces its process time
  • 3:
    Does better memory management
  • 4:
    None of the mentioned
7:

The ultimate goal of a compiler is to _____


Correct
  • 1:
    Reduce the clock cycles for a programming task
  • 2:
    Reduce the size of the object code
  • 3:
    Be versatile
  • 4:
    Be able to detect even the smallest of errors
8:

SPEC stands for _______


Correct
  • 1:
    Standard Performance Evaluation Code
  • 2:
    System Processing Enhancing Code
  • 3:
    System Performance Evaluation Corporation
  • 4:
    Standard Processing Enhancement Corporation
9:

As of 2000, the reference system to find the performance of a system is ____


Correct
  • 1:
    Ultra SPARC 10
  • 2:
    SUN SPARC
  • 3:
    SUN II
  • 4:
    None of the mentioned
10:

When Performing a looping operation, the instruction gets stored in the 


Correct
  • 1:
    Registers
  • 2:
    cache
  • 3:
    System Heap
  • 4:
    system stack
11:

The average number of steps taken to execute the set of instructions can be made to be less than one by following _______


Correct
  • 1:
    ISA
  • 2:
    Pipe-lining
  • 3:
    Super-scaling
  • 4:
    Sequential
12:

 If a processor clock is rated as 1250 million cycles per second, then its clock period is ________


Correct
  • 1:
    1.9 * 10-10 sec
  • 2:
    1.6 * 10-9 sec
  • 3:
    1.25 * 10-10 sec
  • 4:
    8 * 10-10 sec
13:

 If the instruction, Add R1, R2, R3 is executed in a system that is pipe-lined, then the value of S is (Where S is a term of the Basic performance equation)?


Correct
  • 1:
    3
  • 2:
    ~2
  • 3:
    ~1
  • 4:
    6
14:

CISC stands for _____


Correct
  • 1:
    Complete Instruction Sequential Compilation
  • 2:
    Computer Integrated Sequential Compiler
  • 3:
    Complex Instruction Set Computer
  • 4:
    Complex Instruction Sequential Compilation
15:

As of 2000, the reference system to find the SPEC rating are built with _____ Processor


Correct
  • 1:
    Intel Atom SParc 300Mhz
  • 2:
    Ultra SPARC -IIi 300MHZ
  • 3:
    Amd Neutrino series
  • 4:
    ASUS A series 450 Mhz
16:

In the case of, Zero-address instruction method the operands are stored in _____


Correct
  • 1:
    Registers
  • 2:
    Accumulators
  • 3:
    Push down stack
  • 4:
    Cache

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