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651.

The contention for the usage of a hardware device is called

A. structural hazard
B. stalk
C. deadlock
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. stalk
652.

The periods of time when the unit is idle is called as

A. stalls
B. bubbles
C. hazards
D. both stalls and bubbles
Answer» E.
653.

In pipelining the task which requires the least time is performed first.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
654.

Each stage in pipelining should be completed within                         cycle.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» B. 2
655.

To increase the speed of memory access in pipelining, we make use of

A. modification in processor architecture
B. clock
C. special unit
D. control unit
Answer» C. special unit
656.

In 32 bit representation the scale factor as a range of

A. -128 to 127
B. -256 to 255
C. 0 to 255
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. -256 to 255
657.

The pipelining process is also called as

A. superscalar operation
B. assembly line operation
C. von neumann cycle
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. von neumann cycle
658.

              have been developed specifically for pipelined systems.

A. utility software
B. speed up utilities
C. optimizing compilers
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
659.

In double precision format, the size of the mantissa is

A. 32 bit
B. 52 bit
C. 64 bit
D. 72 bit
Answer» C. 64 bit
660.

The 32 bit representation of the decimal number is called as

A. double-precision
B. single-precision
C. extended format
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. extended format
661.

The normalized representation of 0.0010110 * 2 9 is

A. 0 10001000 0010110
B. 0 10000101 0110
C. 0 10101010 1110
D. 0 11110100 11100
Answer» C. 0 10101010 1110
662.

The numbers written to the power of 10 in the representation of decimal numbers are called as

A. height factors
B. size factors
C. scale factors
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
663.

The sign followed by the string of digits is called as

A. significant
B. determinant
C. mantissa
D. exponent
Answer» D. exponent
664.

                  constitute the representation of the floating number.

A. sign
B. significant digits
C. scale factor
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
665.

If the decimal point is placed to the right of the first significant digit, then the number is called

A. orthogonal
B. normalized
C. determinate
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. determinate
666.

CSA stands for?

A. computer speed addition
B. carry save addition
C. computer service architecture
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. carry save addition
667.

The multiplier -6(11010) is recorded as

A. 0-1-2
B. 0-1+1-10
C. -2-10
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. 0-1+1-10
668.

The method used to reduce the maximum number of summands by half is

A. fast multiplication
B. bit-pair recording
C. quick multiplication
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. quick multiplication
669.

The decimal numbers represented in the computer are called as floating point numbers, as the decimal point floats through the number.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
670.

The multiplicand and the control signals are passed through to the n-bit adder via

A. mux
B. demux
C. encoder
D. decoder
Answer» B. demux
671.

The               is used to coordinate the operation of the multiplier.

A. controller
B. coordinator
C. control sequencer
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
672.

The product of 1101 & 1011 is

A. 10001111
B. 10101010
C. 11110000
D. 11001100
Answer» B. 10101010
673.

The delay reduced to in the carry look ahead adder is

A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 2n
Answer» B. 8
674.

A                 gate is used to detect the occurrence of an overflow.

A. nand
B. xor
C. xnor
D. and
Answer» C. xnor
675.

The usual implementation of the carry circuit involves

A. and & or gates
B. xor
C. nand
D. xnor
Answer» C. nand
676.

In full adders the sum circuit is implemented using

A. and & or gates
B. nand gate
C. xor
D. xnor
Answer» D. xnor
677.

The logic operations are implemented using                 circuits.

A. bridge
B. logical
C. combinatorial
D. gate
Answer» D. gate
678.

The logic operations are simpler to implement using logic circuits.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
679.

The SOF is transmitted every

A. 1s
B. 5s
C. 1ms
D. 1us
Answer» D. 1us
680.

The data packets can contain data upto

A. 512 bytes
B. 256 bytes
C. 1024 bytes
D. 2 kb
Answer» D. 2 kb
681.

The            signal is used to indicate the beginning of a new frame.

A. start
B. sof
C. beg
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. beg
682.

The CRC bits are computed based on the values of the

A. pid
B. addr
C. endp
D. both addr and endp
Answer» E.
683.

The last field in the packet is

A. pid
B. addr
C. endp
D. crc
Answer» E.
684.

The first field of any packet is

A. pid
B. addr
C. endp
D. crc16
Answer» B. addr
685.

The type/s of packets sent by the USB is/are

A. data
B. address
C. control
D. both data and control
Answer» E.
686.

The 4 bit PID’s are transmitted twice.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
687.

Locations in the device to or from which data transfers can take place is called

A. end points
B. hosts
C. source
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. hosts
688.

When the USB is connected to a system, its root hub is connected to the

A. pci bus
B. scsi bus
C. processor bus
D. ide
Answer» D. ide
689.

The USB address space can be shared by the user’s memory space.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
690.

The devices connected to USB is assigned a          address.

A. 9 bit
B. 16 bit
C. 4 bit
D. 7 bit
Answer» E.
691.

A USB pipe is a               channel.

A. simplex
B. half-duplex
C. full-duplex
D. both simplex and full-duplex
Answer» D. both simplex and full-duplex
692.

The device can send a message to the host by taking part in            for the communication path.

A. arbitration
B. polling
C. prioritizing
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. prioritizing
693.

In USB the devices can communicate with each other.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
694.

USB is a parallel mode of transmission of data and this enables for the fast speeds of data transfers.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
695.

The I/O devices form the            of the tree structure.

A. leaves
B. subordinate roots
C. left subtrees
D. right subtrees
Answer» B. subordinate roots
696.

The sampling process in speaker output is a                   process.

A. asynchronous
B. synchronous
C. isochronous
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
697.

The high speed mode of operation of the USB was introduced by

A. isa
B. usb 3.0
C. usb 2.0
D. ansi
Answer» D. ansi
698.

The data is stored on the disk in the form of blocks called

A. pages
B. frames
C. sectors
D. tables
Answer» D. tables
699.

HVD stands for

A. high voltage differential
B. high voltage density
C. high video definition
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. high voltage density
700.

The mode of data transfer used by the controller is

A. interrupt
B. dma
C. asynchronous
D. synchronous
Answer» C. asynchronous