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701.

For better transfer rates on the SCSI BUS the length of the cable is limited to

A. 2m
B. 4m
C. 1.3m
D. 1.6m
Answer» E.
702.

A narrow SCSI BUS has            data lines.

A. 6
B. 8
C. 16
D. 4
Answer» C. 16
703.

           is used to reset all the device controls to their startup state.

A. srt
B. rst
C. atn
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. atn
704.

The MSG signal is used

A. to send a message to the target
B. to receive a message from the mailbox
C. to tell that the information being sent is a message
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
705.

                  signal is asserted when the initiator wishes to send a message to the target.

A. msg
B. app
C. sms
D. atn
Answer» E.
706.

The BSY signal signifies

A. the bus is busy
B. the controller is busy
C. the initiator is busy
D. the target is busy
Answer» B. the controller is busy
707.

What is DB(P) line?

A. that the data line is carrying the device information
B. that the data line is carrying the parity information
C. that the data line is partly closed
D. that the data line is temporarily occupied
Answer» C. that the data line is partly closed
708.

The SEL signal signifies

A. the initiator is selected
B. the device for bus control is selected
C. that the target is being selected
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. that the target is being selected
709.

In a data transfer operation involving SCSI BUS, the control is with

A. initiator
B. target
C. scsi controller
D. target controller
Answer» E.
710.

The key features of the SCSI BUS are

A. the cost effective connective media
B. the ability overlap data transfer requests
C. the highly efficient data transmission
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. the highly efficient data transmission
711.

The signal used to initiate device select

A. irdy#
B. s/be
C. devsel#
D. idsel#
Answer» E.
712.

In SCSI transfers the processor is not aware of the data being transferred.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
713.

DEVSEL# signal is used

A. to select the device
B. to list all the devices connected
C. by the device to indicate that it is ready for a transaction
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
714.

The signal used to indicate that the slave is ready is

A. slry#
B. trdy#
C. dsdy#
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. dsdy#
715.

IRDY# signal is used for

A. selecting the interrupt line
B. sending an interrupt
C. saying that the initiator is ready
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
716.

              signal is used to enable commands.

A. frame#
B. irdy#
C. tmy#
D. c/be#
Answer» E.
717.

The PCI BUS has            interrupt request lines.

A. 6
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
718.

           signal is sent by the initiator to indicate the duration of the transaction.

A. frame#
B. irdy#
C. tmy#
D. seld#
Answer» B. irdy#
719.

The device connected to the BUS are given addresses of          bit.

A. 24
B. 64
C. 32
D. 16
Answer» C. 32
720.

Signals whose names end in          are asserted in the low voltage state.

A. $
B. #
C. *
D. !
Answer» C. *
721.

The master is also called as            in PCI terminology.

A. initiator
B. commander
C. chief
D. starter
Answer» B. commander
722.

           provides a separate physical connection to the memory.

A. pci bus
B. pci interface
C. pci bridge
D. switch circuit
Answer» D. switch circuit
723.

When transferring data over the PCI BUS, the master as to hold the address until the completion of the transfer to the slave.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
724.

A complete transfer operation over the BUS, involving the address and a burst of data is called

A. transaction
B. transfer
C. move
D. procedure
Answer» B. transfer
725.

              address space gives the PCI its plug and plays capability.

A. configuration
B. i/o
C. memory
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. i/o
726.

The PCI BUS supports            address space/s.

A. i/o
B. memory
C. configuration
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
727.

PCI stands for

A. peripheral component interconnect
B. peripheral computer internet
C. processor computer interconnect
D. processor cable interconnect
Answer» B. peripheral computer internet
728.

The               is the BUS used in Macintosh PC’s.

A. nubus
B. eisa
C. pci
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. eisa
729.

The key feature of the PCI BUS is

A. low cost connectivity
B. plug and play capability
C. expansion of bandwidth
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. expansion of bandwidth
730.

The PCI follows a set of standards primarily used in            PC’s.

A. intel
B. motorola
C. ibm
D. sun
Answer» D. sun
731.

In a serial port interface, the INTR line is connected to

A. status register
B. shift register
C. chip select
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. shift register
732.

The standard used in serial ports to facilitate communication is

A. rs-246
B. rs-lnk
C. rs-232-c
D. both rs-246 and rs-lnk
Answer» D. both rs-246 and rs-lnk
733.

The data transfer in UART is done in

A. asynchronous start stop format
B. synchronous start stop format
C. isochronous format
D. ebdic format
Answer» B. synchronous start stop format
734.

The key feature of UART is

A. its architectural design
B. its simple implementation
C. its general purpose usage
D. its enhancement of connecting low speed devices
Answer» E.
735.

UART stands for

A. universal asynchronous relay transmission
B. universal accumulator register transfer
C. universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
736.

The double buffer is used for

A. enabling retrieval of multiple bits of input
B. combining the input and output operations
C. extending the buffer capacity
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. combining the input and output operations
737.

The serial port is used to connect basically            and processor.

A. i/o devices
B. speakers
C. printer
D. monitor
Answer» B. speakers
738.

The transformation between the Parallel and serial ports is done with the help of

A. flip flops
B. logic circuits
C. shift registers
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
739.

In a general 8-bit parallel interface, the INTR line is connected to

A. status and control unit
B. ddr
C. register select
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. ddr
740.

DDR stands for

A. data direction register
B. data decoding register
C. data decoding rate
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. data decoding register
741.

In the output interface of the parallel port, along with the valid signal                is also sent.

A. data
B. idle signal
C. interrupt
D. acknowledge signal
Answer» C. interrupt
742.

The mode of transmission of data, where one bit is sent for each clock cycle is

A. asynchronous
B. parallel
C. serial
D. isochronous
Answer» E.
743.

The Status flag circuit is implemented using

A. rs flip flop
B. d flip flop
C. jk flip flop
D. xor circuit
Answer» C. jk flip flop
744.

In a 32 bit processor, the A0 bit of the address line is connected to            of the parallel port interface.

A. valid bit
B. idle bit
C. interrupt enable bit
D. status or data register
Answer» E.
745.

The disadvantage of using a parallel mode of communication is

A. it is costly
B. leads to erroneous data transfer
C. security of data
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. leads to erroneous data transfer
746.

The output of the encoder circuit is/are

A. ascii code
B. ascii code and the valid signal
C. encoded signal
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. encoded signal
747.

The best mode of connection between devices which need to send or receive large amounts of data over a short distance is

A. bus
B. serial port
C. parallel port
D. isochronous port
Answer» D. isochronous port
748.

To overcome multiple signals being generated upon a single press of the button, we make use of

A. generator circuit
B. debouncing circuit
C. multiplexer
D. xor circuit
Answer» C. multiplexer
749.

The            circuit enables the generation of the ASCII code when the key is pressed.

A. generator
B. debouncing
C. encoder
D. logger
Answer» D. logger
750.

IDE stands for

A. integrated device electronics
B. international device encoding
C. industrial decoder electronics
D. international decoder encoder
Answer» B. international device encoding