Explore topic-wise MCQs in Computer Science Engineering (CSE).

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1.

The                 bit is used to indicate the validity of the page.

A. valid bit
B. invalid bit
C. correct bit
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. invalid bit
2.

BUS arbitration approach uses the involvement of the processor.

A. centralised arbitration
B. distributed arbitration
C. random arbitration
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. distributed arbitration
3.

The read and write operations usually start at               of the sector.

A. center
B. middle
C. from the last used point
D. boundaries
Answer» E.
4.

The cache bridges the speed gap between               and

A. ram and rom
B. ram and secondary memory
C. processor and ram
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
5.

The multiplier is stored in

A. PC Register
B. Shift Register
C. Cache
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Cache
6.

In LRU, the referenced blocks counter is set to’0′ and that of the previous blocks are incremented by one and others remain same, in the case of

A. hit
B. miss
C. delay
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. miss
7.

In a 4M-bit chip organisation has a total of 19 external connections.then it has                 address if 8 data lines are there.

A. 10
B. 8
C. 9
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
8.

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
9.

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
10.

The only difference between the EEPROM and flash memory is that the latter doesn’t allow bulk data to be written.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
11.

If hit rates are well below 0.9, then they’re called as speedy computers.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
12.

The original design of the RAMBUS required for                   data lines.

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
Answer» E.
13.

instruction is used to set up a frame pointer for the subroutines in 68000.

A. create
B. link
C. unlk
D. frame
Answer» C. unlk
14.

interrupt method uses register whose bits are set separately by interrupt signal for each device.

A. parallel priority interrupt
B. serial priority interrupt
C. daisy chaining
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. serial priority interrupt
15.

The            process divides the disk into sectors and tracks.

A. creation
B. initiation
C. formatting
D. modification
Answer» D. modification
16.

The PCI BUS supports            address space/s.

A. i/o
B. memory
C. configuration
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
17.

The difference between DRAM’s and SDRAM’s is/are

A. the dram’s will not use the master slave relationship in data transfer
B. the sdram’s make use of clock
C. the sdram’s are more power efficient
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» E.
18.

is the bottleneck, when it comes computer performance.

A. memory access time
B. memory cycle time
C. delay
D. latency
Answer» C. delay
19.

is generally used to increase the apparent size of physical memory.

A. secondary memory
B. virtual memory
C. hard-disk
D. disks
Answer» C. hard-disk
20.

The appropriate return addresses are obtained with the help of          in case of nested routines.

A. mar
B. mdr
C. buffers
D. stack-pointers
Answer» E.
21.

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

A. msg
B. app
C. sms
D. atn
Answer» E.
22.

The ARM processors don’t support Byte addressability.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
23.

In                   protocol the information is directly written into the main memory.

A. write through
B. write back
C. write first
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. write back
24.

Which parameter of computer determines its power to do various operations on data items

A. Instruction set
B. Memory size
C. Assembly language
D. Application language
Answer» B. Memory size
25.

In the client server model of the cluster                     approach is used.

A. load configuration
B. fifo
C. bankers algorithm
D. round robin
Answer» E.
26.

The controller uses            to help with the transfers when handling network interfaces.

A. input buffer storage
B. signal enhancers
C. bridge circuits
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. signal enhancers
27.

A                 is used to restore the contents of the cells.

A. sense amplifier
B. refresh counter
C. restorer
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. restorer
28.

The Reason for the disregarding of the SRAM’s is

A. low efficiency
B. high power consumption
C. high cost
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
29.

To get the row address of the required data               is enabled.

A. cas
B. ras
C. cs
D. sense/write
Answer» C. cs
30.

register is used for the purpose of controlling the status of each interrupt request in parallel priority interrupt.

A. mass
B. mark
C. make
D. mask
Answer» E.
31.

Which method of representation has two representations for ‘0’?

A. sign-magnitude
B. 1’s complement
C. 2’s complement
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. 1’s complement
32.

The algorithm followed in most of the systems to perform out of order execution is ______

A. Tomasulo algorithm
B. Score carding
C. Reader-writer algorithm
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Score carding
33.

DDR SDRAM’s perform faster data transfer by

A. integrating the hardware
B. transferring on both edges
C. improving the clock speeds
D. increasing the bandwidth
Answer» C. improving the clock speeds
34.

The PCI BUS has            interrupt request lines.

A. 6
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
Answer» D. 3
35.

The virtual memory bridges the size and speed gap between                       and

A. ram and rom
B. ram and secondary memory
C. processor and ram
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. processor and ram
36.

The devices connected to USB is assigned a          address.

A. 9 bit
B. 16 bit
C. 4 bit
D. 7 bit
Answer» E.
37.

The               plays a very vital role in case of super scalar processors.

A. compilers
B. motherboard
C. memory
D. peripherals
Answer» B. motherboard
38.

converts the programs written in assembly language into machine instructions.

A. machine compiler
B. interpreter
C. assembler
D. converter
Answer» D. converter
39.

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
40.

When we perform subtraction on -7 and 1 the answer in 2’s complement form is

A. 1010
B. 1110
C. 0110
D. 1000
Answer» E.
41.

The method which offers higher speeds of I/O transfers is ___________

A. Interrupts
B. Memory mapping
C. Program-controlled I/O
D. DMA
Answer» E.
42.

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

A. frame#
B. irdy#
C. tmy#
D. seld#
Answer» B. irdy#
43.

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
44.

register Connected to the Processor bus is a single-way transfer capable.

A. pc
B. ir
C. temp
D. z
Answer» E.
45.

The register in 68000 can contain up to            bits.

A. 24
B. 32
C. 16
D. 64
Answer» C. 16
46.

__________is used to implement virtual memory organization.

A. Page table
B. Frame table
C. MMU
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
47.

directive is used to specify and assign the memory required for the block of code.

A. allocate
B. assign
C. set
D. reserve
Answer» E.
48.

is used to store data in registers.

A. d flip flop
B. jk flip flop
C. rs flip flop
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. jk flip flop
49.

In               technology, the implementation of the register file is by using an array of memory locations.

A. vlsi
B. ansi
C. isa
D. asci
Answer» B. ansi
50.

The Bit extension of the register is denoted with the help of                        symbol.

A. $
B. `
C. e
D. ~
Answer» D. ~