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151.

directive specifies the end of execution of a program.

A. end
B. return
C. stop
D. terminate
Answer» C. stop
152.

is an extension of the processor BUS.

A. scsi bus
B. usb
C. pci bus
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
153.

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

A. nand
B. xor
C. xnor
D. and
Answer» C. xnor
154.

In register transfer the processor register as:

A. MAR
B. PC
C. IR
D. RI
Answer» E.
155.

Which of the following register is used in the control unit of the CPU to indicate the next instruction which is to be executed ?

A. Accumulator
B. Index register
C. Instruction decoder
D. Program counter
Answer» E.
156.

The effective address of the following instruction is MUL 5(R1,R2).

A. 5+R1+R2
B. 5+(R1*R2)
C. 5+[R1]+[R2]
D. 5*([R1]+[R2])
Answer» D. 5*([R1]+[R2])
157.

Which language is termed as the symbolic depiction used for indicating the series:

A. Random transfer language
B. Register transfer language
C. Arithmetic transfer language
D. All of these
Answer» C. Arithmetic transfer language
158.

If a processor does not have any stack pointer register, then

A. It cannot have subroutine call instruction
B. It can have subroutine call instruction, but no nested subroutine
C. Nested subroutine calls are possible, but interrupts are not
D. All sequences of subroutine calls and also interrupts are
Answer» E.
159.

In IBM’s S360/370 systems lines are used toselect the I/O devices.

A. SCAN in and out
B. Connect
C. Search
D. Peripheral
Answer» B. Connect
160.

The method of writing symbol to indicate a provided computational process is called as a:

A. Programming language
B. Random transfer language
C. Register transfer language
D. Arithmetic transfer language
Answer» B. Random transfer language
161.

The less space consideration as lead to the development of (for large memories).

A. SIMM’s
B. DIMS’s
C. SRAM’s
D. Both SIMM’s and DIMS’s
Answer» E.
162.

Which are the operation that a computer performs on data that put in register:

A. Register transfer
B. Arithmetic
C. Logical
D. All of these
Answer» E.
163.

Consider a memory organised into 8K rows, and that it takes 4 cycles to complete a read operation. Then the refresh overhead of the chip is

A. 0.0021
B. 0.0038
C. 0.0064
D. 0.0128
Answer» C. 0.0064
164.

In memory read the operation puts memory address on to a register known as :

A. PC
B. ALU
C. MR
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
165.

RTL stands for:

A. Random transfer language
B. Register transfer language
C. Arithmetic transfer language
D. All of these
Answer» C. Arithmetic transfer language
166.

The Sun micro systems processors usually follow           architecture.

A. CISC
B. ISA
C. ULTRA SPARC
D. RISC
Answer» E.
167.

Which operation puts memory address in memory address register and data in DR:

A. Memory read
B. Memory Write
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
168.

addressing mode is most suitable to change the normal sequence of execution of instructions.

A. Relative
B. Indirect
C. Index with Offset
D. Immediate
Answer» B. Indirect
169.

How many types of micro operations:

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» C. 6
170.

The register that includes the address of the memory unit is termed as the :

A. MAR
B. PC
C. IR
D. None of these
Answer» B. PC
171.

The master indicates that the address is loaded onto the BUS, by activating signal.

A. MSYN
B. SSYN
C. WMFC
D. INTR
Answer» B. SSYN
172.

Which operations are used for addition, subtraction, increment, decrement and complement function:

A. Bus
B. Memory transfer
C. Arithmetic operation
D. All of these
Answer» E.
173.

Computer address bus is

A. bidirectional
B. unidirectional
C. multidirectional
D. circular
Answer» C. multidirectional
174.

In 32-bit addressing mode, the address field is either 1 byte or

A. 2 bytes
B. 3 bytes
C. 4 bytes
D. 5 bytes
Answer» D. 5 bytes
175.

Optimizations on the sources with output leading to later optimization passes are known as

A. Low-level optimizations
B. High-level optimizations
C. Local optimizations
D. Global optimizations
Answer» C. Local optimizations
176.

To increase the performance of the computer its through put is increased by

A. Replacing processor with faster version
B. Replacing input/output
C. Replacing Operating System
D. Replacing Cache
Answer» B. Replacing input/output
177.

Computer bus with 64 lines can carry

A. 32bits
B. 64bits
C. 16bits
D. 8bits
Answer» C. 16bits
178.

Compiler of the system, is an example of

A. System hardware
B. Input
C. System software
D. Output
Answer» D. Output
179.

Replacing the instances of a variable, to which a constant is assigned with the constant, is refered as

A. Global common sub-expression elimination
B. Stack height reduction
C. Heap
D. Constant propagation
Answer» E.
180.

The operation is normally specified in one field, known as

A. Oprand
B. Opcode
C. Operation
D. Instruction count
Answer» C. Operation
181.

Use of computer buses to connect different components of computer is known as

A. bus interconnection
B. layout of computer components
C. computer structure
D. bus topology
Answer» B. layout of computer components
182.

The information's components in base 2 are

A. 0
B. 1
C. integers
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
183.

A set of standard CPU-intensive, floating points and integers benchmarks are referred to as

A. SPEC benchmark
B. PEC benchmark
C. SEC benchmark
D. SQEC benchmark
Answer» B. PEC benchmark
184.

Example of computer logic operation is

A. AND
B. OR
C. NOR
D. all of these
Answer» E.
185.

Computer system mainly consists of

A. CPU
B. main memory
C. I/O unit
D. all of these
Answer» E.
186.

Network topology in which you connect each node to the network along a single piece of network cable is called

A. bus topology
B. ring topology
C. star topology
D. mesh topology
Answer» B. ring topology
187.

The optimization: finding two examples of an expression, computing the same value and saving the value of the 1st computation in a temporary variable, is refered as

A. Global common sub-expression elimination
B. Global sub-expression elimination
C. Global elimination
D. Sub-expression elimination
Answer» B. Global sub-expression elimination
188.

Which of the following is not a type of bus in computer?

A. data bus
B. address bus
C. timer bus
D. control bus
Answer» D. control bus
189.

Most of time, computer instructions are divided into

A. function code
B. instruction code
C. operand
D. both a and c
Answer» E.
190.

The total amount of work done during execution, in a given time is referred to as

A. Response time
B. Execution time
C. Through put
D. Delay time
Answer» D. Delay time
191.

The processor having Clock cycle of 0.25ns will have the clock rate of

A. 2GHz
B. 3GHz
C. 4GHz
D. 8GHz
Answer» D. 8GHz
192.

The valid and unimpeachable measurement of performance of any computer is

A. Clock rate
B. Instruction set
C. Execution time
D. Delay time
Answer» D. Delay time
193.

CPU provides enabling signals through

A. control bus
B. data bus
C. address bus
D. ordinary bus
Answer» B. data bus
194.

Built-in set of machine code instructions of computer are called

A. instruction set
B. transfer of data
C. logical operations
D. logical set
Answer» B. transfer of data
195.

In a computer, set of electrical paths which is used to transfer data is called

A. bus
B. monitors
C. computer clock
D. ports
Answer» B. monitors
196.

Special resistor device in computer bus network topology which is attached to an electrical ground is called

A. terminator
B. transistor
C. switch
D. sensor
Answer» B. transistor
197.

Specified telling that what addressing mode will be used for accessing the operand, is called

A. Address specified
B. Binary-coded decimal
C. Unpacking
D. Packed decimal
Answer» B. Binary-coded decimal
198.

Unit is used for allocating dynamic objects which do not adhere to the stack discipline is

A. Queue
B. Stack
C. Heap
D. Banks
Answer» D. Banks
199.

One that is used to allocate local variables is

A. Queue
B. Stack
C. Registers
D. Banks
Answer» C. Registers
200.

In assembly language A-B will be written as

A. sub AB
B. subtraction AB
C. sub A,B
D. subtraction A,B
Answer» D. subtraction A,B