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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Introducing uniform length instructions makes decoding and execution process |
| A. | Fast and complex |
| B. | Complex And Expensive |
| C. | Simple and Expensive |
| D. | Fast and Simple |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The main PCB (Printed Circuit Board) is sometimes alternatively known as |
| A. | Main Board |
| B. | Logical Board |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 3. |
RAM means |
| A. | Random Access Memory |
| B. | Rigid Access Memory |
| C. | Rapid Access Memory |
| D. | Revolving Access Memory |
| Answer» B. Rigid Access Memory | |
| 4. |
How many address lines are needed to address each machine location in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 12 | |
| 5. |
The result that is smaller than the smallest number obtained is referred to as ___________ |
| A. | |
| B. | Underflow |
| C. | Smallest |
| D. | Mantissa |
| Answer» C. Smallest | |
| 6. |
The binary number obtained after applying RSC on 11010 will be ___________ |
| A. | 11101 |
| B. | 10100 |
| C. | 01101 |
| D. | 01000 |
| Answer» D. 01000 | |
| 7. |
For each input and output variables in design of combinational circuits, it is assigned a/an |
| A. | Identifier |
| B. | Letter symbol |
| C. | Numeric symbol |
| D. | Special symbol |
| Answer» C. Numeric symbol | |
| 8. |
Different components on the motherboard of a PC processor unit are linked together by sets orparallel electrical conducting lines. What are these lines called? |
| A. | Connectively |
| B. | Buses |
| C. | Conductors |
| D. | Connectors |
| Answer» C. Conductors | |
| 9. |
Operations in machines with smaller word-length are said to be |
| A. | Slow |
| B. | Fast |
| C. | Random |
| D. | Complex |
| Answer» B. Fast | |
| 10. |
In combinational circuits, problem is interpreted and is determined with respect to |
| A. | Available inputs variables |
| B. | Required outputs variables |
| C. | Available symbol variables |
| D. | Required input and output variables |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Pipeline implement |
| A. | Fetch and Decode instruction |
| B. | Execute instruction |
| C. | Fetch and Calculate operand |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
Relation between inputs and outputs in design of a combinational circuit can be defined by |
| A. | Truth table |
| B. | Binary table |
| C. | Sort table |
| D. | Code table |
| Answer» B. Binary table | |
| 13. |
Combination of an arithmetic logic unit and control unit results in |
| A. | Arithmetic Control Unit |
| B. | Control Processing Unit |
| C. | Central Processing |
| D. | Control Logic Unit |
| Answer» D. Control Logic Unit | |
| 14. |
EPIC enables maximum parallelism in original code, that explicitly describes it to |
| A. | Instruction set |
| B. | Input variable set |
| C. | Output variable set |
| D. | Processor |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Component of CPU which is responsible for deciding which operations are to be performed by the CPU is |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | CU |
| C. | register |
| D. | bus |
| Answer» C. register | |
| 16. |
Term used for optimization of storage space in small business computers is said to be of |
| A. | Array length |
| B. | Fixed length |
| C. | Word length |
| D. | Variable length |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The ___________is responsible for transferring data and instructions from the external environment into the computer system. |
| A. | Output unit |
| B. | Program control register |
| C. | Input unit |
| D. | Memory address register |
| Answer» D. Memory address register | |
| 18. |
The process of recording data and information so that it can be retrieved for use whenever required. |
| A. | Inputting |
| B. | Processing |
| C. | Storing |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Storing | |
| 19. |
“GUI” stands for |
| A. | Gnutella Universal Interface |
| B. | Graphic Uninstall/Install |
| C. | Graphical User Interface |
| D. | General Utility Interface |
| Answer» D. General Utility Interface | |
| 20. |
Computers have secondary storage devices known as___________. |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | Auxiliary storage |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. CPU | |
| 21. |
A small set of high-speed registers placed inside a processor and used for storing temporary data while processing. |
| A. | Internal Processor Memory |
| B. | Secondary Storage Memory |
| C. | Primary Storage Memory |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Secondary Storage Memory | |
| 22. |
The clock speed is usually measured in |
| A. | Megahertz |
| B. | Kilohertz |
| C. | Gigahertz |
| D. | Either a or c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
The speed at which the processor executes command is called |
| A. | Processor speed |
| B. | Clock speed |
| C. | Both a and b |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 24. |
The size of the register is called |
| A. | Register size |
| B. | Data size |
| C. | Word size |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 25. |
The speed at which the CPU performs basic operations, measured in |
| A. | Hz |
| B. | MHz |
| C. | GHz |
| D. | KHz |
| Answer» D. KHz | |
| 26. |
Register that holds the current instruction that is to be executed is called |
| A. | Instruction register |
| B. | Program control register |
| C. | Data register |
| D. | Memory address register |
| Answer» B. Program control register | |
| 27. |
Popular microprocessors include |
| A. | Intel |
| B. | Cache memory |
| C. | AMD |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Cache memory | |
| 28. |
_________ stores the immediate data during the execution of instructions. |
| A. | ALU |
| B. | The register set |
| C. | CU |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. CU | |
| 29. |
The primary storage also temporarily stores any intermediate result generated by the ___________. |
| A. | The CPU |
| B. | The motherboard |
| C. | The hard disk drive |
| D. | The ALU |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
ALU and Control Unit jointly known as |
| A. | RAM |
| B. | ROM |
| C. | CPU |
| D. | PC |
| Answer» D. PC | |
| 31. |
What is the 1’s complement of 11010? |
| A. | 11010 |
| B. | 11011 |
| C. | 00110 |
| D. | 00101 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
An operation that is considered destructive to previous content of memory location is |
| A. | Read |
| B. | Access |
| C. | Sequencing |
| D. | Write |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
The output unit coverts the data entered by the user into computer understandable form. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be | |
| 34. |
In Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) instructions for processing are said to be of |
| A. | Fixed length |
| B. | Referral length |
| C. | Variable length |
| D. | Operative length |
| Answer» D. Operative length | |
| 35. |
The two basic types of memory in a computer are ________ |
| A. | Primary and major |
| B. | Primary and Secondary |
| C. | Minor and Major |
| D. | Main and virtual |
| Answer» C. Minor and Major | |
| 36. |
The basic operations performed by a computer are |
| A. | Storage and relative |
| B. | Logical operation |
| C. | Arithmetic operation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
In both signed magnitude and 2’s complement , positive and negative numbers are separated using ______________ |
| A. | LSB |
| B. | MSB |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» C. 0 | |
| 38. |
Interrupts which are initiated by an instruction are |
| A. | Internal |
| B. | External |
| C. | Hardware |
| D. | Software |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Circuit board of computer on which the processor and other chips are placed is called |
| A. | big board |
| B. | motherboard |
| C. | master circuit |
| D. | connector circuit |
| Answer» C. master circuit | |
| 40. |
Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common namefor such boards? |
| A. | Breadboard |
| B. | Motherboard |
| C. | Daughter board |
| D. | Father board |
| Answer» C. Daughter board | |
| 41. |
Truth table is used to represent Boolean __________ |
| A. | functions |
| B. | algebra |
| C. | operators |
| D. | addition |
| Answer» B. algebra | |
| 42. |
The two basic types of record-access methods are |
| A. | Sequential and indexed |
| B. | On-line and real time |
| C. | Sequential and random |
| D. | Direct and immediate |
| Answer» D. Direct and immediate | |
| 43. |
ALU is |
| A. | Array Logic Unit |
| B. | Application Logic Unit |
| C. | Arithmetic Logic Unit |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 44. |
How many address lines are needed to address each memory locations in a 2048 x 4 memory chip? |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» B. 12 | |
| 45. |
Central processing unit comprises of |
| A. | One component |
| B. | Two components |
| C. | Three components |
| D. | Four components |
| Answer» C. Three components | |
| 46. |
Idea of RISC was introduced by designers in late |
| A. | 1960s |
| B. | 1970s |
| C. | 1980s |
| D. | 1990s |
| Answer» D. 1990s | |
| 47. |
If m is the 2’s complement and n is the binary number, then ______________ |
| A. | m=n’ |
| B. | m=n’+1 |
| C. | m=n’-1 |
| D. | m=n |
| Answer» C. m=n’-1 | |
| 48. |
The 16’s complement of 74E will be __________ |
| A. | 8B2 |
| B. | F8B2 |
| C. | 2B8 |
| D. | 8C2 |
| Answer» C. 2B8 | |
| 49. |
The ________________is responsible for controlling various computer operations. |
| A. | Memory |
| B. | Accumulator (AC) |
| C. | Control Unit |
| D. | Memory Address Register (MAR) |
| Answer» D. Memory Address Register (MAR) | |
| 50. |
EPIC processors are widely used in design process of |
| A. | Personal Computers |
| B. | Mainframes |
| C. | Macrocomputers |
| D. | Workstations |
| Answer» E. | |