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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Computer Organization knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
AS_OF_2000,_THE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_TO_FIND_THE_PERFORMANCE_OF_A_SYSTEM_IS______?$ |
| A. | Ultra SPARC 10 |
| B. | SUN SPARC |
| C. | SUN II |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» B. SUN SPARC | |
| 2. |
The average number of steps taken to execute the set of instructions can be made to be less than one by following _______$ |
| A. | ISA |
| B. | Pipe-lining |
| C. | Super-scaling |
| D. | Sequential |
| Answer» D. Sequential | |
| 3. |
When Performing a looping operation, the instruction gets stored in the ______$ |
| A. | Registers |
| B. | Cache |
| C. | System Heap |
| D. | System stack |
| Answer» C. System Heap | |
| 4. |
As of 2000, the reference system to find the SPEC rating are built with _____ Processor. |
| A. | Intel Atom SParc 300Mhz |
| B. | Ultra SPARC -IIi 300MHZ |
| C. | Amd Neutrino series |
| D. | ASUS A series 450 Mhz |
| Answer» C. Amd Neutrino series | |
| 5. |
CISC stands for _______ |
| A. | Complete Instruction Sequential Compilation |
| B. | Computer Integrated Sequential Compiler |
| C. | Complex Instruction Set Computer |
| D. | Complex Instruction Sequential Compilation |
| Answer» D. Complex Instruction Sequential Compilation | |
| 6. |
If the instruction, Add R1, R2, R3 is executed in a system which is pipe-lined, then the value of S is (Where S is a term of the Basic performance equation) |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | ~2 |
| C. | ~1 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 7. |
If a processor clock is rated as 1250 million cycles per second, then its clock period is ________ |
| A. | 1.9 * 10<sup>-10</sup> sec |
| B. | 1.6 * 10<sup>-9</sup> sec |
| C. | 1.25 * 10<sup>-10</sup> sec |
| D. | 8 * 10<sup>-10</sup> sec |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
SPEC stands for ______? |
| A. | Standard Performance Evaluation Code |
| B. | System Processing Enhancing Code |
| C. | System Performance Evaluation Corporation |
| D. | Standard Processing Enhancement Corporation |
| Answer» D. Standard Processing Enhancement Corporation | |
| 9. |
The ultimate goal of a compiler is to ________ |
| A. | Reduce the clock cycles for a programming task |
| B. | Reduce the size of the object code |
| C. | Be versatile |
| D. | Be able to detect even the smallest of errors |
| Answer» B. Reduce the size of the object code | |
| 10. |
An optimizing Compiler does _________ |
| A. | Better compilation of the given piece of code |
| B. | Takes advantage of the type of processor and reduces its process time |
| C. | Does better memory management |
| D. | none of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Does better memory management | |
| 11. |
The clock rate of the processor can be improved by _________ |
| A. | Improving the IC technology of the logic circuits |
| B. | Reducing the amount of processing done in one step |
| C. | By using the overclocking method |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
For a given FINITE number of instructions to be executed, which architecture of the processor provides for a faster execution? |
| A. | ISA |
| B. | ANSA |
| C. | Super-scalar |
| D. | All of the mentioned |
| Answer» D. All of the mentioned | |
| 13. |
A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called ______ |
| A. | Super-scaling |
| B. | Pipe-lining |
| C. | Parallel Computation |
| D. | None of the mentioned |
| Answer» C. Parallel Computation | |
| 14. |
Two processors A and B have clock frequencies of 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz respectively. Suppose A can execute an instruction with an average of 3 steps and B can execute with an average of 5 steps. For the execution of the same instruction which processor is faster? |
| A. | A |
| B. | B |
| C. | Both take the same time |
| D. | Insufficient information |
| Answer» B. B | |
| 15. |
During the execution of the instructions, a copy of the instructions is placed in the ______ |
| A. | Register |
| B. | RAM |
| C. | System heap |
| D. | Cache |
| Answer» E. | |