CEA201 Exam Questions With Correct
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Q1. The interconnection structure must support which transfer?
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a. memory to processor
b. processor to memory
c. I/O to or from memory
d. all of the above - Answer✔d. all of the above
Q2. Computer _________ refers to those attributes that have a direct impact on the logical
execution of a program.
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a. organization
b. specifics
c. design
d. architecture - Answer✔d. architecture
Q3. Architectural attributes include __________ .
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a. I/O mechanisms
b. control signals
c. interfaces
d. memory technology used - Answer✔a. I/O mechanisms
Q4. _________ attributes include hardware details transparent to the programmer.
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a. Interface
b. Organizational
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c. Memory
d. Architectural - Answer✔b. Organizational
Q5. It is a(n) _________ design issue whether a computer will have a multiply instruction.
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a. architectural
b. memory
c. elementary
d. organizational - Answer✔a. architectural
Q6. An I/O device is referred to as a __________.
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a. CPU
b. control device
c. peripheral
d. register - Answer✔c. peripheral
Q7. The _________ stores data
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a. system bus
b. I/O
c. main memory
d. control unit - Answer✔c. main memory
Q8. The __________ moves data between the computer and its external environment.
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a. data transport
b. I/O
c. register
d. CPU interconnection - Answer✔b. I/O
Q9. A common example of system interconnection is by means of a __________.
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a. register
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b. system bus
c. data transport
d. control device - Answer✔b. system bus
Q10._________ provide storage internal to the CPU.
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a. Control units
b. ALUs
c. Main memory
d. Registers - Answer✔d. Registers
Q11. The __________ performs the computer's data processing functions.
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a. Register
b. CPU interconnection
c. ALU
d. system bus - Answer✔c. ALU
Q12. Virtually all contemporary computer designs are based on concepts developed by
__________ at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton.
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a. John Maulchy
b. John von Neumann
c. Herman Hollerith
d. John Eckert - Answer✔b. John von Neumann
Q13. The processing required for a single instruction is called a(n) __________ cycle.
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a. execute
b. fetch
c. instruction
d. packet - Answer✔c. instruction
Q14. The von Neumann architecture is based on which concept?
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a. data and instructions are stored in a single read-write memory
b. the contents of this memory are addressable by location
c. execution occurs in a sequential fashion
d. all of the above - Answer✔d. all of the above
Q15. A(n) _________ is generated by some condition that occurs as a result of an instruction
execution.
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a. timer interrupt
b. I/O interrupt
c. program interrupt
d. hardware failure interrupt - Answer✔c. program interrupt
Q16. The data lines provide a path for moving data among system modules and are collectively
called the _________.
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a. control bus
b. address bus
c. data bus
d. system bus - Answer✔c. data bus
Q17. The _________ was the world's first general-purpose electronic digital computer.
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a. UNIVAC
b. MARK IV
c. ENIAC
d. Hollerith's Counting Machine - Answer✔c. ENIAC
Q18. The PDP-8 used __________.
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a. vacuum tubes
b. integrated circuits
c. Microelectronic