WGU C952 Computer Architecture Test Exam Review
Questions with all Answers verified for accuracy
Updated 2024/2025
A computer in an amazon building accessed by thousands of people for online
shopping. - correct answer server
A computer in a cardiac pacemaker, which delivers electric shocks to keep a human's
heart beating properly. - correct answer embedded
A computer at a federal laboratory that continually executes sophisticated algorithms on
massive amounts of data from various weather stations to develop accurate weather
forecasts. - correct answer server
"post-pc" era refers to today's situation of today's most widely-used computers being
things other than pcs. (t/f) - correct answer true
The number of pcs sold annually continues to increase at a dramatic rate. (t/f) - correct
answer false
A smart phone isn't actually a computer. (t/f) - correct answer false
Cloud computing often involves thousands of servers in giant warehouses. (t/f) - correct
answer true
Software as a service refers to installing large software applications on a pc, such as
microsoft office. (t/f) - correct answer false
In 2012, about 600 million smart phones were sold. (t/f) - correct answer true
,Today's programmers of pcs and servers emphasize improving program performance by
using a minimal amount of memory. (t/f) - correct answer false
Today's programmers also emphasize energy efficiency of programs. (t/f) - correct
answer true
The performance of a program depends on many things, like the original program, how
the program is translated to a computer's language, and the hardware. (t/f) - correct
answer true
A multicore microprocessor is a single processor capable of switching between multiple
programs. (t/f) - correct answer false
Acronyms are rarely used in the field of computers. (t/f) - correct answer false
A terabyte is one _____ bytes. - correct answer trillion
1015 bytes is a _____byte. - correct answer peta
A gibibyte is close, but not equal, to a _____byte. - correct answer giga
A soccer player runs not to where the ball is, but to where the ball will be. (8 great ideas
in computer architecture options) - correct answer design for moore's law
A customer talks to a phone agent. If there's a problem, he talks to the agent's
supervisor. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer hierarchy
of memories
A house architect first designs a house with 5 rooms, then designs room details like
closets, windows, and flooring. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) -
correct answer use abstraction to simplify design
, A college student rents an apartment closer to campus than to her favorite weekend
beach spot. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer make the
common case fast
A sister is hanging clothes to dry. Her brother helps by hanging clothes simultaneously.
(8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer performance via
parallelism
A brother is washing and drying dishes. His sister helps by drying each dish immediately
after the brother washes each. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) -
correct answer performance via pipelining
A mom expects her son will be hungry after a long airplane flight, so she cooks dinner
just in case. If he's not hungry, she'll whip up a dessert instead. (8 great ideas in
computer architecture options) - correct answer performance via prediction
A drummer's stick breaks, but he quickly grabs another one and continues playing the
song. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer dependability
via redundancy
Behind a car's simple items like steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake pedal are complex
mechanical/computerized details. Those simple items represent _____. - correct
answer abstraction
The physical machinery on which software runs. - correct answer hardware
Software that manages hardware resources on behalf of other programs. - correct
answer operating system
A program to play tic-tac-toe. - correct answer application software
The collection of software on a computer that provides services to application software.
- correct answer systems software
Questions with all Answers verified for accuracy
Updated 2024/2025
A computer in an amazon building accessed by thousands of people for online
shopping. - correct answer server
A computer in a cardiac pacemaker, which delivers electric shocks to keep a human's
heart beating properly. - correct answer embedded
A computer at a federal laboratory that continually executes sophisticated algorithms on
massive amounts of data from various weather stations to develop accurate weather
forecasts. - correct answer server
"post-pc" era refers to today's situation of today's most widely-used computers being
things other than pcs. (t/f) - correct answer true
The number of pcs sold annually continues to increase at a dramatic rate. (t/f) - correct
answer false
A smart phone isn't actually a computer. (t/f) - correct answer false
Cloud computing often involves thousands of servers in giant warehouses. (t/f) - correct
answer true
Software as a service refers to installing large software applications on a pc, such as
microsoft office. (t/f) - correct answer false
In 2012, about 600 million smart phones were sold. (t/f) - correct answer true
,Today's programmers of pcs and servers emphasize improving program performance by
using a minimal amount of memory. (t/f) - correct answer false
Today's programmers also emphasize energy efficiency of programs. (t/f) - correct
answer true
The performance of a program depends on many things, like the original program, how
the program is translated to a computer's language, and the hardware. (t/f) - correct
answer true
A multicore microprocessor is a single processor capable of switching between multiple
programs. (t/f) - correct answer false
Acronyms are rarely used in the field of computers. (t/f) - correct answer false
A terabyte is one _____ bytes. - correct answer trillion
1015 bytes is a _____byte. - correct answer peta
A gibibyte is close, but not equal, to a _____byte. - correct answer giga
A soccer player runs not to where the ball is, but to where the ball will be. (8 great ideas
in computer architecture options) - correct answer design for moore's law
A customer talks to a phone agent. If there's a problem, he talks to the agent's
supervisor. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer hierarchy
of memories
A house architect first designs a house with 5 rooms, then designs room details like
closets, windows, and flooring. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) -
correct answer use abstraction to simplify design
, A college student rents an apartment closer to campus than to her favorite weekend
beach spot. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer make the
common case fast
A sister is hanging clothes to dry. Her brother helps by hanging clothes simultaneously.
(8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer performance via
parallelism
A brother is washing and drying dishes. His sister helps by drying each dish immediately
after the brother washes each. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) -
correct answer performance via pipelining
A mom expects her son will be hungry after a long airplane flight, so she cooks dinner
just in case. If he's not hungry, she'll whip up a dessert instead. (8 great ideas in
computer architecture options) - correct answer performance via prediction
A drummer's stick breaks, but he quickly grabs another one and continues playing the
song. (8 great ideas in computer architecture options) - correct answer dependability
via redundancy
Behind a car's simple items like steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake pedal are complex
mechanical/computerized details. Those simple items represent _____. - correct
answer abstraction
The physical machinery on which software runs. - correct answer hardware
Software that manages hardware resources on behalf of other programs. - correct
answer operating system
A program to play tic-tac-toe. - correct answer application software
The collection of software on a computer that provides services to application software.
- correct answer systems software
