COA Lecture Compilation of
Quizzes (Finals Reviewer)
questions and answers(graded
A+)
True - answer Computer Architecture ecompasses all aspects of computer
systems.
True - answer Cache is a type of temporary memory that can be accessed
faster than RAM.
True - answer Computer organization is concerned with the
implementation of an ISA
False - answer The second generation of computers use Integrated Circuits
True - answer Computer Organization tells us how a computer works.
True - answer An instruction set architecture defines the programming
model of a computer.
False - answer Each virtual machine layer is an abstraction of the level
above it.
True - answer A control unit decodes and executes instructions and moves
data through the system
True - answer Serial ports send data as a series of pulses alone one or two
data lines
, False - answer The computer's machine language embodies its ISA
True - answer The Fourth Generation of computers are the first to use
microprocessors
True - answer The bus links two or more functional parts of a computer
and allows the exchange of data between the 3 main components of the
computer
False - answer Registers are located outside the CPU and can be accessed
more rapidly than external memory
True - answer The control bus tells the direction of data flow between CPU
and I/O
True - answer The memory space occupied by a program is further divided
into memory segments
False - answer A hard drive is a secondary storage device that consists of
more than one platters to which data is written using a magnetic head, all
inside of an air-sealing casing.
True - answer A byte is the smallest possible addressable unit of computer
storage
True - answer Computer manufacturers regular modify the architecture of
a processor while keeping its ISA intact
False - answer A microprogram is a program written in a low-level
language that is implemented by the software
True - answer Signed magnitude negative binary number representation
requires complicated computer hardware
Quizzes (Finals Reviewer)
questions and answers(graded
A+)
True - answer Computer Architecture ecompasses all aspects of computer
systems.
True - answer Cache is a type of temporary memory that can be accessed
faster than RAM.
True - answer Computer organization is concerned with the
implementation of an ISA
False - answer The second generation of computers use Integrated Circuits
True - answer Computer Organization tells us how a computer works.
True - answer An instruction set architecture defines the programming
model of a computer.
False - answer Each virtual machine layer is an abstraction of the level
above it.
True - answer A control unit decodes and executes instructions and moves
data through the system
True - answer Serial ports send data as a series of pulses alone one or two
data lines
, False - answer The computer's machine language embodies its ISA
True - answer The Fourth Generation of computers are the first to use
microprocessors
True - answer The bus links two or more functional parts of a computer
and allows the exchange of data between the 3 main components of the
computer
False - answer Registers are located outside the CPU and can be accessed
more rapidly than external memory
True - answer The control bus tells the direction of data flow between CPU
and I/O
True - answer The memory space occupied by a program is further divided
into memory segments
False - answer A hard drive is a secondary storage device that consists of
more than one platters to which data is written using a magnetic head, all
inside of an air-sealing casing.
True - answer A byte is the smallest possible addressable unit of computer
storage
True - answer Computer manufacturers regular modify the architecture of
a processor while keeping its ISA intact
False - answer A microprogram is a program written in a low-level
language that is implemented by the software
True - answer Signed magnitude negative binary number representation
requires complicated computer hardware
