CSE 230 exam 1 2025 Questions and
Answers
Encompasses those aspects of a computing system that are visible or important to
the programmer - ANSWER-computer architecture
Assembly language instructions that can be executed by the processor - ANSWER-
instruction set
Storage within the processor - ANSWER-CPU registers
Signed and unsigned integers, characters, real numbers, etc; sizes - ANSWER-data
representation
Memory mapped (devices accessed by reading and writing memory), ports (special
instructions) - ANSWER-I/O
Where does data come from and where does data go when instructions are
executed - ANSWER-instruction addressing modes
Encompasses how to design and build the hardware to implement the architecture
- ANSWER-computer organization
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, Which comes first: computer architecture or computer organization? - ANSWER-
architecture
Can we run programs designed for preceding generations of the architecture -
ANSWER-backward compatibility
Binary encoding of instructions and data - ANSWER-machine language
Symbolic representation of instructions that maps directly to the architecture of the
machine - ANSWER-assembly language
Instruction set architecture is _____ to each architectural version of a
microprocessor. - ANSWER-specific
A tool that translates assembly language into machine language - ANSWER-
assembler
Allows us to write code that is closer to the problem domain - ANSWER-
productivity
Source code can be modified as required and recompiled to run on a different
machine - ANSWER-portability
Translates HLL code into assembly language code or directly to machine language
- ANSWER-compiler
What are the five classic components of all computer systems? - ANSWER-input
devices, output devices, storage, datapath, control
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Answers
Encompasses those aspects of a computing system that are visible or important to
the programmer - ANSWER-computer architecture
Assembly language instructions that can be executed by the processor - ANSWER-
instruction set
Storage within the processor - ANSWER-CPU registers
Signed and unsigned integers, characters, real numbers, etc; sizes - ANSWER-data
representation
Memory mapped (devices accessed by reading and writing memory), ports (special
instructions) - ANSWER-I/O
Where does data come from and where does data go when instructions are
executed - ANSWER-instruction addressing modes
Encompasses how to design and build the hardware to implement the architecture
- ANSWER-computer organization
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, Which comes first: computer architecture or computer organization? - ANSWER-
architecture
Can we run programs designed for preceding generations of the architecture -
ANSWER-backward compatibility
Binary encoding of instructions and data - ANSWER-machine language
Symbolic representation of instructions that maps directly to the architecture of the
machine - ANSWER-assembly language
Instruction set architecture is _____ to each architectural version of a
microprocessor. - ANSWER-specific
A tool that translates assembly language into machine language - ANSWER-
assembler
Allows us to write code that is closer to the problem domain - ANSWER-
productivity
Source code can be modified as required and recompiled to run on a different
machine - ANSWER-portability
Translates HLL code into assembly language code or directly to machine language
- ANSWER-compiler
What are the five classic components of all computer systems? - ANSWER-input
devices, output devices, storage, datapath, control
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