COP 4600 Exam Review Questions With
Correct Answers
A smartphone's architecture is completely different from a desktop
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computer's architecture. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False
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A CPU fetches, decodes, and executes instructions in a continuous cycle.
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(True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
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Registers are a type of storage found inside the CPU. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-True
The ALU in a CPU is responsible for carrying out arithmetic and logic
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operations. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True| | | | |
The control unit of the CPU is responsible for regulating and integrating
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operations in the computer. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
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The closer a type of memory is to the CPU, the faster it is but also the
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smaller in size. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
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,L1 cache is typically farther from the CPU than SSDs. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-False
The cost of memory typically increases the farther it is from the CPU.
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(True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False
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Strictly speaking, a kilobyte is equal to 1,000 bytes. But, sometimes, like
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in this course, we will use kilobytes to refer to 1024 bytes. (True or
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False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True | |
A kibibyte is larger than 1,000 bytes by 24 bytes. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-True
The BIOS is always used in modern x64 systems instead of UEFI. (True or
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False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False| |
The UEFI boot process stores bootloaders in a special EFI partition of the
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disk. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
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The UEFI system includes a protective master boot record to warn users
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about the presence of UEFI. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
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ARM processors are based on complex instruction set computing (CISC)
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architectures. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False | | | | |
, UEFI provides a standardized boot process for both Intel and ARM
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processors. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False | | | | |
In the first generation of operating systems, computers were highly
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reliable and did not require frequent maintenance. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-False
The Altair 8800's Operating System implemented automated program
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loading. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False
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Multiprogramming allows the CPU to be less idle, for example by | | | | | | | | | | |
loading a new program while another is executing. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-True
During the second generation, computational systems were
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characterized by transistors and batch processing. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-True
Real-time operating systems are optimized for user interaction and
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feedback rather than strict timing constraints. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-False
Correct Answers
A smartphone's architecture is completely different from a desktop
| | | | | | | | |
computer's architecture. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False
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A CPU fetches, decodes, and executes instructions in a continuous cycle.
| | | | | | | | | |
(True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
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Registers are a type of storage found inside the CPU. (True or False) -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-True
The ALU in a CPU is responsible for carrying out arithmetic and logic
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
operations. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True| | | | |
The control unit of the CPU is responsible for regulating and integrating
| | | | | | | | | | | |
operations in the computer. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
| | | | | | | |
The closer a type of memory is to the CPU, the faster it is but also the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
smaller in size. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
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,L1 cache is typically farther from the CPU than SSDs. (True or False) -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-False
The cost of memory typically increases the farther it is from the CPU.
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
(True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False
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Strictly speaking, a kilobyte is equal to 1,000 bytes. But, sometimes, like
| | | | | | | | | | | |
in this course, we will use kilobytes to refer to 1024 bytes. (True or
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True | |
A kibibyte is larger than 1,000 bytes by 24 bytes. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-True
The BIOS is always used in modern x64 systems instead of UEFI. (True or
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False| |
The UEFI boot process stores bootloaders in a special EFI partition of the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
disk. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
| | | | | |
The UEFI system includes a protective master boot record to warn users
| | | | | | | | | | | |
about the presence of UEFI. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-True
| | | | | | | | |
ARM processors are based on complex instruction set computing (CISC)
| | | | | | | | | |
architectures. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False | | | | |
, UEFI provides a standardized boot process for both Intel and ARM
| | | | | | | | | | |
processors. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False | | | | |
In the first generation of operating systems, computers were highly
| | | | | | | | | |
reliable and did not require frequent maintenance. (True or False) -
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-False
The Altair 8800's Operating System implemented automated program
| | | | | | | |
loading. (True or False) - ANSWER✔✔✔-False
| | | | |
Multiprogramming allows the CPU to be less idle, for example by | | | | | | | | | | |
loading a new program while another is executing. (True or False) -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-True
During the second generation, computational systems were
| | | | | | |
characterized by transistors and batch processing. (True or False) -
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔✔-True
Real-time operating systems are optimized for user interaction and
| | | | | | | | |
feedback rather than strict timing constraints. (True or False) -
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ANSWER✔✔✔-False
