IT 342 MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

IT 342 MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
IT 342 MIDTERM EXAM UPDATED
CORRECT ANSWERS
Refers to the logical queue that is filled with
processor to process in parallel
Pipeline
1
Rail
3




Answer:

, ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
all the instructions for the computer
Bus
2
Stack
4

Question:
Bus
Answer:
A subsystem that is used to connect computer components and transfer data
between them.
May be parallel or serial. Parallel transmit data across multiple wires. Serial
transmit data in bit-serial format.

Question:
Unit which performs most of the processing inside a computer
Has two components:
Control Unit: extracts instructions from memory and decodes and executes them
Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU): handles arithmetic and logical operations
Answer:
CPU (Central Processing Unit)

Question:
Socket
Answer:
Software in an operating system that connects an application with a network
protocol.
Endpoint for interprocess communication(IPC) within the operating system(OS)

Question:
The amount of time between two pulses of an oscillator
A single increment of the CPU *** during which the smallest unit of processor
activity is carried out.
Answer:
Clock

Question:
ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
Answer:
A major component of the central processing unit of a computer system
Does all processes related to arithmetic and logic operations that need to be
done on instruction words

Question:
An integrated circuit which handles all mathematical operations that have anything
to do with floating point numbers or fractions
Answer: