Test Bank for Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, 6th Edition by Linda Null

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Chapter: Chapter 01 – Test Bank



Multiple Choice



1. Many desktop computers use the ___________ bus standard in which the system augments its main
bus with dedicated I/O buses using expansion slots.
A) enhanced integrated bus
B) serial advanced technology attachment
C) universal serial bus
D) peripheral component interconnect
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Example System: Wading Through the Jargon
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



2. Which organization sets standards for photographic film and the pitch of screw threads, in addition to
matters concerning computers?
A) ISO
B) IEEE
C) CCITT
D) ANSI
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Standards Organizations
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



3. The first general-purpose programmable electronic computer was the:
A) ENIAC.
B) IBM 650.
C) Atanasoff-Berry computer.
D) DEC PDP-1.
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Historical Development

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Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



4. We study computer ___________ to become familiar with how circuits and signals collaborate to
create working computer systems.
A) architecture
B) organization
C) layers
D) programming
Ans: B
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Overview
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



5. There are __________ kilobytes in an exabyte.
A) 220
B) 230
C) 240
D) 250
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Example System: Wading Through the Jargon
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



6. The first supercomputer, the CDC 6600, had a memory size of:
A) 128 kilowords.
B) 256 megawords.
C) 128 gigawords.
D) 256 terawords.
Ans: A
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Historical Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



7. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) replaces the _________ of the computer hierarchy with an Internet-
based infrastructure.
A) digital logic level through user levels
B) digital logic level through high-level language levels
C) system software level through high-level language levels
D) digital logic level through machine levels
Ans: D
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Cloud Computing: Computing as a Service
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction

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8. There are __________ gigabytes in a terabyte.
A) 210
B) 220
C) 230
D) 240
Ans: A
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Example System: Wading Through the Jargon
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



True/False



1. True or False? Computer architecture encompasses all physical aspects of computer systems.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overview
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



2. True or False? There are one billion microseconds in a second.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Example System: Wading Through the Jargon
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



3. True or False? Hot plugging means the same thing as Plug-and-Play.
Ans: False
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Example System: Wading Through the Jargon
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



4. True or False? A control unit consists of a central processing unit (CPU) with an arithmetic logic unit
(ALU) and registers.
Ans: False
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: The von Neumann Architecture
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction

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Short Answer



1. Expressed as a power of two, there are ____________ kilobytes in a megabyte.
Ans: 210
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Overview
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



2. Expressed as a power of two, there are ____________ megabytes in a terabyte.
Ans: 220
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: An Example System: Wading Through the Jargon
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



3. The statement, “The cost of capital equipment to build semiconductors will double every four years,” is
known as _________.
Ans: Rock’s Law
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: Historical Development
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



4. A kilobyte represents what power of two?
Ans: 10
Alternate Ans: Ten
Complexity: Easy
Ahead: An Example System: Wading Through the Jargon
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



5. Computers designed using the _______ architecture have two buses: one for data and one for
instructions.
Ans: Harvard
Complexity: Moderate
Ahead: Non–von Neumann Models
Subject: Chapter 1
Title: Introduction



6. At the most basic level, a computer is a device consisting of three pieces: a processor, an I/O
mechanism, and a(n) ____________.
Ans: memory