CSE 230 exam 1 Question and answers
already passed 2025/2026
Encompasses those aspects of a computing system that are visible or important to the programmer -
correct answer computer architecture
Assembly language instructions that can be executed by the processor - correct answer instruction set
Storage within the processor - correct answer CPU registers
Signed and unsigned integers, characters, real numbers, etc; sizes - correct answer data representation
Memory mapped (devices accessed by reading and writing memory), ports (special instructions) -
correct answer I/O
Where does data come from and where does data go when instructions are executed - correct answer
instruction addressing modes
Encompasses how to design and build the hardware to implement the architecture - correct answer
computer organization
Which comes first: computer architecture or computer organization? - correct answer architecture
Can we run programs designed for preceding generations of the architecture - correct answer backward
compatibility
Binary encoding of instructions and data - correct answer machine language
, Symbolic representation of instructions that maps directly to the architecture of the machine - correct
answer assembly language
Instruction set architecture is _____ to each architectural version of a microprocessor. - correct answer
specific
A tool that translates assembly language into machine language - correct answer assembler
Allows us to write code that is closer to the problem domain - correct answer productivity
Source code can be modified as required and recompiled to run on a different machine - correct answer
portability
Translates HLL code into assembly language code or directly to machine language - correct answer
compiler
What are the five classic components of all computer systems? - correct answer input devices, output
devices, storage, datapath, control
Is primary memory volatile? - correct answer yes
Is secondary memory volatile? - correct answer no
Hardware component that manipulates bits to execute instructions - correct answer datapath
Hardware component that coordinates the activities of the datapath - correct answer control
already passed 2025/2026
Encompasses those aspects of a computing system that are visible or important to the programmer -
correct answer computer architecture
Assembly language instructions that can be executed by the processor - correct answer instruction set
Storage within the processor - correct answer CPU registers
Signed and unsigned integers, characters, real numbers, etc; sizes - correct answer data representation
Memory mapped (devices accessed by reading and writing memory), ports (special instructions) -
correct answer I/O
Where does data come from and where does data go when instructions are executed - correct answer
instruction addressing modes
Encompasses how to design and build the hardware to implement the architecture - correct answer
computer organization
Which comes first: computer architecture or computer organization? - correct answer architecture
Can we run programs designed for preceding generations of the architecture - correct answer backward
compatibility
Binary encoding of instructions and data - correct answer machine language
, Symbolic representation of instructions that maps directly to the architecture of the machine - correct
answer assembly language
Instruction set architecture is _____ to each architectural version of a microprocessor. - correct answer
specific
A tool that translates assembly language into machine language - correct answer assembler
Allows us to write code that is closer to the problem domain - correct answer productivity
Source code can be modified as required and recompiled to run on a different machine - correct answer
portability
Translates HLL code into assembly language code or directly to machine language - correct answer
compiler
What are the five classic components of all computer systems? - correct answer input devices, output
devices, storage, datapath, control
Is primary memory volatile? - correct answer yes
Is secondary memory volatile? - correct answer no
Hardware component that manipulates bits to execute instructions - correct answer datapath
Hardware component that coordinates the activities of the datapath - correct answer control
