ITE 221 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers.

ITE 221 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers

A |computers |operating |system |may |be |unable |to |allocate |used |RAM |due |to: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Memory |Fragmentation



In |a |Microsoft |Windows |environment, |areas |of |RAM |will |typically |be |assigned |to: |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Individual |Processes



Which |of |the |following |memory |types |is |found |inside |a |CPU |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-L1 |Cache
|Memory




Which |type |of |Memory |is |volatile |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Primary |(RAM) |Memory



Which |of |the |following |can |be |used |to |hold |a |computer |program |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-All |
of |the |above |( |Flash, |EPROM, |RAM)



Binary |numbers |are |well |suited |to |computer |processing |because |they |correspond |directly |with
|values |in |______ |logic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Boolean




Numbers |such |as |1/3 |are |stored |in |floating-point |format |by |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Truncation



The |accuracy, |or |precision, |of |data |format |representation |increases |with |______. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |number |of |bits |used

, The |left |most |digit |in |a |bit |string |is |called |the |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Most |Significant |
Digit



A |______ |instruction |causes |the |processor |to |depart |from |sequential |instruction |order. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-BRANCH



A |_________ |operation |is |a |data |transfer |from |main |Memory |into |a |register. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Load



A(n) |________ |instruction |generates |the |result |true |if |both |of |its |data |inputs |are |true. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-AND



In |most |CPUs, |the |________ |is |the |time |required |to |fetch |and |execute |the |simplest |instruction
|in |the |instruction |set. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cycle |Time




The |_______ |is |a |digital |circuit |that |generates |timing |pulses, |or |signals, |and |transmits |the |
pulses |to |other |devices |in |the |computer. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-System |Clock



The |______ |section |of |the |CPU |performs |all |computation |and |comparison |operations. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ALU



The |first |group |of |bits |in |an |instruction |represents |its |unique |binary |number, |commonly |called |
the |____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-OP |Code



The |loss |of |electrical |power |that |occurs |as |electrons |pass |through |a |conductor |is |called |____. |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Resistance




When |the |control |unit |fetches |an |instruction |from |memory, |it |stores |it |in |the |____. |- |CORRECT
|ANSWER✔✔-Instruction |Register