COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● What defines the boundary of a system? Answer: The linked
components of the system.
● What is system architecture? Answer: The fundamental properties and
patterns of relationships among components and between the system and
its environment.
● What are the types of client-server architectures? Answer: Two-tiered,
three-tiered, and n-tiered architectures.
● What is a two-tier architecture? Answer: An architecture involving
two computers, such as a web browser and a web server.
● What is a three-tier architecture? Answer: An architecture involving
three computers, such as a client computer, web server, and database
server.
● What is an n-tier architecture? Answer: An architecture that can
involve multiple layers of servers and clients.
, ● What is cloud computing? Answer: A model for enabling convenient,
on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing
resources.
● What are the cloud computing service models? Answer: Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a
Service (SaaS).
● What is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)? Answer: Cloud-based
hardware emulation of virtual machines and networking.
● What is Platform as a Service (PaaS)? Answer: Tools for a developer
to create and run applications on a cloud platform.
● What is Software as a Service (SaaS)? Answer: Applications that run
on a server or are divided between server and client processing.
● What are the advantages of client-server architecture? Answer: Easier
administration, availability, consistency of resources, and efficient
hardware procurement.
● What is peer-to-peer computing? Answer: A network model where
computers are treated as equals and can share resources.
EXAMINATION SET 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
● What defines the boundary of a system? Answer: The linked
components of the system.
● What is system architecture? Answer: The fundamental properties and
patterns of relationships among components and between the system and
its environment.
● What are the types of client-server architectures? Answer: Two-tiered,
three-tiered, and n-tiered architectures.
● What is a two-tier architecture? Answer: An architecture involving
two computers, such as a web browser and a web server.
● What is a three-tier architecture? Answer: An architecture involving
three computers, such as a client computer, web server, and database
server.
● What is an n-tier architecture? Answer: An architecture that can
involve multiple layers of servers and clients.
, ● What is cloud computing? Answer: A model for enabling convenient,
on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing
resources.
● What are the cloud computing service models? Answer: Infrastructure
as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a
Service (SaaS).
● What is Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)? Answer: Cloud-based
hardware emulation of virtual machines and networking.
● What is Platform as a Service (PaaS)? Answer: Tools for a developer
to create and run applications on a cloud platform.
● What is Software as a Service (SaaS)? Answer: Applications that run
on a server or are divided between server and client processing.
● What are the advantages of client-server architecture? Answer: Easier
administration, availability, consistency of resources, and efficient
hardware procurement.
● What is peer-to-peer computing? Answer: A network model where
computers are treated as equals and can share resources.
