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Computer Architecture | Set 3
1. The status flags required for data transfer is present in
A. device
B. device driver
C. interface circuit
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. interface circuit
2. User programmable terminals that combine VDT hardware with built-in microprocessor is
A. kips
B. pc
C. mainframe
D. intelligent terminals
Correct : D. intelligent terminals
3. Which most popular input device is used today for interactive processing and for the one line entry of data for batch processing?
A. mouse
B. magnetic disk
C. visual display terminal
D. card punch
Correct : A. mouse
4. is used as an intermediate to extend the processor BUS.
A. bridge
B. router
C. connector
D. gateway
Correct : A. bridge
5. is an extension of the processor BUS.
A. scsi bus
B. usb
C. pci bus
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. pci bus
6. What is the full form of ISA?
A. international american standard
B. industry standard architecture
C. international standard architecture
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. industry standard architecture
7. What is the full form of ANSI?
A. american national standards institute
B. architectural national standards institute
C. asian national standards institute
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. american national standards institute
8. SCSI stands for
A. signal computer system interface
B. small computer system interface
C. small coding system interface
D. signal coding system interface
Correct : B. small computer system interface
9. ISO stands for
A. international standards organisation
B. international software organisation
C. industrial standards organisation
D. industrial software organisation
Correct : A. international standards organisation
10. The system developed by IBM with ISA architecture is
A. sparc
B. sun-sparc
C. pc-at
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. pc-at
11. IDE disk is connected to the PCI BUS using interface.
A. isa
B. iso
C. ansi
D. ieee
Correct : A. isa
12. IDE stands for
A. integrated device electronics
B. international device encoding
C. industrial decoder electronics
D. international decoder encoder
Correct : A. integrated device electronics
13. The circuit enables the generation of the ASCII code when the key is pressed.
A. generator
B. debouncing
C. encoder
D. logger
Correct : C. encoder
14. To overcome multiple signals being generated upon a single press of the button, we make use of
A. generator circuit
B. debouncing circuit
C. multiplexer
D. xor circuit
Correct : B. debouncing circuit
15. The best mode of connection between devices which need to send or receive large amounts of data over a short distance is
A. bus
B. serial port
C. parallel port
D. isochronous port
Correct : C. parallel port
16. The output of the encoder circuit is/are
A. ascii code
B. ascii code and the valid signal
C. encoded signal
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. ascii code and the valid signal
17. The disadvantage of using a parallel mode of communication is
A. it is costly
B. leads to erroneous data transfer
C. security of data
D. all of the mentioned
Correct : A. it is costly
18. In a 32 bit processor, the A0 bit of the address line is connected to of the parallel port interface.
A. valid bit
B. idle bit
C. interrupt enable bit
D. status or data register
Correct : D. status or data register
19. The Status flag circuit is implemented using
A. rs flip flop
B. d flip flop
C. jk flip flop
D. xor circuit
Correct : B. d flip flop
20. In the output interface of the parallel port, along with the valid signal is also sent.
A. data
B. idle signal
C. interrupt
D. acknowledge signal
Correct : B. idle signal
21. DDR stands for
A. data direction register
B. data decoding register
C. data decoding rate
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. data direction register
22. In a general 8-bit parallel interface, the INTR line is connected to
A. status and control unit
B. ddr
C. register select
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. status and control unit
23. The mode of transmission of data, where one bit is sent for each clock cycle is
A. asynchronous
B. parallel
C. serial
D. isochronous
Correct : D. isochronous
24. The transformation between the Parallel and serial ports is done with the help of
A. flip flops
B. logic circuits
C. shift registers
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. shift registers
25. The serial port is used to connect basically and processor.
A. i/o devices
B. speakers
C. printer
D. monitor
Correct : A. i/o devices
26. The double buffer is used for
A. enabling retrieval of multiple bits of input
B. combining the input and output operations
C. extending the buffer capacity
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. enabling retrieval of multiple bits of input
27. UART stands for
A. universal asynchronous relay transmission
B. universal accumulator register transfer
C. universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. universal asynchronous receiver transmitter
28. The key feature of UART is
A. its architectural design
B. its simple implementation
C. its general purpose usage
D. its enhancement of connecting low speed devices
Correct : D. its enhancement of connecting low speed devices
29. The data transfer in UART is done in
A. asynchronous start stop format
B. synchronous start stop format
C. isochronous format
D. ebdic format
Correct : A. asynchronous start stop format
30. The standard used in serial ports to facilitate communication is
A. rs-246
B. rs-lnk
C. rs-232-c
D. both rs-246 and rs-lnk
Correct : C. rs-232-c
31. In a serial port interface, the INTR line is connected to
A. status register
B. shift register
C. chip select
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. status register
32. The PCI follows a set of standards primarily used in PC’s.
A. intel
B. motorola
C. ibm
D. sun
Correct : C. ibm
33. The is the BUS used in Macintosh PC’s.
A. nubus
B. eisa
C. pci
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. nubus
34. The key feature of the PCI BUS is
A. low cost connectivity
B. plug and play capability
C. expansion of bandwidth
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. plug and play capability
35. PCI stands for
A. peripheral component interconnect
B. peripheral computer internet
C. processor computer interconnect
D. processor cable interconnect
Correct : A. peripheral component interconnect
36. The PCI BUS supports address space/s.
A. i/o
B. memory
C. configuration
D. all of the mentioned
Correct : D. all of the mentioned
37. address space gives the PCI its plug and plays capability.
A. configuration
B. i/o
C. memory
D. all of the mentioned
Correct : A. configuration
38. provides a separate physical connection to the memory.
A. pci bus
B. pci interface
C. pci bridge
D. switch circuit
Correct : C. pci bridge
39. When transferring data over the PCI BUS, the master as to hold the address until the completion of the transfer to the slave.
A. true
B. false
Correct : B. false
40. The master is also called as in PCI terminology.
A. initiator
B. commander
C. chief
D. starter
Correct : A. initiator
41. Signals whose names end in are asserted in the low voltage state.
A. $
B. #
C. *
D. !
Correct : B. #
42. A complete transfer operation over the BUS, involving the address and a burst of data is called
A. transaction
B. transfer
C. move
D. procedure
Correct : A. transaction
43. The device connected to the BUS are given addresses of bit.
A. 24
B. 64
C. 32
D. 16
Correct : B. 64
44. The PCI BUS has interrupt request lines.
A. 6
B. 1
C. 4
D. 3
Correct : C. 4
45. signal is sent by the initiator to indicate the duration of the transaction.
A. frame#
B. irdy#
C. tmy#
D. seld#
Correct : A. frame#
46. signal is used to enable commands.
A. frame#
B. irdy#
C. tmy#
D. c/be#
Correct : D. c/be#
47. IRDY# signal is used for
A. selecting the interrupt line
B. sending an interrupt
C. saying that the initiator is ready
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. saying that the initiator is ready
48. The signal used to indicate that the slave is ready is
A. slry#
B. trdy#
C. dsdy#
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. trdy#
49. DEVSEL# signal is used
A. to select the device
B. to list all the devices connected
C. by the device to indicate that it is ready for a transaction
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. by the device to indicate that it is ready for a transaction
50. The signal used to initiate device select
A. irdy#
B. s/be
C. devsel#
D. idsel#
Correct : D. idsel#
51. The key features of the SCSI BUS are
A. the cost effective connective media
B. the ability overlap data transfer requests
C. the highly efficient data transmission
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. the ability overlap data transfer requests
52. In a data transfer operation involving SCSI BUS, the control is with
A. initiator
B. target
C. scsi controller
D. target controller
Correct : D. target controller
53. In SCSI transfers the processor is not aware of the data being transferred.
A. true
B. false
Correct : A. true
54. What is DB(P) line?
A. that the data line is carrying the device information
B. that the data line is carrying the parity information
C. that the data line is partly closed
D. that the data line is temporarily occupied
Correct : B. that the data line is carrying the parity information
55. The BSY signal signifies
A. the bus is busy
B. the controller is busy
C. the initiator is busy
D. the target is busy
Correct : A. the bus is busy
56. The SEL signal signifies
A. the initiator is selected
B. the device for bus control is selected
C. that the target is being selected
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. the device for bus control is selected
57. signal is asserted when the initiator wishes to send a message to the target.
A. msg
B. app
C. sms
D. atn
Correct : D. atn
58. The MSG signal is used
A. to send a message to the target
B. to receive a message from the mailbox
C. to tell that the information being sent is a message
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. to tell that the information being sent is a message
59. is used to reset all the device controls to their startup state.
A. srt
B. rst
C. atn
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. rst
60. SCSI stands for
A. small computer system interface
B. switch computer system interface
C. small component system interface
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. small computer system interface
61. ANSI stands for
A. american national system interface
B. ascii national standard interface
C. american network system interface
D. american national standard institute
Correct : D. american national standard institute
62. A narrow SCSI BUS has data lines.
A. 6
B. 8
C. 16
D. 4
Correct : B. 8
63. HVD stands for
A. high voltage differential
B. high voltage density
C. high video definition
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. high voltage differential
64. For better transfer rates on the SCSI BUS the length of the cable is limited to
A. 2m
B. 4m
C. 1.3m
D. 1.6m
Correct : D. 1.6m
65. The mode of data transfer used by the controller is
A. interrupt
B. dma
C. asynchronous
D. synchronous
Correct : B. dma
66. The data is stored on the disk in the form of blocks called
A. pages
B. frames
C. sectors
D. tables
Correct : C. sectors
67. The high speed mode of operation of the USB was introduced by
A. isa
B. usb 3.0
C. usb 2.0
D. ansi
Correct : C. usb 2.0
68. The sampling process in speaker output is a process.
A. asynchronous
B. synchronous
C. isochronous
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. isochronous
69. The I/O devices form the of the tree structure.
A. leaves
B. subordinate roots
C. left subtrees
D. right subtrees
Correct : A. leaves
70. USB is a parallel mode of transmission of data and this enables for the fast speeds of data transfers.
A. true
B. false
Correct : B. false
71. In USB the devices can communicate with each other.
A. true
B. false
Correct : B. false
72. The device can send a message to the host by taking part in for the communication path.
A. arbitration
B. polling
C. prioritizing
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. polling
73. When the USB is connected to a system, its root hub is connected to the
A. pci bus
B. scsi bus
C. processor bus
D. ide
Correct : C. processor bus
74. The devices connected to USB is assigned a address.
A. 9 bit
B. 16 bit
C. 4 bit
D. 7 bit
Correct : D. 7 bit
75. The USB address space can be shared by the user’s memory space.
A. true
B. false
Correct : B. false
76. Locations in the device to or from which data transfers can take place is called
A. end points
B. hosts
C. source
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. end points
77. A USB pipe is a channel.
A. simplex
B. half-duplex
C. full-duplex
D. both simplex and full-duplex
Correct : C. full-duplex
78. The type/s of packets sent by the USB is/are
A. data
B. address
C. control
D. both data and control
Correct : D. both data and control
79. The first field of any packet is
A. pid
B. addr
C. endp
D. crc16
Correct : A. pid
80. The 4 bit PID’s are transmitted twice.
A. true
B. false
Correct : A. true
81. The last field in the packet is
A. pid
B. addr
C. endp
D. crc
Correct : D. crc
82. The CRC bits are computed based on the values of the
A. pid
B. addr
C. endp
D. both addr and endp
Correct : D. both addr and endp
83. The data packets can contain data upto
A. 512 bytes
B. 256 bytes
C. 1024 bytes
D. 2 kb
Correct : C. 1024 bytes
84. The signal is used to indicate the beginning of a new frame.
A. start
B. sof
C. beg
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. sof
85. The SOF is transmitted every
A. 1s
B. 5s
C. 1ms
D. 1us
Correct : C. 1ms
86. The logic operations are simpler to implement using logic circuits.
A. true
B. false
Correct : A. true
87. The logic operations are implemented using circuits.
A. bridge
B. logical
C. combinatorial
D. gate
Correct : C. combinatorial
88. In full adders the sum circuit is implemented using
A. and & or gates
B. nand gate
C. xor
D. xnor
Correct : C. xor
89. The usual implementation of the carry circuit involves
A. and & or gates
B. xor
C. nand
D. xnor
Correct : B. xor
90. A gate is used to detect the occurrence of an overflow.
A. nand
B. xor
C. xnor
D. and
Correct : B. xor
91. The delay reduced to in the carry look ahead adder is
A. 5
B. 8
C. 10
D. 2n
Correct : A. 5
92. The product of 1101 & 1011 is
A. 10001111
B. 10101010
C. 11110000
D. 11001100
Correct : A. 10001111
93. The is used to coordinate the operation of the multiplier.
A. controller
B. coordinator
C. control sequencer
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. control sequencer
94. The multiplicand and the control signals are passed through to the n-bit adder via
A. mux
B. demux
C. encoder
D. decoder
Correct : A. mux
95. The method used to reduce the maximum number of summands by half is
A. fast multiplication
B. bit-pair recording
C. quick multiplication
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. bit-pair recording
96. The multiplier -6(11010) is recorded as
A. 0-1-2
B. 0-1+1-10
C. -2-10
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. 0-1-2
97. CSA stands for?
A. computer speed addition
B. carry save addition
C. computer service architecture
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. computer speed addition
98. The decimal numbers represented in the computer are called as floating point numbers, as the decimal point floats through the number.
A. true
B. false
Correct : A. true
99. The numbers written to the power of 10 in the representation of decimal numbers are called as
A. height factors
B. size factors
C. scale factors
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. scale factors
100. If the decimal point is placed to the right of the first significant digit, then the number is called
A. orthogonal
B. normalized
C. determinate
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : B. normalized