Parallel Processing Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1. A collection of lines that connects several devices is called

1. bus
2. peripheral connection wires
3. Both a and b
4. internal wires

2. A complete microcomputer system consist of

1. microprocessor
2. memory
3. peripheral equipment
4. all of the above

3. A microprogram written as string of 0 and 1 is a

1. Symbolic microinstruction
2. binary microinstruction
3. symbolic microinstruction
4. binary micro-program

4. A microprogram written as string of 0 and 1 is a

1. symbolic microinstruction
2. binary microinstruction
3. symbolic microprogram
4. binary microprogram

5. A modem is used to link up two computers via

1. telephone line
2. dedicated line
3. Both of the above
4. None of the above

6. A peripheral is

1. any drives installed in the computer
2. tapedrive connected to a computer
3. any physical device connected to the computer
4. None of above

7. A pipeline is like

1. an automobile assembly line
2. house pipeline
3. both a and b
4. a gas line

8. A processor performing fetch or decoding of different instruction during the execution of another instruction is called

1. Super-scaling
2. Pipe-lining
3. Parallel Computation
4. None of these

9. An instruction to provide small delay in program

1. LDA
2. NOP
3. BEA
4. None of the above

10. An optimizing Compiler does,

1. Better compilation of the given piece of code.
2. Takes advantage of the type of processor and reduces its process time.
3. Does better memory managament.
4. Both a and c