Parallel Processing MCQ Multiple Choice Questions - Page 3 for Practice
61. The expression delayed load is used in context of
Correct Answer is: pipelining
62. The iconic feature of the RISC machine among the following are
Correct Answer is: Having a branch delay slot
63. The maximum integer which can be stored on a 8 bit accumulator is
Correct Answer is: 255
64. The most common addressing techiniques employed by a CPU is
Correct Answer is: all of the above
65. The output of a gate is low when at least one of its input is low . It is true forA
Correct Answer is: AND gateB
66. The RISC processor has a more complicated design than CISC.
Correct Answer is: False Statement
67. The Sun micro systems processors usually follow..................architecture.
Correct Answer is: RISC
68. The ultimate goal of a compiler is to,
Correct Answer is: Reduce the clock cycles for a programming task.
69. The word size of the microprocessor refers to
Correct Answer is: the amount of a information that can be stored in a cycle
70. To provide increased memory capacity for operating system, the
Correct Answer is: virtual memory is created
71. To which class of systems does the von Neumann computer belong?
Correct Answer is: SISD (Single Instruction Single Data)
72. Two processors A and B have clock frequencies of 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz respectively. Suppose A can execute an instruction with an average of 3 steps and B an execute with an average of 5 steps. For the execution of the same instruction which processor is faster ?
Correct Answer is: A
73. What is characteristic for the organization of a computer architecture?
Correct Answer is: Dynamic behaviour
74. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
Correct Answer is: which is meant for application software only
75. What is stored in a Translation Lookaside Buffer?
Correct Answer is: Physical addresses
76. What is the control units function in the CPU?
Correct Answer is: to decode program instruction
77. What is the minimum number of flip-flops required in a counter to count 100 pulses?A
Correct Answer is: sevenC
78. What is usually regarded as the von Neumann Bottleneck?
Correct Answer is: Processor/memory interface
79. When a subroutine is called, the address of the instruction following the CALL instructions stored in/on the
Correct Answer is: Stack
80. When Performing a looping operation, the instruction gets stored in the
Correct Answer is: Cache
81. Which Algorithm is better choice for pipelining?
Correct Answer is: Merge-Sort Algorithm
82. Which cache miss does not occur in case of a fully associative cache ?
Correct Answer is: Conflict miss
83. Which is the fastest storage unit in a usual memory hierarchy?
Correct Answer is: Register
84. Which major development led to the production of microcomputers?
Correct Answer is: Integrated Circuits
85. Which MIMD systems are best scalable with respect to the number of processors?
Correct Answer is: Distributed memory computers
86. Which miss even occurs in infinite caches?
Correct Answer is: Cold start miss
87. Which of the architecture is power efficient?
Correct Answer is: RISC
88. Which of the following bus is used to transfer data from main memory to peripheral device?
Correct Answer is: Data bus
89. Which of the following code is used in present day computing was developed by IBM corporation?
Correct Answer is: EBCDIC code
90. Which of the following is true about interrupts?
Correct Answer is: They are generated when memory cycles are stolen
