1. Computer has a built-in system clock that emits millions of regularly spaced electric pulses per _____ called clock cycles
A. second
B. millisecond
C. microsecond
D. minute
Answer = second
2. It takes one clock cycle to perform a basic operation.
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = True
3. The operation that does not involves clock cycles is _________.
A. Installation of a device
B. Execute
C. Fetch
D. Decode
Answer = Installation of a device
4. The number of clock cycles per second is referred as ________.
A. Clock speed
B. Clock frequency
C. Clock rate
D. Clock timing
Answer = Clock speed
5. CISC stands for ____________.
A. Complex Information Sensed CPU.
B. Complex Instruction Set Computer
C. Complex Intelligence Sensed CPU.
D. Complex Instruction Set CPU.
Answer = Complex Instruction Set Computer
6. Which of the following processor has a fixed length of instructions.
A. CISC.
B. RISC.
C. EPIC.
D. Multi-core
Answer = RISC
7. Processor which is complex and expensive to produce is ________.
A. RISC.
B. EPIC.
C. CISC.
D. Multi-core
Answer = CISC
8. The architecture that uses a tighter coupling between the compiler and the processor is ____________.
A. EPIC.
B. Multi-core
C. RISC.
D. CISC.
Answer = EPIC
9. MAR stands for ___________.
A. Memory address register
B. Main address register
C. Main accessible register
D. Memory accessible register
Answer = Memory address register
10. A circuitry that processes that responds to and processes the basic instructions that are required to drive a computer system is ________.
A. Memory
B. ALU.
C. CU.
D. Processor
Answer = Processor
11. What is the high speed memory between the main memory and the CPU called.
A. Register Memory
B. Cache Memory
C. Storage Memory
D. Virtual Memory
Answer = Cache Memory
12. Cache Memory is implemented using the DRAM chips
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = False
13. Whenever the data is found in the cache memory it is called as _________.
A. HIT.
B. MISs
C. FOUND.
D. ERROR.
Answer = HIT
14. LRU stands for ___________.
A. Low Rate Usage
B. Least Rate Usage
C. Least Recently Used
D. Low Required Usage
Answer = Least Recently Used
15. When the data at a location in cache is different from the data located in the main memory, the cache is called _____________.
A. Unique
B. Inconsistent
C. Variable
D. Fault
Answer = Inconsistent
16. Which of the following is not a write policy to avoid Cache Coherence.
A. Write through
B. Write within
C. Write back
D. Buffered write
Answer = Write within
17. Which of the following is an efficient method of cache updating.
A. Snoopy writes
B. Write through
C. Write within
D. Buffered write
Answer = Snoopy writes
18. In ____________ mapping, the data can be mapped anywhere in the Cache Memory.
A. Associative
B. Direct
C. Set Associative
D. Indirect
Answer = Associative
19. The number of sign bits in a 32-bit IEEE format is ____.
A. 1.
B. 11.
C. 9.
D. 23.
Answer = 1
20. The transfer between CPU and Cache is ______________.
A. Block transfer
B. Word transfer
C. Set transfer
D. Associative transfer
Answer = Word transfer
21. Any electronic holding place where data can be stored and retrieved later whenever required is ____________.
A. memory
B. drive
C. disk
D. circuit
Answer = memory
22. Cache memory is the onboard storage.
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = True
23. Which of the following is the fastest means of memory access for CPU.
A. Registers
B. Cache
C. Main memory
D. Virtual Memory
Answer = Registers
24. The memory implemented using the semiconductor chips is _________.
A. Cache
B. Main
C. Secondary
D. Registers
Answer = Main
25. Size of the ________ memory mainly depends on the size of the address bus
A. Main
B. Virtual
C. Secondary
D. Cache
Answer = Main
26. Which of the following is independent of the address bus.
A. Secondary memory
B. Main memory
C. Onboard memory
D. Cache memory
Answer = Secondary memory
27. ____________ storage is a system where a robotic arm will connect or disconnect off-line mass storage media according to the computer operating system demands
A. Secondary
B. Virtual
C. Tertiary
D. Magnetic
Answer = Tertiary
28. What is the location of the internal registers of CPU.
A. Internal
B. On-chip
C. External
D. Motherboard
Answer = On-chip
29. MAR stands for ___________.
A. Memory address register
B. Main address register
C. Main accessible register
D. Memory accessible register
Answer = Memory address register
30. If M denotes the number of memory locations and N denotes the word size, then an expression that denotes the storage capacity is ______________.
A. M*N.
B. M+N.
C. 2M+N.
D. 2M-N.
Answer = M*N
31. Computer has a built-in system clock that emits millions of regularly spaced electric pulses per _____ called clock cycles
A. second
B. millisecond
C. microsecond
D. minute
Answer = second
32. It takes one clock cycle to perform a basic operation.
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = True
33. The operation that does not involves clock cycles is ____________.
A. Installation of a device
B. Execute
C. Fetch
D. Decode
Answer = Installation of a device
34. The number of clock cycles per second is referred as ______.
A. Clock speed
B. Clock frequency
C. Clock rate
D. Clock timing
Answer = Clock speed
35. CISC stands for ___________.
A. Complex Information Sensed CPU.
B. Complex Instruction Set Computer
C. Complex Intelligence Sensed CPU.
D. Complex Instruction Set CPU.
Answer = Complex Instruction Set Computer
36. Which of the following processor has a fixed length of instructions.
A. CISC.
B. RISC.
C. EPIC.
D. Multi-core
Answer = RISC
37. Processor which is complex and expensive to produce _________.
A. RISC.
B. EPIC.
C. CISC.
D. multi-core
Answer = CISC
38. The architecture that uses a tighter coupling between the compiler and the processor.
A. EPIC.
B. Multi-core
C. RISC.
D. CISC.
Answer = EPIC
39. HLDA stands for _______.
A. High level data
B. High level data acknowledgment
C. Hold Acknowledgement
D. Hold Data
Answer = Hold Acknowledgement
40. Word length of a personal computer ___________.
A. 64bits
B. 16 bits
C. 8 bits
D. 32 bits
Answer = 8 bits
41. Winchester disks are a type of _______.
A. optical disks
B. magnetic disks
C. compact disks
D. magnetic drives
Answer = magnetic disks
42. Bernoulli disks are a type of magnetic floppy disks
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = False
43. A plug and play storage device that simply plugs in the port of a computer is __________.
A. Flash drive
B. Compact disk
C. Hard disk
D. CD.
Answer = Flash drive
44. What does USB stand for.
A. Universal Signal Board
B. Universal Signal Bus
C. Universal Serial Bus
D. Universal Serial Board
Answer = Universal Serial Bus
45. A device similar to a flash drive ______________.
A. Memory card
B. Compact drive
C. Compact disk
D. Memory disk
Answer = Memory card
46. What does RAID stand for.
A. Redundant array of independent disks
B. Redundant array of inexpensive disks
C. Redundant array of intermediate disks
D. Redundant array of improper disks
Answer = Redundant array of independent disks
47. A set of hard disk drives with a controller mounted in a single box, forming a single large storage unit is ____________.
A. Disk array
B. Drives
C. Compact drives
D. Multi-cores
Answer = Disk array
48. The process in which a file is partitioned into smaller parts and different parts are stored in different disks is ____________.
A. RAID.
B. Mirroring
C. Stripping
D. RAID classification
Answer = Stripping
49. Which of the following uses multiple hard disk platters mounted on a single central shift.
A. Disk drives
B. Hard disks
C. Disk packs
D. Compact disks
Answer = Disk packs
50. Which of the following is not a magnetic disk.
A. Floppy
B. Winchester
C. Zip
D. FLASH.
Answer = FLASH
51. ________________ is also called auxiliary storage.
A. secondary memory
B. tertiary memory
C. primary memory
D. cache memory
Answer = secondary memory
52. Secondary storage virtually has an unlimited capacity because the cost per bit is very low.
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = True
53. Magnetic tape is a type of _________ access device.
A. Sequential
B. Direct access
C. Step
D. Indirect
Answer = Sequential
54. The magnetic tape is generally a plastic ribbon coated with ______.
A. Magnesium oxide
B. Chromium dioxide
C. Zinc oxide
D. Copper oxide
Answer = Chromium dioxide
55. The dots on the magnetic tape represent ________.
A. Binary digits
B. Decimal digits
C. Hex digits
D. Oct digits
Answer = Binary digits
56. Which of the following is the correct representation for a storage capacity of a tape.
A. Data recording density = Storage capacity
B. Length = Storage capacity
C. Storage capacity= Length * data recording density
D. Storage capacity= Length + data recording density
Answer = Storage capacity= Length * data recording density
57. __________________ is the amount of data that can be stored on a given length of tape.
A. Storage capacity
B. Length
C. Data recording density
D. Tape density
Answer = Data recording density
58. The number of characters/second that can be transmitted to the memory from the tape is denoted by the term.
A. Data transfer rate
B. Transmission mode
C. Transmission rate
D. Data mode
Answer = Data transfer rate
59. The typical value of data transfer rate is __________.
A. 7.7 MB/s
B. 6.6 MB/s
C. 5.5 MB/s
D. 10 MB/s
Answer = 7.7 MB/s
60. Tape drive is connected to and controlled by _______.
A. Interpreter
B. Tape controller
C. CPU.
D. Processor
Answer = Tape controller
61. ________________ is used for writing/reading of data to/from a magnetic ribbon.
A. Magnetic disk
B. Magnetic tape
C. Magnetic frames
D. Magnetic Ribbon
Answer = Magnetic tape
62. Magnetic disk is a sequential access device.
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = False
63. The disk’s surface is divided into a number of invisible concentric circles called:.
A. Drives
B. Tracks
C. Slits
D. References
Answer = Tracks
64. The number of sectors per track on a magnetic disk ________.
A. less than 5.
B. 10 or more
C. 8 or more
D. less than 7.
Answer = 8 or more
65. Generally there are __________bytes in a sector.
A. 64.
B. 128.
C. 256.
D. 512.
Answer = 512
66. Which of the following is not a part of disk address.
A. Sector size
B. Sector number
C. Track number
D. Surface number
Answer = Sector size
67. What does CHS stand for.
A. Cylinder-high-sector
B. Concentric-head-sector
C. Cylinder-head-sector
D. Concentric-high-sector
Answer = Cylinder-head-sector
68. The interval between the instant a computer makes a ret for the transfer of data from a disk system to the primary storage and the instance this operation is completed is called _________.
A. Disk arrival time
B. Disk access time
C. Drive utilization time
D. Disk utilization time
Answer = Disk access time
69. Disk access time does not depends on which of the following factors __________.
A. Seek time
B. Latency
C. Transfer rate
D. Arrival rate
Answer = Arrival rate
70. The time required to spin the desired sector under the read/write head, once the read/write head is positioned on the desired track.
A. Seek time
B. Arrival rate
C. Latency
D. Transfer rate
Answer = Latency
71. A ____________ disk consists of a circular disk, which is coated with a thin metal or some other material that is highly reflective.
A. magnetic
B. optical
C. compact
D. hard
Answer = optical
72. Optical disks are proved to be a promising random access medium for high capacity secondary storage.
A. True
B. False
C. Nothing Can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer = True
73. The technology used in optical disks is ______.
A. Reflective
B. Refractive
C. Laser Beam
D. Diffraction
Answer = Laser Beam
74. The storage capacity of an optical disk is given by:.
A. Number of sectors * number of bytes per sector
B. Number of sectors * 2(number of bytes per sector).
C. Number of sectors * 3(number of bytes per sector).
D. Number of sectors * 0.5(number of bytes per sector).
Answer = Number of sectors * number of bytes per sector
75. Rotation of the disk must vary __________ with the radius of the disk.
A. directly
B. inversely
C. concurrently
D. accordingly
Answer = inversely
76. The tracks are divided into sectors whose size _______.
A. remains the same
B. keeps increasing
C. keeps decreasing
D. remains uneven
Answer = remains the same
77. CLV stands for, in terms of rotation of the optical disk ___.
A. Concurrent lines value
B. Constant Linear velocity
C. constant linear value
D. concurrent linear velocity
Answer = Concurrent lines value
78. The range of access times of optical disks is generally ______.
A. 100 to 300 milliseconds
B. 10 to 30 milliseconds
C. 200 to 400 milliseconds
D. 20 to 40 milliseconds
Answer = 100 to 300 milliseconds
79. Which of the following is not a type of optical disk.
A. DVD.
B. CD.
C. WORM.
D. Winchester
Answer = Winchester