This section contains more frequently asked Computer Organization Fundamental MCQs in the various University Level and Competitive Examinations.
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1. The most common addressing techiniques employed by a CPU is
- immediate
- direct
- indirect
- register
- all of the above
D. register
2. The access time of memory is …………… the time required for performing any single CPU operation.
- Longer than
- Shorter than
- Negligible than
- Same as
A. Longer than
3. Memory address refers to the successive memory words and the machine is called as …………
- word addressable
- byte addressable
- bit addressable
- Tera byte addressable
A. word addressable
4. A microprogram written as string of 0’s and 1’s is a ………….
- Symbolic microinstruction
- binary microinstruction
- symbolic microinstruction
- binary microprogram
D. binary microprogram
5. A pipeline is like ………………..
- an automobile assembly line
- house pipeline
- both a and b
- a gas line
A. an automobile assembly line
6. Data hazards occur when ……
- Greater performance loss
- Pipeline changes the order of read/write access to operands
- Some functional unit is not fully pipelined
- Machine size is limited
B. Pipeline changes the order of read/write access to operands
7. Where does a computer add and compare data?
- Hard disk
- Floppy disk
- CPU chip
- Memory chip
C. CPU chip
8. Which of the following registers is used to keep track of address of the memory location where the next instruction is located?
- Memory Address Register
- Memory Data Register
- Instruction Register
- Program Register
D. Program Register
9. A complete microcomputer system consists of
- microprocessor
- memory
- peripheral equipment
- all of above
D. all of above
10. CPU does not perform the operation
- data transfer
- logic operation
- arithmetic operation
- all of above
B. logic operation
