This section contains more frequently asked Computer Organization Fundamental Multiple Choice Questions and Answers in the various University Level and Competitive Examinations.

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1. Pipelining strategy is called implement

  • instruction execution
  • instruction prefetch
  • instruction decoding
  • instruction manipulation

2. A stack is

  • an 8-bit register in the microprocessor
  • a 16-bit register in the microprocessor
  • a set of memory locations in R/WM reserved for storing information temporarily during the execution of computer
  • a 16-bit memory address stored in the program counter

3. A stack pointer is

  • a 16-bit register in the microprocessor that indicate the beginning of the stack memory.
  • a register that decodes and executes 16-bit arithmetic expression.
  • The first memory location where a subroutine address is stored.
  • a register in which flag bits are stored

4. The branch logic that provides decision making capabilities in the control unit is known as

  • controlled transfer
  • conditional transfer
  • unconditional transfer
  • none of above

5. Interrupts which are initiated by an instruction are

  • internal
  • external
  • hardware
  • software

6. A time sharing system imply

  • more than one processor in the system
  • more than one program in memory
  • more than one memory in the system
  • None of above

7. Virtual memory is –

  • an extremely large main memory
  • an extremely large secondary memory
  • an illusion of an extremely large memory
  • a type of memory used in super computers
  • None of these

8. Fragmentation is –

  • dividing the secondary memory into equal sized f ragments
  • dividing the main memory into equal size f ragments
  • fragments of memory words used in a page
  • fragments of memory words unused in a page
  • None of these

9. Which memory unit has lowest access time?

  • Cache
  • Registers
  • Magnetic Disk
  • Main Memory
  • Pen drive

10. Cache memory-

  • has greater capacity than RAM
  • is faster to access than CPU Registers
  • is permanent storage
  • faster to access than RAM
  •  None of these
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